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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Feds to Regulate Insurance Industry?
Reps Sanctioned for Continuing Ed Violations
Learn Leadership Skills at FICP Forum
UNLV Introduces Webinar Series for Planners
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Regulatory Update
Feds to Regulate Insurance Industry?
The Treasury Department’s Blueprint for Regulatory Reform, released at the end of March, includes a call for an optional federal charter that would allow the insurance industry to be regulated at the federal level.

The industry is currently regulated at the state level, but under the proposal unveiled by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, companies would have the right to choose whether they would be regulated by the federal government or continue to be regulated by the states. Click here for more information on the proposal.

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Reps Sanctioned for Continuing Ed Violations
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority has fined 16 current and former registered representatives of State Farm VP Management Corp. for misconduct related to continuing education examinations required by FINRA.

Some reps were sanctioned for directing subordinates to take a continuing education proficiency examination in their place, while others received fines and penalties for taking the examination in the place of State Farm supervisors. For more information, click here.

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FICP Beat
Learn Leadership Skills at FICP Forum
Anchored around the theme of “Awakening Your Best,” Financial & Insurance Conference Planners 2008 Summer Forum will offer a full roster of workshops, panels, and experiential presentations aimed at helping attendees expand their leadership potential. It takes place June 18 to 20 at Disney’s Yacht & Beach Club Resorts, Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

Building on the success of last year’s sold-out event, the Forum design team of financial services and insurance industry meeting planners and hospitality partners, led by FICP Vice President Education Kim Boriin, CMP, Guardian Investor Services LLC, has put together an education-packed program for all levels of experience. For more information, click here.

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Meeting Strategies
UNLV Introduces Webinar Series for Planners
The University of Nevada Las Vegas is now offering live, college-level classes online featuring UNLV faculty, faculty from other college departments of hotel management, and leading industry experts. Each one-hour, commercial-free webinar is designed to be a stand-alone learning experience.

Event planners, meeting planners, and hospitality industry professionals can gain new levels of expertise and receive specific, relevant information to enhance their performance--all without leaving their offices. Plus, attendees receive continuing education units.

Read more about the speakers, the sessions, and a special code offered to FIM readers that will get you a discount on the registration fee.


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