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><channel><title>IFAwebnews &#187; financial services</title> <atom:link href="http://ifawebnews.com/tag/financial-services/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://ifawebnews.com</link> <description>The nation’s homepage for insurance industry news</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 14:29:10 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2</generator> <item><title>NAIFA offers its blueprint for Federal Insurance Office&#8217;s role</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2011/12/28/naifa-offers-its-blueprint-for-federal-insurance-offices-role/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2011/12/28/naifa-offers-its-blueprint-for-federal-insurance-offices-role/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 11:35:23 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Bob Graham</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Life Insurance News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Maryland]]></category> <category><![CDATA[National]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New Jersey]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New York]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pennsylvania]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Virginia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[annuities]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Congress]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dodd-Frank Act]]></category> <category><![CDATA[federalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[financial services]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Michael McRaith]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NAIC]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NAIFA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Robert Miller]]></category> <category><![CDATA[state regulation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[STOLI]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=27911</guid> <description><![CDATA[A trade group representing insurance agents and financial service professionals submitted its comments on the Federal Insurance Office's Dodd-Frank study on modernizing and improving insurance regulation.<p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2011/12/28/naifa-offers-its-blueprint-for-federal-insurance-offices-role/">NAIFA offers its blueprint for Federal Insurance Office&#8217;s role</a> via <a
href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2011/12/28/naifa-offers-its-blueprint-for-federal-insurance-offices-role/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>PSA Financial sells defined benefit actuarial consulting unit to CBIZ</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2011/12/21/psa-financial-sells-actuarial-retirement-planning-units-to-cbiz/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2011/12/21/psa-financial-sells-actuarial-retirement-planning-units-to-cbiz/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:37:45 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Bob Graham</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Maryland]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mid-Atlantic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Midwest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[National]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pennsylvania]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Virginia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[acquisitions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[actuarial]]></category> <category><![CDATA[CBIZ]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chip Lewis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[employee benefits]]></category> <category><![CDATA[financial services]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MD]]></category> <category><![CDATA[OH]]></category> <category><![CDATA[PSA Financial]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=27836</guid> <description><![CDATA[The defined benefit actuarial consulting operations of PSA Insurance &#038; Financial Services have been sold to a Cleveland-based professional services company.<p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2011/12/21/psa-financial-sells-actuarial-retirement-planning-units-to-cbiz/">PSA Financial sells defined benefit actuarial consulting unit to CBIZ</a> via <a
href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2011/12/21/psa-financial-sells-actuarial-retirement-planning-units-to-cbiz/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>OneAmerica says 2011 growth at 29%, led by retirement services</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2011/12/06/oneamerica-says-2011-growth-at-29-led-by-retirement-services/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2011/12/06/oneamerica-says-2011-growth-at-29-led-by-retirement-services/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:46:33 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Bob Graham</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Life Insurance News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Midwest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[National]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2010]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2011]]></category> <category><![CDATA[earnings]]></category> <category><![CDATA[financial services]]></category> <category><![CDATA[growth]]></category> <category><![CDATA[OneAmerica]]></category> <category><![CDATA[retirement planning]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=27674</guid> <description><![CDATA[OneAmerica Financial Partners says its enterprise sales growth for the year was 29% through the third quarter over the same period the prior year.<p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2011/12/06/oneamerica-says-2011-growth-at-29-led-by-retirement-services/">OneAmerica says 2011 growth at 29%, led by retirement services</a> via <a
href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2011/12/06/oneamerica-says-2011-growth-at-29-led-by-retirement-services/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>N.C. PIA aligning with Capitol Financial Services on products, services</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2011/05/09/n-c-pia-aligning-with-capitol-financial-services-on-products-services/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2011/05/09/n-c-pia-aligning-with-capitol-financial-services-on-products-services/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 11:03:17 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>IFAwebnews Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Life Insurance News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[North Carolina]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Property-Casualty Insurance News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[South]]></category> <category><![CDATA[associations]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bill Judge & Associates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Capitol Financial Solutions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[endorsement]]></category> <category><![CDATA[financial services]]></category> <category><![CDATA[John Hancock]]></category> <category><![CDATA[JTS Benefits]]></category> <category><![CDATA[marketing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[partnerships]]></category> <category><![CDATA[PIA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Principal]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sales]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Carolinas Financial Network]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Milner Group]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Transamerica Worksite]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=25054</guid> <description><![CDATA[Capitol Financial Solutions (CFS) Brokerage Services department was endorsed by the Professional Insurance Agents Association (PIA) of NC to offer members its product line.<p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2011/05/09/n-c-pia-aligning-with-capitol-financial-services-on-products-services/">N.C. PIA aligning with Capitol Financial Services on products, services</a> via <a
href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2011/05/09/n-c-pia-aligning-with-capitol-financial-services-on-products-services/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Distributor acquires brokerage serving national Hispanic population</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2011/02/01/distributor-acquires-brokerage-serving-national-hispanic-population/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2011/02/01/distributor-acquires-brokerage-serving-national-hispanic-population/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 14:32:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Bob Graham</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Life Insurance News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[National]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West]]></category> <category><![CDATA[acquisitions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[AR]]></category> <category><![CDATA[CA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Confie Seguros]]></category> <category><![CDATA[financial services]]></category> <category><![CDATA[FL]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hispanic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[insurance brokerage]]></category> <category><![CDATA[John Addeo]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NV]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Seguros Sin Barreras]]></category> <category><![CDATA[TX]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Valeria Rico]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WA]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=23320</guid> <description><![CDATA[National insurance distribution company Confie Seguros acquired Seguros Sin Barreras, an insurance brokerage and financial services company serving Hispanic customers in 49 states.<p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2011/02/01/distributor-acquires-brokerage-serving-national-hispanic-population/">Distributor acquires brokerage serving national Hispanic population</a> via <a
href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2011/02/01/distributor-acquires-brokerage-serving-national-hispanic-population/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Integrated Insurance Solutions plans to Tango into Spanish market</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2010/10/13/integrated-insurance-solutions-plans-to-tango-into-spanish-market/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2010/10/13/integrated-insurance-solutions-plans-to-tango-into-spanish-market/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2010 10:00:06 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jaime L. Brockway</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Maryland]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mid-Atlantic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Virginia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[acquisitions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[employee benefits]]></category> <category><![CDATA[financial services]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Integrated Insurance Solutions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MD]]></category> <category><![CDATA[personal lines]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Property-Casualty]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Spanish market]]></category> <category><![CDATA[surety bonds]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tango Insurance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[VA]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=20281</guid> <description><![CDATA[Integrated Insurance Solution acquired Tango Insurance so it can break into the growing Spanish insurance market.<p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2010/10/13/integrated-insurance-solutions-plans-to-tango-into-spanish-market/">Integrated Insurance Solutions plans to Tango into Spanish market</a> via <a
href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2010/10/13/integrated-insurance-solutions-plans-to-tango-into-spanish-market/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Virginia among best, Maryland among worst retirement states</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2010/10/01/virginia-among-best-maryland-among-worst-retirement-states/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2010/10/01/virginia-among-best-maryland-among-worst-retirement-states/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2010 10:30:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jaime L. Brockway</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Life Insurance News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Maryland]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mid-Atlantic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Midwest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[National]]></category> <category><![CDATA[North Carolina]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Northeast]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pennsylvania]]></category> <category><![CDATA[South]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Virginia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West]]></category> <category><![CDATA[AK]]></category> <category><![CDATA[AR]]></category> <category><![CDATA[CT]]></category> <category><![CDATA[financial services]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HI]]></category> <category><![CDATA[IA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ID]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MD]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MI]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MO]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MoneyRates.com]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NC]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ND]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NH]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NV]]></category> <category><![CDATA[OH]]></category> <category><![CDATA[retirement]]></category> <category><![CDATA[SC]]></category> <category><![CDATA[SD]]></category> <category><![CDATA[survey]]></category> <category><![CDATA[TN]]></category> <category><![CDATA[UT]]></category> <category><![CDATA[VA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[VT]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=20126</guid> <description><![CDATA[MoneyRates.com rated Virginia as the sixth best state and Maryland as the fifth worst state in two lists naming the 10 best and worst states in which to retire.<p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2010/10/01/virginia-among-best-maryland-among-worst-retirement-states/">Virginia among best, Maryland among worst retirement states</a> via <a
href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2010/10/01/virginia-among-best-maryland-among-worst-retirement-states/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Barton of American College to receive Round Table of New York award</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2010/09/30/barton-of-american-college-to-receive-round-table-of-new-york-award/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2010/09/30/barton-of-american-college-to-receive-round-table-of-new-york-award/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 10:55:58 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>IFAwebnews Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Life Insurance News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mid-Atlantic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New York]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Northeast]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pennsylvania]]></category> <category><![CDATA[awards]]></category> <category><![CDATA[financial services]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Larry Barton]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Louis P. DiCerbo II]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NY]]></category> <category><![CDATA[PA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[recognition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Round Table of New York]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The American College]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=20122</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Round Table of New York, an organization of insurance field leaders, plans to award Larry Barton, president and CEO of The American College, with its Lifetime Achievement Award at its annual black tie dinner in December.<p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2010/09/30/barton-of-american-college-to-receive-round-table-of-new-york-award/">Barton of American College to receive Round Table of New York award</a> via <a
href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2010/09/30/barton-of-american-college-to-receive-round-table-of-new-york-award/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>FINRA wants to offer all-public panels for arbitration claims</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2010/09/29/finra-wants-to-offer-all-public-panels-for-arbitration-claims/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2010/09/29/finra-wants-to-offer-all-public-panels-for-arbitration-claims/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 11:18:32 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Bob Graham</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Life Insurance News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[National]]></category> <category><![CDATA[arbitration]]></category> <category><![CDATA[broker-dealers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[financial services]]></category> <category><![CDATA[FINRA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[regulation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[SEC]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=20086</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) wants to allow all investors filing arbitration claims the option of having an all-public panel, a move it says will greatly increase investor choice use of the FINRA arbitration program.<p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2010/09/29/finra-wants-to-offer-all-public-panels-for-arbitration-claims/">FINRA wants to offer all-public panels for arbitration claims</a> via <a
href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2010/09/29/finra-wants-to-offer-all-public-panels-for-arbitration-claims/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>CFP board disciplines Russian spy, 12 others</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2010/09/28/cfp-board-disciplines-russian-spy-12-others/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2010/09/28/cfp-board-disciplines-russian-spy-12-others/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 13:19:16 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Bob Graham</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Life Insurance News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mid-Atlantic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Midwest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[National]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New Jersey]]></category> <category><![CDATA[South]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West]]></category> <category><![CDATA[CA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Certified Financial Planner]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cynthia A. Murphy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[designations]]></category> <category><![CDATA[financial planning]]></category> <category><![CDATA[financial services]]></category> <category><![CDATA[FL]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MI]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NJ]]></category> <category><![CDATA[OH]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Russian spy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[TX]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WI]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=20078</guid> <description><![CDATA[The board that administers the Certified Financial Planner designation revoked the use of the certification mark for seven planners, including a woman discovered earlier this year to be a Russian spy.<p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2010/09/28/cfp-board-disciplines-russian-spy-12-others/">CFP board disciplines Russian spy, 12 others</a> via <a
href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2010/09/28/cfp-board-disciplines-russian-spy-12-others/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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