NAIFA GovTalk
GovTalk is the biweekly email newsletter on important legislative and regulatory issues affecting the life insurance and financial services industry. GovTalk is a member benefit available exclusively to NAIFA members. It informs you how the NAIFA Law and Government Relations team is working to protect your bottom line. Look for GovTalk in your email inbox around the 1st and 15th of each month and read it at your leisure.
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July 15, 2008
- U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Insurance Approves Legislation Impacting Agent Licensing
- U.S. House Subcommittee Advances Bill to Create Federal Office of Insurance Information
- Ask the President to Veto H.R. 6331 -- Medicare Advantage Cuts
- Proposed Optional Federal Charter (OFC) Resolution Sent to NAIFA Leaders
- Long-Term Care Partnership Programs See Widespread State Activity
- Meet Your NAIFA Government Relations Staff: Bill Anderson
- July Advocacy Poll Results
July 1, 2008
- SEC Issues Proposed Rule to Classify Most Indexed Annuities as Securities, Plans to Move on 12b-1 Fees This Summer
- Tax Issues Unresolved as Congress Heads Home for July 4 Recess
- NAIFA Asks Its Members to Ramp Up Grassroots Efforts During the Upcoming Congressional Recess
- FTC Finalizes Commercial Email Regulations
- Louisiana Becomes the Latest State to Join the Interstate Compact; Thirty-Three States Now Members of the Interstate Compact
- IFAPAC Contributor Matching Program Inspires Similar Ventures
- NAIFA-AHIA Asks Its Members to Oppose H.R. 6331 Medicare Advantage Cuts
- NAIFA’s July GovPod Explains NAIFA’s Recommended Conditional Support for an OFC
- NAIFA Encourages Members to Join IRR Email Forum
- Life Insurance Awareness Month Resources Now Available
- Meet Your NAIFA Government Relations Staff: Ron Panneton
- Did You Know?
June 16, 2008
- House Subcommittee Holds Hearing to Discuss Insurance Information Act of 2008
- South Carolina Becomes the 32nd State to Join Interstate Compact
- NAIC Holds Its Annual Summer National Meeting In San Francisco
- SHOP Act Introduced in U.S. House of Representatives
- NAIFA’s Launches New Insurance Regulatory Reform Microsite
- Meet Your NAIFA Government Relations Staff: Jill Edwards
- Did You Know?
June 2, 2008
- NAIFA Announces Terms of Conditional Support of an Optional Federal Charter
- NAIFA-Ohio Members Play Key Role in Passage of Strong Anti-STOLI Bill in Ohio
- NAIFA Board Votes to Support Creating a Federal Office of Insurance Information
- President Signs Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act
- Meet Your NAIFA Government Relations Staff: Michael Gerber
- NAIFA’s June GovPod Explains the Power of Grassroots Advocacy
- Did You Know?
May 15, 2008
- NAIFA Responds to CA Broker Article on STOLI
- Help Sustain HSAs
- West Virginia Passes Law Giving CE Credit for Association Membership: NAIFA Members Play Crucial Roll in Bill’s Introduction and Passage
- Florida Passes Legislation Regulating Annuity Sales to Seniors
- State Lawmakers Act to Restrict STOLI
- Meet Your NAIFA Government Relations Staff: Gary Sanders
- May 1, 2008, GovTalk Survey Results
May 1, 2008
- U.S. Rep. Kanjorski Introduces Legislation to Create Federal Office of Insurance Information
- HSAs Sit Upon the Three-Legged Stool
- NAIC Panel Approves Bulletins Aimed at Regulating the Use of Designations
- House Subcommittee Holds Hearing Exploring All Sides of Insurance Regulatory Reform
- NAIFA Day on the Hill Proves Timing is Everything
- May NAIFA GovPod Discusses 2009 Tax Reform and the Coming “Perfect Storm”
April 15, 2008
- NAIFA Board Recommends Conditional Support for Optional Federal Charter – Based on Member Approval
- State Securities Regulators Introduce Model Rule on Senior Specific Designations and Credentials
- NAIC Holds its 2008 Spring Meeting in Orlando; NAIFA Staff in Attendance to Represent Members’ Needs and Concerns
- Estate Tax Issues Attract Congressional Examination
- Gov Alert: Oppose H.R. 5719 HSA Provision
- April 1, 2008, GovTalk Survey Results: When was the last time you met with your U.S. Senator or Representative to represent NAIFA and its issues of concern?
April 1, 2008
- U.S. Treasury Department Proposes Far Reaching Financial Services Regulatory Reform Plan
- Wisconsin Becomes 31st State to Join the Interstate Compact; NAIFA-Wisconsin Plays a Key Role in the Legislation’s Passage
- NAIFA Comments on Draft NAIC Bulletins; Urges NAIC Executive Committee to Act on Designations
- IRS Clarifies Material Change Rule for Split Dollar Arrangements
- NAIFA and State Associations Prepare for 2009 Tax Battle
- Employer Owned Life Insurance—Reminder
- NAIFA Introduces Its “Regulating the Use of Designations” Webpage
- New Tiered Pricing for NAIFA Partners for Advocacy Program
March 17, 2008
- STOLI Legislation Heats Up in States
- Senate Budget Debate Frames Future Tax Legislation Including Estate Tax
- Finance Committee Hearing Looks at Replacements to the Estate Tax
- U.S. House Passes Mental Health Parity Legislation; AHIA-NAIFA Health & Employee
Benefits Supports Senate Version - NAIFA Asks Members to Meet with Congressional Representatives
- NAIFA Launches New NARAB II Webpage
March 3, 2008
- U.S. House Prepares to Introduce Legislation to Streamline Agent Licensing
- NAIC Assesses State-By-State Producer Licensing Regulation
- State Government Officials Oppose Optional Federal Charter
- National Conference of Insurance Legislators Tackles Key Issues at Spring Meeting
- Do-Not-Call List is Here To Stay
- Producer Compensation Disclosure—Be Alert
- March NAIFA GovPod Explains Federal Proposal to Create Agent Licensing Clearinghouse
February 15, 2008
- Insurance Coalition Urges Congress to Take Up Optional Federal Charter
- NAIFA Members in Florida Register Concern Over Insurance Dispute
- President Signs Economic Stimulus Package
- President Bush Releases Proposed FY 09 Budget
- NAIFA Leaders Meet with ACLI, NAIC and NAILBA
- InvestmentNews Quotes NAIFA on Retirement Security for Life Act
- February 1, 2008, GovTalk Survey Results
February 1, 2008
- Many States Consider Legislation Addressing Life Settlements, STOLI
- NAIFA Files Comments with NAIC on Designations Proposals
- President Bush Lays Out Tax, Health Agenda for 2008
- Record Departures on Key Congressional Committees Mean Big Things for NAIFA and APIC
- NAIFA’s February GovPod Delivers a “State of the States” on Regulatory Reform
- NAIFA Advocacy Volunteers Get Together in New Orleans
- NAIFA Sets Government Relations Strategy for NAIFA 21
- Announcing the NAIFA Partners for Advocacy Program
January 15, 2008
- NAIFA Launches New Gov Communications
- Annuity Suitability & Disclosure—A Top 2008 NAIFA Priority
- AHIA–NAIFA Health & Employee Benefits Forms Connectors Task Force
- January NAIFA GovPod Explores the OFC
- Joint NAIFA and AALU IMPACT Educational Seminar Set
- NAIFA Advocacy Issue Grids