Federal Regulation
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Federal Program LTC Insurer Keeps Underwriting Authority
By Dwayne CallenderThe federal Office of Personnel Management has published a final version of the regulation that governs the Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program.[@@]The program, ...
May 25, 2005
New Agent Group Supports Optional Federal OversightA new association says it is speaking for insurance agents who want to give insurers a chance to choose between state regulation and federal ...
May 25, 2005
Coalition Recruits Insurers For Optional Federal Charter EffortDozens of large life insurers may sign a letter asking Congress to give life insurers the option of choosing between state regulation and federal ...
May 18, 2005
Company Group Funds New Agent OrganizationA new trade association for insurance agents has been formed to support passage of an optional federal charter.The group, Agents for Change, has been ...
May 18, 2005
New Riders Signal Status Of New Product DevelopmentWe have a rule of thumb at our offices: The number of new policy and contract riders we see is a true indication of ...
May 18, 2005
Eperts At AALU Meeting Weigh New IRS RuleDesigns for non-qualified executive comp plans are being rethoughtWashingtonWith the full force of a new Internal Revenue Service regulation set to take effect on ...
May 17, 2005
IRS Posts Life And Annuity Reserve RatesThe Internal Revenue Service has published a document that lists interest rate assumptions life insurers can use when computing reserves.[@@]The document, Revenue Ruling 2005-29, ...
May 17, 2005
SOX Compliance Is Now Easier, Groups SayActions by federal regulators will cut the cost of compliance with the controversial Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, trade groups say.[@@]The moves by ...