NAVA, the Association for Insured Retirement Strategies, has changed its name to the Insured Retirement Institute, as part of a rebranding that includes a new mission and the welcoming of … Read →
Thirteen insurance trade groups are urging Congress to exclude all lines of insurance from the Consumer Financial Protection Agency recently proposed by President Barack Obama and the U.S. Treasury Department.
Maryland Insurance Commissioner Ralph S. Tyler and other insurance industry officials testified before the U.S. House Financial Services Committee that insurance does not need additional consumer protection from the federal … Read →
Indicating that the insurer has made “a series of important decisions” about its future, The Hartford Financial Services Group’s chairman and CEO, Ramani Ayer, has announced his plans to retire … Read →
As a direct result of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) – also known as ObamaCare – health insurance agent and broker commissions have been slashed by as much as 50%. Agencies have been forced to lay off employees, limit products and services, shift to other lines, and have seen significant drops in compensation.