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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration will redo its rule on the definition of a “fiduciary” after its prior description drew criticism and concern from Congress and financial advisors.
Virginia Leadership Conference scheduled for Sept. 29-Oct. 2 in Staunton
The Virginia Leadership Conference, a networking opportunity for property-casualty insurance claims professionals and vendors, will be held from Sept. 29 to Oct. 2 at the Stonewall Jackson Hotel and Conference Center in Staunton, Va.
The number of questionable property-casualty insurance claims filed in the first half of the year increased 4.5% over the prior year, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau.
The Pennsylvania chapter of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA-PA) scheduled its annual Day on the Hill for Oct. 4 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza in Harrisburg, Pa.
A Maryland life insurance company is hesitating in handing over $1 million from a life insurance policy that was bought weeks before a Philadelphia man was murdered in his driveway.
The National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors of Greater Philadelphia (NAIFA-GP) will hold its Financial Services Super Day Oct. 5 from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Doubletree Guest Suites in Plymouth Meeting, Pa.
The Greater Washington Association of Health Underwriters scheduled its 15th annual golf tournament at Bretton Woods Golf Club in Germantown, Md., Sept. 23.
Hurricane Irene just a piece of year’s growing insured losses
Losses from Hurricane Irene may be as high as $6.6 billion, which is relatively low compared to total losses for the year so far.
A federal judge in Harrisburg, Pa., found the individual mandate included in the federal health reform law unconstitutional, adding another chapter to the contradictory rulings of federal courts.
Delaware Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart fined Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware $325,000 for “deficiencies” in its nuclear cardiac imaging testing pre-authorization process.
Health care cost at all-time high, despite lower rate of increase
Most insurance agencies seeing better results than last year
Maryland doctors want law preventing insurer ‘tricks’
Life insurers sell shares in British tech firm to Pa. company
FINRA estimate for IA SROs excludes monetary, administrative details
Most insurance agencies seeing better results than last year
A.M. Best rates Pa.-based insurer’s outlook ‘negative’
With five-year plan stuck, House passes new short-term NFIP extension
Homeowners’ insurance premiums taking 19% more from wallets
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