Personnel

• Dodd-Frank: FSOC Gets Its Voting Member with Insurance Expertise

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  September 27, 2011

  The Senate has used a unanimous consent process to confirm the nomination of Roy Woodall to serve a 6-year term as the independent member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council with insurance expertise.

• New York Life Realigns Retirement Plan Services Teams

  By Staff Writer  |  September 27, 2011

  A big insurer is trying to match the expertise of its retirement plan sellers with the needs of specific types of plan buyers.

• NAIC Panel Wrestles with Retiree Benefits Accounting

  By Allison Bell  |  September 26, 2011

  State insurance regulators are wrestling with questions about whether the benefits insurance company employers have offered employees are promises or heartfelt wishes.

• Personnel Changes: New York Life, Lincoln Financial, Ameritas, Symetra, Gen Re, Ebix

  By Ashley Scudder  |  September 23, 2011

  New York Life Insurance Company has named Sue Ericksen chief information officer.

• New York: The Change Has (Started to) Come

  By Elizabeth Festa  |  September 23, 2011

  The fabled New York State Insurance Department will open its doors Oct. 3 as a part of a new New York State Department of Financial Services. Insurers shouldn't expect to see too much disruption - yet.

• Tonya Bowman Manning to Lead SOA

  By Staff Writer  |  September 20, 2011

  Members of the Society of Actuaries have picked a 2012-2013 president who says she wants to make a priority of creating and promoting new areas of actuarial practice.

• Personnel Changes: Hartford, MassMutual, American College, EisnerAmper

  By Staff Writer  |  September 16, 2011

  Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. has hired Michael Gregg to be head of strategic markets at its wealth management business.

• Allianz Life President Joins Chamber Board

  By Staff Writer  |  September 13, 2011

  The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has picked Gary Bhojwani to be one of its directors.

• Bachus SRO Draft Draws Sparks

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  September 13, 2011

  Rep. Spencer Bachus is getting mixed reactions to a draft bill that would authorize one or more self-regulatory organizations to oversee investment advisors that are registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

• NAIFA, AALU Clash with CFA at Fiduciary Standards Hearing

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  September 13, 2011

  Republicans on the House Financial Services Committee teamed with insurance agent groups today to attack U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission efforts to apply a uniform fiduciary standard to investment product sales.