Regulatory

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  FINRA to SEC: Act on fiduciary, or we’ll make our own disclosure rules

  By Melanie Waddell  |  May 22, 2013

  FINRA CEO Richard Ketchum called on the SEC to “act quickly” to put brokers and advisors under a uniform fiduciary standard.

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  RI lawyer taken into custody in investment fraud case

  By Michelle R. Smith  |  May 22, 2013

  A federal judge refuses to allow the defendant to withdraw his guilty plea in a case involving the sale of variable annuities.

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  HHS: 18 states to drop PCIP programs

  By Ann Sanner  |  May 22, 2013

  HHS says the program changes will ensure a smooth transition to 2014.

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  Are background checks becoming an IA registration requirement?

  By Harry Lew  |  May 22, 2013

  Massachusetts is the latest in a small number of states that check advisor criminal records before issuing a license.

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  MetLife removes alien status from captive

  By Arthur D. Postal, Elizabeth D. Festa  |  May 21, 2013

  MetLife is merging three U.S. life insurers and a captive reinsurer “to create a larger, well capitalized U.S. life company.”

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  Lew hopes to accelerate pace of Dodd-Frank work

  By Elizabeth D. Festa  |  May 21, 2013

  When SIFI designations are made, it could still be some time before the public is made aware, according to Lew.

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  NH insurance commissioner reappointed

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  May 21, 2013

  Roger Sevigny's appointment now awaits final approval from New Hampshire's Executive Council.

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  Assessing FATCA's impact on the insurance industry

  By Stephen Chapman, Chris Joline  |  May 20, 2013

  While many provisions of the final regulations’ simplified or clarified the impact on insurers, certain provisions have ultimately complicated or raised additional questions on FATCA's impact.

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  What my mother taught me about health care

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  May 17, 2013

  I could report and write about health care all day long — which, oh yea, I do — but my cancer survivor mother has taught me more about it than anyone else.

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  Lobbyists: Don't forget about the fiduciary standard

  By Brian Anderson  |  May 17, 2013

  Industry lobbying efforts remain strong on the tax treatment of life insurance issue, but what about the fiduciary standard?