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RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 27, 2011
'Outraged' legislator's proposal targets retained-asset accounts

Bill requires insurers to disclose how much money they stand to make off the float; 'corporate greed'

Cuomo probing insurers 'secret profits' from grieving families
RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 27, 2011
Cuomo probing insurers 'secret profits' from grieving families

Subpoenaeas MetLife Inc. and Prudential Financial Inc. for information on practice of generating investment income off survivors' death benefits

Fallen soldiers' families denied cash as insurers profit
RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 27, 2011
Fallen soldiers' families denied cash as insurers profit

Survivors given checkbook accounts, while insurers retain the assets; 'turning death claims into a profit center'

Nagengast: MedCap class action settlement would 'wipe out' banks' claims against Securities America
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 26, 2011
Nagengast: MedCap class action settlement would 'wipe out' banks' claims against Securities America

Bank of New York Mellon and Wells Fargo have both sued Securities America -- along with other B-Ds -- over the sales of MedCap private placements. In an internal e-mail obtained by <i>InvestmentNews</i>, here's what SA boss Jim Nagengast said about the litigation.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 26, 2011
Commodities drop again, raising fears of 'severe' correction

Following a long run-up, commodities last week suffered their largest declines in almost two years, paring this year's gains to about 10%

Connecticut is latest state to probe death benefit payments
RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 24, 2011
Connecticut is latest state to probe death benefit payments

Connecticut's insurance department yesterday kicked off an inquiry into insurers' payments of death benefits and the steps the insurance companies take to locate beneficiaries.

Incite: Has Meredith Whitney lost the muni bond plot?
INVESTING FIXED INCOME MAY 24, 2011
Incite: Has Meredith Whitney lost the muni bond plot?

Meredith Whitney went out on a limb -- way out -- with a jaw-dropping prediction on '60 Minutes.'

Bill Miller: Tax plan will boost undervalued U.S. markets
INVESTING EQUITIES MAY 24, 2011
Bill Miller: Tax plan will boost undervalued U.S. markets

Bill Miller, Legg Mason's highly-touted stock picker, believes that President Obama's tax cut plan will be a shot in the arm for U.S. stocks.

Securities America, plaintiffs making 'substantial progress'
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 23, 2011
Securities America, plaintiffs making 'substantial progress'

In an e-mail sent to brokers Friday evening, Securities America said crucial negotiations with investors suing the B-D could lead to a final resolution of the dispute. Without such an agreement, the brokerage -- and its 1,800 reps -- may be facing the end of the line.

&lt;font color = red&gt;INsider:&lt;/font&gt; Report that Ameriprise 'may' let SA go under could be off the mark
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 23, 2011
&lt;font color = red&gt;INsider:&lt;/font&gt; Report that Ameriprise 'may' let SA go under could be off the mark

A report today indicated that Ameriprise 'may' let Securities America go under. But sources tell InvestmentNews that plaintiffs lawyers have just made their first settlement proposal to Ameriprise.