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Iowa draws clear line for insurance agents and securities brokers
RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 12, 2011
Iowa draws clear line for insurance agents and securities brokers

The state of Iowa finally issued it's long-awaited guidance on what insurance agents and securities brokers can — and can't —do when working with clients

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 12, 2011
Illinois advisers lose securities licenses for liquidating annuities

Regulatory turf war brewing over indexed annuities?
RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 12, 2011
Regulatory turf war brewing over indexed annuities?

Fine issued by Illinois securities cops over sale of fixed annuities raises questions of jurisdiction; others say no conflict exists

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 12, 2011
Iowa to shed light on sources of insurance funding

In a move that could affect the sales of securities and insurance in the state, Iowa's insurance regulator this week is expected to issue guidance on how far insurance agents and brokers can go in advising clients on the suitable sources of funds for insurance products

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 12, 2011
Annuity exam overload could prompt product pruning

Annuity exam overload, including extra training, could prompt some advisers to limit customer choice.

State crackdown could be the death of some universal life policies
NEWS RIAS OCT 11, 2011
State crackdown could be the death of some universal life policies

Push for larger reserves could push some insurers right out of the business; vendors fighting back

Insurance advisory committee full of industry insiders, one notable outsider
RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 11, 2011
Insurance advisory committee full of industry insiders, one notable outsider

Birnbaum the sole consumer advocate on newly formed panel; 'really going to stand out'

MetLife reins in popular VA benefits rider — again
RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 11, 2011
MetLife reins in popular VA benefits rider — again

Regulator filing details second benefits cut since May launch

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 11, 2011
LTCI too pricey even for Uncle Sam as CLASS Act yanked

Citing costs, government pulls plug on controversial long-term-care insurance plan; 'we're right where we have been operating'

Guilded age? Allstate's independent contractors one step closer to union
RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 11, 2011
Guilded age? Allstate's independent contractors one step closer to union

Long time come, but agents finally form guild to have leverage over corporate office decisions