State Regulation
Get the latest news and insights on the Securities and Exchange Commission's' financial regulations, enforcement actions and related activities.
May 11, 2005
Feds Need A Hammer To Get States On BoardwashingtonErnst Csiszar, the former president of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners who now heads a major insurer group, says enforcement mechanisms are a ...
May 11, 2005
NAIC, Congress Clash On SMART BillBattle brewing over move to establish federal standards for state regulationwashingtonA big battle is brewing between the National Association of Insurance Commissioners and the ...
May 08, 2005
Spinning WheelsThe process of creating model acts and regulations at the National Association of Insurance Commissioners has often seemed to be the regulatory equivalent of sausage-making. ...
May 04, 2005
Oleys Home State Asks Congress To Pass On Federal StandardswashingtonIn an embarrassment to the chairman of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee, the House Insurance Committee of Rep. Mike Oxley's home state legislature ...
May 03, 2005
NAIC Activates Producer Fingerprint RepositoryThe National Association of Insurance Commissioners has launched a pilot project that will store the fingerprints of licensed insurance agents and brokers in an ...
May 01, 2005
Taxing LocationsIn light of IRS Revenue Procedure 2005-24, a word to attorneys preparing trust documentation could forestall trouble down the road. That's because any trusts created...
May 01, 2005
The Side of the AngelsOur cover story this month--the IA 25--is a fairly big undertaking for the relatively small Investment Advisor editorial staff. It takes months and much agita...
April 27, 2005
Catholic Fraternal To Acquire Former ParentNU Online News Service, April 27, 2005, 4:15 p.m. EDTCatholic Knights plans to acquire a smaller fraternal benefit society, The Catholic Knights of America, ...
April 27, 2005
Surveys Focus On Actuarial ReviewState insurance regulators and a major actuarial group are exploring attitudes about the idea of setting up a peer review system for actuaries.[@@]Many advocates ...
April 20, 2005
Eliminate Bad Sales Habits That Cause Compliance HeadachesWe all have them--habits that we have developed over time that we know we should change, but can't. Perhaps it was because we learned ...