NAIC And NCOIL Witnesses Defend State Regulation At House Hearing
By Allison BellNU Online News Service, Nov. 5, 2003, 6:07 p.m. EST -- Representatives for the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, Kansas City, Mo., and the ...
November 05, 2003
Life Asset Group Brokers $50 Million In Life SettlementsNU Online News Service, Nov. 5, 2003, 12:15 p.m. EST -- Life Asset Group L.L.C., Miami Beach, Fla., says it has brokered life insurance ...
November 05, 2003
Lautzenheiser Takes Over As Actuarial Academy PresidentNU Online News Service, Nov. 5, 2003, 5:49 p.m. EST -- The American Academy of Actuaries, Washington, has confirmed Barbara Lautzenheiser as president.Lautzenheiser, principal ...
November 05, 2003
California Blue Cross Promotes Group Sales ExecutiveNU Online News Service, Nov. 5, 2003, 9:38 a.m. EST -- Blue Cross of California, a unit of WellPoint Health Networks Inc., Thousand Oaks, ...
November 05, 2003
Investment Gains Aid AmerUs 3Q EarningsNU Online News Service, Nov. 5, 2003, 11:34 a.m. EST -- AmerUs Group Company, Des Moines, Iowa, says improvement in credit conditions helped it ...
November 05, 2003
UnumProvident Reports Dramatic Improvement In 3Q Bond Portfolio StrengthNU Online News Service, Nov. 5, 2003, 5:34 p.m. EST -- UnumProvident Corp., Chattanooga, Tenn., says improvements in its bond portfolio helped it hold ...
November 05, 2003
Contract Headaches Affect Healthaxis 3Q ResultsNU Online News Service, Nov. 5, 2003, 10:59 a.m. EST -- Healthaxis Inc., Irving, Texas, says problems with a Washington state contract hurt third-quarter ...
November 05, 2003
The Mathematics of a Market RallyAs reported in earlier editions of this newsletter, a plethora of investment gurus, including such luminaries as Berkshire Hathaway's Warren Buffett and First Quadrant's Robert Arnott, have stated that equity returns going forward will be significantly lower than the spectacular run of the last two decades.