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Michigan Insurers Relieved Over Changes to New State Tax Law
Director of the Insurance Institute of Michigan. The IIM represents approximately 90 property/casualty insurance companies and related organizations operating in the state. "It was ...
Source: BestWire   Date: December 12, 2007
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The Big Squeeze
New regulations, to take effect Jan. 1, 2009, place a much greater administrative burden on plan sponsors. And beginning Sept. 25, the IRS stopped plan-to-plan exchanges unless ...
Source: Best's Review   Date: December 1, 2007
New Campaign Highlights Impact of Bermuda Insurers on U.S. Economy
Midwestern and Great Plains states. In Kansas, for instance, they insure in excess of 36,000 farms, which account for more than $149 million of premiums written and nearly $1.1 ...
Source: BestWire   Date: November 28, 2007
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Deferred Compensation Tax Rules Pushed Back Another Year
Creation Act, thanks to a transition relief extension issued by the U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service. The IRS and Treasury have pushed off until Dec. 31, ...
Source: BestWire   Date: October 24, 2007
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U.K. Closed Life Operator Resolution Triples Profit
Mike Biggs, group chief executive, said in a statement. Resolution produced what it described as a "strong performance in asset management." Based on the International Financial ...
Source: BestWire   Date: September 18, 2007
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Agents Say Intangible Assets Bill Would Offer Tangible Advantages
Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America, said in a statement. "A shorter depreciation schedule also would allow Main Street businesses to reinvest more cash in their ...
Source: BestWire   Date: August 6, 2007
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Zippel Gets Top Job at Scottish Re
Bermuda life reinsurer Scottish Re Group Ltd. Paul Goldean, currently president and CEO, is to become chief administrative officer. The appointments will take effect on Aug. 10. ...
Source: BestWire   Date: July 20, 2007
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U.K. Conference Told of Dramatic Change in Life Industry
...And the customer was way down in the pecking order." Products were distributed through intermediaries or sales forces, Milne told the conference at the Queen Elizabeth II ...
Source: BestWire   Date: May 17, 2007
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Massachusetts' Health Insurers Race to Enroll Uninsured Residents into 'Affordable' Plans
United States to mandate all residents buy health insurance. The law is "the great experiment" as to whether its approach to covering the uninsured can be done on a broader scale, ...
Source: BestWire   Date: May 3, 2007
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‘Go East’ Says European Reconstruction Bank Rep
Dublin insurance conference. "There are very, very significant opportunities" in the region, Macdougall told the 2007 European Insurance Forum. He spoke during a panel discussion ...
Source: BestWire   Date: March 19, 2007
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Swiss Re: EU Directive Influenced Luxembourg Focus
Ireland told a Dublin insurance conference. "Being able to have one bucket of capital as opposed to many buckets of capital across Europe is a big advantage," Scott McIntosh, ...
Source: BestWire   Date: March 19, 2007
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Insurance Tax Case Could Mean Windfall for Millions of Investors
Ulrich of Baxter, Minn., and the IRS over the tax treatment of stock and cash distributions stemming from the demutualization of an insurance company. Late last month, a trial date ...
Source: BestWire   Date: March 8, 2007
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Keeping Your Options Open
The problem may spread. It is estimated that more than 2,000 companies may have engaged in backdating of stock options. A backdating controversy may cost a company millions of ...
Source: Best's Review   Date: March 1, 2007
Making the Leap
Marc Jacobson & Associates, Northbrook, Ill.; Prudential Insurance Company of America Education: DePaul University, Chicago. Accomplishment: Total production in 2005 was close to ...
Source: Best's Review   Date: March 1, 2007
House Votes to Include $1.3 Billion in Business Tax Breaks in Wage Bill
...Senate conference committee. The House has overwhelmingly passed a package of tax cuts that is billions of dollars less generous than the one earlier approved by Senate, yet it ...
Source: BestWire   Date: February 21, 2007
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House Dems to Accept Tax Breaks for Wage Hike Measure
But this week, the leader of the House's tax-writing panel, Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., said he would accept some tax provisions helping small businesses in order to get the ...
Source: BestWire   Date: February 12, 2007
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Senate Passes Minimum Wage Bill With Tax Measures
The Senate late the week of Jan. 29 overwhelmingly voted in favor of a minimum-wage bill containing a number of business-friendly tax measures, but the legislation still must head ...
Source: BestWire   Date: February 2, 2007
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Minimum Wage Bill Would Axe Deductions for Civil Suit Costs, Cap Deferred Compensation
Republican senators to vote for the measure. At issue are a number of business tax credits, deductions, and other changes to the tax code worth $8.3 billion over 10 years that are ...
Source: BestWire   Date: January 30, 2007
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For a Broker at Baden-Baden, a Quiet Market Can Be Too Quiet
Atlantic brought shivers to Europe. "As a broker, you love a market that's moving," Clark said. "And the continental market by and large isn't moving." Benfield Ltd. is the U.K. ...
Source: BestWire   Date: November 2, 2006
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Catlin Purchase of Wellington Will Create 'Largest' Lloyd's Operation
The purchase of Wellington Underwriting plc by Catlin Group Ltd. will create the "largest underwriting operation at Lloyd's," with a total corporate capitalization of about $1.3 ...
Source: BestWire   Date: October 30, 2006
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