Public Policy Analysis & Opinion By Kevin P. Hennosy THE STRANGE CASE OF THE FINANCIAL STABILITY OVERSIGHT COUNCIL The short life and unsanctified passing of an effort to avoid financial collapse This spring, the political death-rattle of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) was heard up and down the Potomac Valley. The council will not suffer formal disbandment because that coup de grâce would require an act of Congress. In
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IOWA AGENCY “GETS DOWN TO EARTH” TO WIN THE ROUGH NOTES COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD Tomatoes, squash, celery, kale … and The Accel Group By Alice Ashby Roettger Last year, when Millhiser Smith Agency of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, merged with The Accel Group in Waverly, they had no idea that a community effort of Millhiser was to earn the combined firm the coveted Rough Notes Community Service Award. Feed Iowa First
AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE Veterans share their military experiences, recommend the industry to their comrades By Christopher W. Cook Last November, which played host to Veterans Day, I wrote an article featuring individuals with military backgrounds who work in insurance, providing them an opportunity to share their experiences and how they transitioned to the industry. With Memorial Day at the end of this month, I decided to compose
Broken Glass WALKING THE WALK Undaunted by personal challenges, an inspiring leader rebuilds her life and career By Elisabeth Boone, CPCU Life has a way of throwing us curves, and it’s hard to figure out why some people are forced to endure what seems to be more than their share of pain, loss, and heartbreak. Not everyone who is dealt such bitter blows is able to absorb them, let alone
Public Policy Analysis & Opinion By Kevin P. Hennosy THE NAIC WARNS AGAINST USING REGULATIONS TO WRECK THE SYSTEM WITHOUT ACA REPEAL State regulators take up the torch of health insurance carriers The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) issued a comment letter on behalf of state insurance regulators in response to the Trump administration’s continuing efforts to use regulatory policy to undermine the healthcare reform legislation passed during the
