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Federal charter system might be ''inevitable,'' according to some

Federal charter system might be ''inevitable,'' according to some
by: NAIC NewsWire
published: Nov 13, 2008
An optional federal insurance charter probably is ''inevitable,'' according to life insurance representatives who gathered recently for an Association for Advanced Life Underwriters webcast.
''Clearly, there is going to be far-reaching financial regulatory reform that is going to occur in Congress over the next year or two,'' said Mike Hunter, chief operating officer for the American Council of Life Insurers, Washington. National Underwriter (free registration) (11/12)


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