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Ario To Lead Pennsylvania Department
By Staff WriterA Mid-Atlantic state has recruited regulatory talent from the West Coast.Pennsylvania Gov. Edward Rendell has nominated Joel Ario, administrator of the Oregon insurance division, to ...
June 11, 2007
Marra Rises At Hartford As P-C Chief Leaves For New JobA large financial services company has realigned its management team.Hartford Financial Services Group Inc., Hartford, has named Thomas Marra, 48, who has been president of ...
June 11, 2007
High Court Weighs In On Pensions And MergersA merger agreement should not be considered as a form of termination for a retirement plan, and employers do not have a fiduciary obligation to ...
June 11, 2007
Health Care A Large Chunk Of State BudgetsHealth care expenses now eat up a bigger share of state government spending than expenses in any other category swallow, according to the National Governors ...
June 10, 2007
Principles-Based Progress AssessedAt the summer meeting of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners here, life actuaries updated regulators on how far along the massive principles-based reserving project ...
June 10, 2007
Insurers, Consumer Reps Criticize NAIC On Closed MeetingsBoth consumer advocates and insurers called on commissioners to open up their meetings so that input could be offered on what they say are "substantive" ...
June 10, 2007
Viatical Settlement Model Changes OK'dThe National Association of Insurance Commissioners adopted amendments to the Viatical Settlements model act during its summer meeting here.The amended model was the first to ...
June 10, 2007
New E-Learning Options Allow Industry To Stay SavvyIssuing a "call to action," LOMA President and CEO Thomas P. Donaldson challenged attendees here at the ACORD/LOMA Insurance Systems Forum to take advantage of ...