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Fed Names Trustees For AIG
By Arthur D. PostalThe new trustees will control the taxpayers' stake in AIG.
January 16, 2009
Regulators OK Insurer Bank AcquisitionsThe Federal Reserve Board has approved the applications of Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. and Protective Life Corp. to acquire troubled savings and loans.
January 15, 2009
Shelby: Let's Consider Federal OversightThe Senate will take a fresh look at federal regulation of insurance in the wake of the effective nationalization of American International Group Inc., Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., said today.
January 15, 2009
Vaughan To Lead NAICTherese Vaughan is set to become the chief executive officer of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners Feb. 18.
January 15, 2009
Americans demand clarity, transparencyA survey of 1,214 American homeowners and investors conducted by Siegel+Gale found 84 percent are more likely to trust a company that doesn't use industry jargon in communications. Seventy-nine percent say a government mandate that
January 15, 2009
AIG Posts Maiden Lane III Shortfall PactAmerican International Group Inc. has shed some light on how a failed AIG derivatives unit and a rescue entity will handle differences between the value of collateral and the value of canceled derivatives transactions.
January 15, 2009
Zero-percent income increase for America's seniorsFor the first time since cost-of-living adjustments went into effect in 1975, the 37 million American seniors who receive monthly Social Security checks are forecast to receive no increase whatsoever. Since automatic raises were first established,
January 14, 2009
Even in tough times, success is still the standardIs it still possible, in what seem to be the worst of economic times, to make a strong go of it? Chuck McAleer, CLU, ChFC, senior vice president of sales and marketing for Mutual Trust, says that despite ongoing challenges in the economy and further