Annuity Income Tax Break Bill Introduced
By Arthur D. PostalWashington BureauLegislation has been introduced in the Senate that would reduce by half the tax on the income generated by annuities that make lifetime payments.The ...
December 09, 2004
Surveys Increase Suicide, Substance DetectionNU Online News Service, Dec. 9, 2004, 3:10 p.m. ESTMeasuring the results of programs that help patients suffering from depression, alcoholism and other "behavioral ...
December 09, 2004
Surveys: Regulatory Efficiency Moves May Be WorkingEfforts to develop a market conduct analysis program seem to be paying off.[@@]Regulators heard 2 reports supporting that conclusion here at the winter meeting ...
December 09, 2004
NAIC Elects 2005 LeadershipByNew OrleansThe 2005 leadership of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners was affirmed during the organizations winter meeting but with a twist.State insurance commissioners voted ...
December 09, 2004
Big Blue Closes Defined Benefit Plan To New WorkersNU Online News Service, Dec. 9, 2004, 9:18 a.m. ESTInternational Business Machines Corp., Armonk, N.Y., says it will resolve a long-running dispute over pension ...
December 09, 2004
Web Tool Shows Users What They Are Really WorthNU Online News Service, Dec. 9, 2004, 3:17 p.m. ESTMetLife Inc., New York, is encouraging individuals to do a better job of estimating their ...
December 09, 2004
Flexible VA Reserving Approach AdvancesBy Jim ConnollyNew OrleansA proposal that would create a minimum floor for reserving for variable annuities with guarantees will not receive the support of the ...
December 09, 2004
Mellon Gets Empire HSA BusinessNU Online News Service, Dec. 9, 2004, 2:59 p.m. ESTA Pennsylvania bank continues to expand its health savings account business.[@@]Mellon Financial Corp., Pittsburgh, has ...