U.S. Treasury Department

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  States Get $185 Million to Build Insurance Exchanges

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  August 16, 2011

  HHS awarded $185 million to 13 states and the District of Columbia to help them build Affordable Insurance Exchanges—one stop marketplaces that let consumers pick a private health plan that mirrors choices offered to Congress.

• AIG to Repay $37 Billion to U.S. After Sales

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  November 2, 2010

  AIG has raised a total of approximately $37 billion with which to repay the federal government after an IPO of AIA of Hong Kong and American Life Insurance Co. to MetLife, according to a report from NU Online News Service on Monday.

• 403(b)s Embracing 401(k) Standards: IA Retirement Plan Advisor for May 2010

  By Savita Iyer-Ahrestani, AdvisorOne, Savita Iyer-Ahrestani, AdvisorOne  |  May 19, 2010

  Greater number of 403(b) plans adhering to fiduciary requirements

• No Federal Regulation of Insurance, Yet, as House Committee Approves Financial Stability and Insurance Office Bills

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  December 2, 2009

  Full House to begin debating financial reform December 9

• Dodd Bill: Industry Groups See Worms In That Can

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  November 11, 2009

  The Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2009 discussion draft is long enough to have room for many troubling provisions, insurance industry Congress watchers say.

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  A Hail Mary Play: Is There Reason to Hope on Schapiro and the Fiduciary Standard?

  By Bob Clark, AdvisorOne, Bob Clark, AdvisorOne  |  July 29, 2009

  Two weeks ago, the U.S. Treasury Department followed up the Obama Administration's white paper on financial reregulation by submitting to Congress proposed fiduciary standard legislation....

• Analysts: insurers may reject TARP funding

  By Staff Writer  |  May 15, 2009

  Analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods told Reuters Friday that some U.S. life insurers with solid capital positions may not accept funds under the U.S....

• The First 100 Days

  By Nancy R. Mandell  |  March 27, 2009

  The Obama administration's financial stimulus plan rated a thumbs-up last Tuesday from a panel assembled by Dow Jones Indexes/STOXX Ltd. to reflect on the first 100 days of the new regime.

• New Rules for Money Market Funds

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  March 19, 2009

  The Board of Governors of the Investment Company Institute endorsed March 17 recommendations from the Money Market Working Group to require new regulatory and oversight...

• Treasury and IRS issue more flexibility for 529 plans

  By Staff Writer  |  February 1, 2009

  We're sure this is one of many revised regulations we will see this year as a direct result of the financial crisis. The IRS and...