insurance-industry

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  Scope of the Fiduciary Duty Owed by Investment Advisors

  By Les Abromovitz  |  January 1, 2012

  A fiduciary obligation goes beyond the suitability standard typically owed by registered representatives of broker-dealer firms to clients. The relationship is built on the premise that the advisor will always do the right thing for the person or entity receiving advice.

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  New Year, New Fiduciary Rule?

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  December 28, 2011

  While SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro said in mid-December comments first reported on Bloomberg that the agency would issue a proposed fiduciary rule this year, she also stated in the Bloomberg interview that a fiduciary rule proposal will be “business model neutral” and allow brokers working with retail investors to sell...

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  Outlook 2012: Washington — Final Outcomes on Fiduciary, SRO?

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  December 20, 2011

  The regulatory/legislative front will heat up in the New Year for advisors, with four issues taking center stage—the SEC and DOL's fiduciary rules, an SRO for advisors and the 'switching' of advisors.

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  Reaction to Schapiro Comments on Fiduciary Rule Are Quick and Varied

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  December 9, 2011

  Bloomberg reports SEC chairman considering “business model neutral” rule that retains proprietary products, commissions; Evensky, Tittsworth, Brown and Barry respond.

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  Fortune 500 Companies Slow Down Social Media Adoption

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  November 15, 2011

  It may be hard to believe as more and more firms take up social media, but a report from the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth found that adoption could be leveling off.

• Sticker Shock: Insurance Rates Expected to Rise

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  November 1, 2011

  Advisors already know that 2011 has been a tough year for insurers.

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  Longevity Insurance: An Answer to Your Clients’ Biggest Worry?

  By Robert Bloink, Esq., LL.M., William H. Byrnes, Esq.  |  October 29, 2011

  Are your clients concerned about spending down their retirement assets too early and spending the last years of their lives destitute? Enter longevity insurance.

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  The Long and Winding Road

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  October 1, 2011

  Natural disasters are growing more frequent and severe, their collective losses taking an ever greater toll on insurers and reinsurers—$23.5 billion from tornadoes and other severe weather in the United States in the first half of 2011 alone, according to Munich Re.

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  Dodd-Frank’s Call for a Federal Insurance Regulator

  By Robert Bloink, Esq., LL.M., William H. Byrnes, Esq.  |  September 23, 2011

  Are life insurance and annuities in line for federal regulation under Dodd-Frank?

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  Don Trone's New Firm to Offer New Fiduciary Designation

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  September 22, 2011

  3Ethos' Global FIduciary Strategist (GFS) designation will compete with Fi360's AIF. Says Trone: “There will be a lot of demand for fiduciary training once the SEC’s [fiduciary] rule gets defined.”