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FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
NAIC TO FORM SPECIAL WORKING GROUP ON RETAINED ASSET
ACCOUNTS
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Aug. 6, 2010) — The National
Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) will formally
establish at its upcoming meeting in Seattle a special working group
to examine a life insurance claims settlement practice involving the
use of retained asset accounts (RAA). This effort will specifically
include a focus on consumer disclosure issues. The working group
will be comprised of members of the Life Insurance and Annuities
Committee and the Market Regulation and Consumer Affairs
Committee.
The working group will hold its first meeting at the NAIC Summer
National Meeting in Seattle on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2:30-4:00 p.m. in
the Seattle Sheraton Grand Ballroom A/B. The working group will be
co-chaired by Roger Sevigny, NAIC Immediate Past President and New
Hampshire Insurance Commissioner and Thomas R. Sullivan, NAIC Life
Insurance and Annuities Committee Chair and Connecticut Insurance
Commissioner.
“We want consumers to have as many choices as possible in how
they receive their claims payments, but we also want to make certain
the terms of those payments are fully disclosed in language that is
clear and easy to understand,” said Jane L. Cline, NAIC President
and West Virginia Insurance Commissioner.
In addition to the joint working group, regulators working
through the Financial Condition Committee will be considering
enhancements to the reporting requirements for life insurance
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