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Answer Buys InsLogic
By Staff WriterA California insurance agency is acquiring another agency from a Virginia credit card bank.Answer Financial Inc., Encino, Calif., says it is buying the assets of ...
March 03, 2006
NASD Fines Company Over Replacement SalesThe National Association of Securities Dealers has suspended a firm from participating in the variable life and variable annuities business for 30 days in connection ...
March 03, 2006
Thrivent Hopes To Hire 675 Financial RepsA Minneapolis fraternal insurer is kicking off its 2006 hiring campaign.The insurer, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, says it hopes to add 675 new financial representatives ...
March 03, 2006
State Lawmakers Oppose SOX ExpansionMembers of the National Conference of Insurance Legislators have rejected the idea of imposing Sarbanes-Oxley Act governance and accounting standards on non-public insurers.Lawmakers voted unanimously ...
February 28, 2006
Broker Adds First Colony VeteranTennessee Brokerage Agency has hired Carlos Whaley to be an associate general agent.Whaley, who will be in charge of advanced insurance markets at Tennessee Brokerage, ...
February 28, 2006
UBA Sets Up Training ProgramUnited Benefit Advisors plans to launch the UBA University benefits seminar service at its summer meeting in August.UBA, Austin, Texas, a consortium of 135 independent ...
February 28, 2006
AdminServer Teams With Rivers WaveA U.S. company and a U.K. company are joining to develop reinsurance company information systems.AdminServer Inc., Chester, Pa., is supplying the reinsurance administration software.Rivers Wave ...
February 27, 2006
Aetna To Acquire Disability BusinessA large health insurer is expanding its disability services operations.Aetna Inc., Hartford, says it is acquiring a large disability services business from Broadspire, Plantation, Fla., ...