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  Vanguard Posts Record Cash Inflow of $130B

  By Paula Aven Gladych, BenefitsPro  |  December 20, 2012

  The figure exceeds the previous industry record of $129.6 billion set in 2008 by JPMorgan, according to Strategic Insight data.

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  FSI Endorses Senate Bid to Preserve Retirement Tax Incentives

  By Andy Stonehouse, BenefitsPro  |  December 20, 2012

  As fiscal cliff talks stagger on, independent broker-dealer group praises Senate Concurrent Resolution 62, and points out that taxes on retirement plans are only deferred.

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  Hurricane Sandy: What Comes Next? A Roundup

  By PropertyCasualty360  |  November 5, 2012

  The winds and storm surges of Hurricane Sandy may have died down, but the long slog of sorting out the damage has just begun. Here are some perspectives from our sister site, PropertyCasualty360, on what comes next.

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  Sandy Rips Through East Coast: The Aftermath

  By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  October 31, 2012

  Some coastal areas saw record storm-surge flooding, while strong winds knocked out power to more than 7 million customers in 15 states.

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  AIG Stock Sale Could Trigger Federal Regulation

  By Arthur D. Postal PropertyCasualty360.com  |  September 11, 2012

  American International Group is on the verge of becoming the first insurance holding company ever regulated by the federal government.

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  Supreme Court Upholds Health Care Law

  By Allison Bell  |  June 28, 2012

  In a surprise, Chief Justice Roberts joins 5-4 opinion, justifying ruling by calling individual mandate a tax and not a penalty as stated in the law.

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  GAO Criticizes FINRA, SEC on Oversight

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  June 1, 2012

  Serious questions are being raised about the effectiveness of FINRA and whether the SEC spends enough time overseeing this self-regulatory agency.

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  Jackson Acquires SRLC From Swiss Re

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  May 31, 2012

  Jackson National Life Insurance Co. has acquired a U.S. subsidiary of Swiss Re for $621 million in an effort to grow its traditional life insurance servicing business.

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  LIMRA: Individual Life Sales Improve in Q1 of 2012

  By Warren S. Hersch  |  May 31, 2012

  Total individual life insurance premium grew 3% in the first quarter of 2012 compared to the prior year, according to a new report.

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  SunAmerica Reshapes Its Distribution Channels

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  April 12, 2012

  AIG’s SunAmerica Financial Group unit is reorganizing to consolidate and expand its distribution channels.