State Regulation
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October 01, 2005
The Local SolutionTip O'Neill said all politics is local. The corollary for financial planners and investment advisors--at least for those who are independent and independent minded--is that...
September 21, 2005
Document Destruction Could Prove PainfulWith emphasis on transparency, carriers must maintain paper trail to avoid penaltiesFrom Eliot Spitzer probes to the evolving landscape of individual state laws and ...
September 14, 2005
Making The CaseMaking The CaseNow that the dust, or perhaps more aptly, the water line, is beginning to settle in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and ...
September 04, 2005
WellCare Offers No-Deductible R PlansWellCare Health Plans Inc today offered details of its 3 Medicare-Medicaid prescription drug plans.[@@]WellCare, Tampa, Fla., is one of 10 companies approved by the ...
August 24, 2005
Katrinapage6captionKatrinapage6captionAs cleanup and rebuilding efforts begin in the wake of deadly Hurricane Katrina, state and federal legislators and state insurance regulators are working to ...
August 23, 2005
Insurers Eye Medicare Drug ProfitsThe new Medicare drug benefit will generate lower profits than previously predicted in several key states, an analyst says.[@@]Credit Suisse First Boston analyst Patrick ...
August 22, 2005
A Year-Long Travel Accident Policy Can Pay OffChubb's Signature Passport provides $250,000 in coverage for emergency medical transport
August 18, 2005
Empire State Hires Liquidation OfficialThe New York State Insurance Department has put Randolph Mineo in charge of starting and leading a new "office of the inspector general" at ...
August 16, 2005
New Hampshire Law Clarifies Ad Disclosure RulesNew Hampshire Gov John Lynch has signed Senate Bill 111, a bill that will simplify disclosure requirements for financial advisors who advertise via television ...
August 12, 2005
Spitzer Calls For End To Antitrust EemptionThe McCarran-Ferguson Act, which has kept insurance regulation in the hands of the states since its passage in 1944, should be repealed, according to ...