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  Insurers issue letter on Fed thrift proposal

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  October 23, 2012

  Eight insurance companies say they fear the worst if the regulations proposed by the Federal Reserve Board are adopted as is.

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  Top execs unite to fight application of Fed's capital standard to insurance

  By Elizabeth Festa  |  September 18, 2012

  Time will tell if the Fed heeds insurers' lectures championing the state regulatory system of financial oversight.

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  FDIC Head Outlines Strategy for Seizing Firms

  By Marcy Gordon  |  May 11, 2012

  The next time a big bank or financial firm fails, regulators hope to avoid a major blow to the economy by seizing the firm's parent company while allowing its healthy subsidiaries to continue operations, the head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. says.

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  Coalition Urges DOL to Allow Broader E-Communication for Retirement Plan Participants

  By Warren S. Hersch  |  March 28, 2012

  A coalition of 15 trade associations representing the retirement plan community, including employers and retirement services firms, is urging the U.S. Department of Labor to permit broader use of electronic communications to deliver the disclosures to retirement plan participants required by new DOL regulations.

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  Industry Groups Struggle to Provide Data for Fiduciary Standard

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  February 17, 2012

  Insurance industry trade groups are having difficulty providing the basic data the Department of Labor says it needs to prepare an economic impact study that must be included in its new proposal for a revised definition of fiduciary in sale of retirement products.

• Some Prefer Bronze

  By Allison Bell  |  February 2, 2012

  Health savings account supporters ask HHS officials to adjust the MLR formula for high-deductible plans.

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  Industry Trade Groups Send Letter to DOL

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  January 13, 2012

  Seven industry trade groups sign off on a letter to the Department of Labor.

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  ABA Report: Fixed Annuity Bank Sales Total $4.1 Billion in Third Quarter

  By Warren S. Hersch  |  December 7, 2011

  Fixed annuity sales by banks and other depository institutions increased by 3% from the same period one year ago, according to a new report.

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  ABIA Report: More Cross-Selling Yields More Referrals

  By Warren S. Hersch  |  October 5, 2011

  The ABIA report dissects the financial and operational performance of banks, independent agents and brokers, and high performers; and covers topics such as organic growth, new business production, acquired growth, earnings margins, expense ratios, staff investment and staff productivity.

• The Mystery of the Financial Ostrich

  By Allison Bell  |  May 27, 2011

  Federal financial services regulators are still not sure what kinds of educational programs can help consumers improve their financial well-being, a top official says.