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401(k) Owners Pray Markets Are Kind To Their Future
NPR, Aug. 16, 2011

NAIFA backs Finra for adviser SRO
InvestmentNews, July 29, 2011

Dodd-Frank: As a rule, the going has been slow
InvestmentNews, July 17, 2011 

NAIFA backs Finra for adviser SRO
Investment News, July 29, 2011

Naifa Endorses Finra As RIA Exam Overseer
FA News, July 28, 2011

NAIC endorses role of producers in upcoming PPACA exchanges
Employee Benefit Adviser, July 1, 2011

SEC Official: Fiduciary Mandate is Likely, But Harmonization Will Come Later
National Underwriter, June 28, 2011

MLR a bad deal for brokers
Employee Benefit Adviser, June 27, 2011

Iowa Draws Line in the Sand for Advisors
InsuranceNewsNet.com, June 24, 2011

Insurers out to kill fiduciary standard, planners say
Investment News, June 23, 2011

Breaking Up is Easier to Do
The Wall Street Journal, June 18, 2011

NAIC White Paper Roils Agents
Insurance Networking News, May 31, 2011

Financial-advice reform bogged down in political debate
Orlando Sentinel, May 23, 2011

Financial advisers fear scope of reform
Omaha.com, May 14, 2011

NAIFA president rejects CFA’s fiduciary standard claims
Life Insurance Selling, May 11, 2011

NAIFA: The Suitability Standard Works
National Underwriter, May 11, 2011

NAIFA: The Suitability Standard Works
National Underwriter, May 11, 2011

Handful of broker-dealers holding back fiduciary rule
Investment News, May 10, 2011

NAIFA Finds Deep Health Commission Cuts
National Underwriter, May 3, 2011

Health care reform "devastating" to agents/brokers, report says
ProducersWeb, May 2, 2011

Health reform’s cost trickling down to insurance agency staffing
Insurance and Financial Advisor, May 2, 2011

With lower commissions, insurance agents cutting services to clients
Insurance and Financial Advisor, May 2, 2011

NAIFA-Effects of Medical Loss Ratio on Health Insurance Agents, Consumers
State Coverage Initiatives, April 2011

Report: Healthcare law 'devastating' for insurance agents
The Hill, April 29, 2011

Industry Lauds Repeal of PPACA Provision for “Free-Choice” Vouchers
National Underwriter, April 22, 2011

Lobbying efforts persist long after health-care, financial regulation bills passed
Washington Post, April 21, 2011

MLR Dramatically Impacting Commissions, Agents Tell Regulators
Insurance Journal, April 18, 2011

Obama Signs 1099 Fix Bill
National Underwriter, April 15, 2011

NAIFA Blasts Labor Fiduciary Definition
National Underwriter, April 13, 2011

INSURANCE: New group would allow for work in multiple states
Investment News, April 6, 2011

Senate Okays Repeal of 1099 Provision in Healthcare Law
National Underwriter, April 5, 2011

Terry Headley, Falls Church, Va., column: Hamm’s right to request health care reform waiver
Grand Forks Herald, April 1, 2011

Terry K. Headley: West Virginia should seek waiver from reform rule
The Herald-Dispatch, April 1, 2011

NAIC punts on MLR exclusion for commissions
Employee Benefit Advisor, March 31, 2011

NAIC won't vote yet on broker bill - 1099 repeal vote possible this week
Employee Benefit Advisor, March 28, 2011

NAIC Panel Seeks More Info Before Backing Agent MLR Exemption
NU Online News Service, March 28, 2011

Congress weighs excluding agent commissions from medical loss ratios
Insurance and Financial Advisor, March 21, 2011

Rockefeller Objects To MLR Agent Exemption; NAIC To Hold Hearing
Property Casualty 360, March 16, 2011

MLR Battle Heats Up
National Underwriter, March 15, 2011

Health broker bill could be the next 1099
Politico, March 15, 2011

A Smarter Way to Buy Insurance?
Wall Street Journal, March 14, 2011

NARAB II to Return to House
National Underwriter, March 8, 2011

High-wire act: The SEC's Mary Schapiro is treading carefully, trying to move a fiduciary standard forward
Investment News, February 27, 2011

Agents say their commissions should be exempt medical loss ratios
Insurance and Financial Advisor, February 22, 2011

Tax credit could help some firms
Investment News, February 20, 2011

Adviser groups target Capitol Hill in fiduciary clash
Investment News, February 6, 2011

A Uniform Standard for Financial Professionals
Kiplinger, February 4, 2011

SEC in no great rush to write fiduciary rule, Schapiro says
Investment News, February 4, 2011

Let the lobbying begin! Industry groups target Capitol Hill in fiduciary clash
Investment News, February 2, 2011

Nelson: 'Time to Change the Mandate'
National Review Online, February 2, 2011

Standards Study Concerns NAIFA: Brokers leery of additional costs as SEC recommends creation of a common fiduciary standard
Insurance Networking News, February 1, 2011

Nelson says individual mandate ‘must change’
Politico, February 1, 2011

The Road to 'Broviser' Harmonization Would Mean More Work for Advisers
Investment News, January 30, 2011

SEC Study on Fiduciary Standard Sets Up Fight
InsuranceNewsNet, January 28, 2011

SEC Fiduciary Study Pleases Some, Frustrates Others
National Underwriter, January 24, 2011

Insurance Newscast's 2011 List of the 100 Most Powerful People in the Insurance Industry - North America
Insurance Broadcasting, January 24, 2011

SEC and the Fiduciary Study, Part II: Politics and the Fiduciary Standard
AdvisorOne, January 23, 2011

Life Insurers Applaud GAO Report
Insurance Networking News, January 21, 2011

Producers: Will Republicans Help Improve PPACA?
National Underwriter, January 20, 2011

NAIFA Praises GAO Planner Report
National Underwriter, January 19, 2011

Washington Withholds Call for Financial Planner Regulation
Financial Planning, January 19, 2011

Disclosure is at center of fiduciary tug of war
Investment News, January 9, 2011

House budget chairman targets insurance tax breaks
Investment News, January 6, 2011

Planners Nervous About Standard of Care
National Underwriter, January 5, 2011

Coming unintended consequences against middle-class investors Cincinnati Finance Examiner, January 4, 2011

Insurers fight against strict fiduciary standard
Reuters, December 20, 2010

Terry Headley: Agents' advocate faces tax policy fights
Investment News, December 19, 2010

New Survey Offers Snapshot of Consumers’ Investment Behaviors; Only 17% Can Afford to Invest More Than $250 Per Month, Survey Says
InsuranceNewsNet, December 19, 2010

The Link Between Estate Planning and Life Insurance
NAIFA President Terry Headley on the use of life insurance for estate planning, particularly for the rich.
Fox Business News' Varney & Co., December 17, 2010

NAIFA: Universal Fiduciary Standard Would Hurt Consumers
National Underwriter, December 17, 2010

Fiduciary-duty bad news for less affluent clients: NAIFA
Investment News, December 17, 2010

Insurers fight against strict fiduciary standard
Fidelity.com, December 17, 2010

H.R. 4853: Bipartisan Deal Would Set Estate Tax Rate at 35%
National Underwriter, December 10, 2010

Industry Reacts to Tax Deal
National Underwriter, December 7, 2010

What's No. 1 for Brokers?
Wall Street Journal, Dec. 6, 2010

NAILBA 29: BGAs Optimistic about Consumers, Nervous about Washington
National Underwriter, December 6, 2010

HHS cost rules put states in middle
Politico, November 30, 2010

New Finra rule could cause headaches for hybrid advisers
Investment News, November 29, 2010

PPACA: MLR Fight Heads to Capitol Hill
National Underwriter, November 24, 2010

Producer groups anticipate congressional action on MLR
Insurance Networking News, November 24, 2010

Agents Plan To Take MLR Fight To Next Congress
National Underwriter, November 24, 2010

Life Industry to Deficit Cutters: We Matter
National Underwriter, November 16, 2010

Insurers To FSOC: Leave Investment Oversight To States
National Underwriter, November 15, 2010

Senate Will Take Up Repeal Of Onerous 1099 Provision
National Underwriter, November 15, 2010

DC deficit cutters propose taking ax to insurance
InvestmentNews, November 14, 2010

Damn Lies and Statistics
Insureblog, November 12, 2010

Deficit panel's ‘zero plan' could do a number on insurers, advisers
InvestmentNews, November 11, 2010

Health Insurance Agents Face Bleak Future
National Underwriter, November 8, 2010

Back In Business
National Underwriter, November 8, 2010

Rule 12B-1: The Battle of the Comment Letters
National Underwriter, November 8, 2010

Elections 2010: Tax Bills to Fight Deadlock Flu
National Underwriter, November 3, 2010

SIFMA: Uniform Fiduciary Standard Bad for Product Menus
National Underwriter, November 2, 2010

Can brokers survive health reform?
Benefits Selling, November 1, 2010

Agents Often Help With Health Claims: NAIFA
National Underwriter, October 29, 2010

Producers remain in admin category of MLR — now what?
Employee Benefit Advisor, October 26, 2010

Agent commissions likely casualty of health reform law
Insurance & Financial Advisor, October 25, 2010

Tax breaks for insurance policies on the chopping block?
InvestmentNews, October 24, 2010

Healthcare Roundup: One step closer to medical-loss ratio rules
The Hill, October 22, 2010

PPACA: Commissions Stay in MLR Blank
National Underwriter, October 21, 2010

Association OKs new insurance rule recommendations
The Washington Post, October 21, 2010

Insurance Brokers Lose Out in Final NAIC Recommendations
The Wall Street Journal Health Blog, October 21, 2010

PPACA: Commissions Stay in MLR Blank
National Underwriter, October 21, 2010

NAIFA to talk up agents at NAIC meeting
Benefits Selling, October 18, 2010

STOA: Commenters Aim to Polish Model Bulletin
National Underwriter, October 12, 2010

Agents Seek To Exclude Commissions From MLR Requirements
National Underwriter, October 5, 2010

Letter to the Editor: A new fiduciary standard would brings added costs, questionable protections
Washington Post, October 4, 2010

Reason for concern
Employee Benefit News, October 1, 2010

Train your brain
Senior Market Advisor, October 1, 2010

Study Harder
Financial Planning, October 1, 2010

NAIFA: Good News, Bad News: Increased advocacy efforts tempered by dues increases and membership declines
National Underwriter, September 27, 2010

Fiduciary Standard Moving Ahead at Breackneck Speed
National Underwriter, September 27, 2010

Weighing the Prospects for NAIFA—and the Industry
National Underwriter, September 27, 2010

First Steps to Implement Healthcare Reform Effective September 23
National Underwriter, September 21, 2010

NAIFA conference message: Get involved
Life Insurance Selling, September 15, 2010

Survey: Most U.S. Investors Think Financial Salespeople Should Put Clients' Interest Before Own
InsuranceNewsNet.com, September 17, 2010

Senate Rejects Change On Tax Reporting
National Underwriter, September 15, 2010

NAIFA: Republicans Not Necessarily Rescuers
National Underwriter, September 14, 2010

H.R. 5297: Senate Nixes 1099 Fix
National Underwriter, September 14, 2010

Health Issues Heat Up for Agents
National Underwriter, September 13, 2010

NAIFA: Currey Accentuates the Positive
National Underwriter, September 13, 2010

NAIFA to Raise Dues
National Underwriter, September 13, 2010

Deluge of Comment Letters Shows Industry Split on Fiduciary Standard
National Underwriter, September 13, 2010

PPACA: Health Tax Issue Headed for Senate
National Underwriter, September 2, 2010

NAIFA Letter Protests SEC Fiduciary Proposal
National Underwriter, September 1, 2010

Groups Tell SEC to Take Hard Look at Fiduciary Norm
National Underwriter, August 31, 2010

Industry Lauds New Tax Bill
National Underwriter, July 23, 2010

Financial Planners To Face Scrutiny In Finance Overhaul Bill
Wall Street Journal/Dow Jones News Wire, July 13, 2010

The little guy needs advice, too
NewsTimes.com, July 5, 2010

Producers Ask Commissioners to Join Loss Ratio Fray
National Underwriter, July 1, 2010

Congress passes fiduciary ball to SEC
Investment News, June 27, 2010

Compromise Reached on Fiduciary Standard Impasse
U.S. News and World Report Money, June 25, 2010

Financial Bill Heads to Floor of Congress
National Underwriter, June 25, 2010

Improbable win for fiduciary standard: Congress set to hand SEC power to impose fiduciary duty on broker-dealers
RIABiz, June 25, 2010

Tougher House fiduciary language makes it into final financial-reg bill
Investment News, June 24, 2010

SEC To Study Fiduciary Standard
National Underwriter, June 24, 2010

Senate compromise on fiduciary duty draws cheers, jeers
Investment News, June 23, 2010

New Hampshire Enacts Stong Legislation Protecting Seniors From Fraud, Abuse
InsuranceNewsNet, June 23, 2010

Financial Reform for the Retail Investor?
U.S. News and World Report, June 22, 2010

Health reform could foil mini-med plans
Employee Benefit News, June 21, 2010

Agencies Set Rules To Exempt Plans From PPACA
National Underwriter, June 17, 2010

H.R. 4173: Senate Conferees Mull Fiduciary Standard Issue
National Underwriter, June 17, 2010

PPACA: Grandfather Rules Not So Terrible
National Underwriter, June 16, 2010

Fiduciary Duty For All Hangs On Senator Tim Johnson
Registered Rep, June 15, 2010

Fiduciary advocates launch one last ‘huge push'
Investment News, June 15, 2010

H.R. 4173 Reconciliation Players Start The Game
National Underwriter, June 10, 2010

Senate H.R. 4213 Revision Keeps Pension Changes, Drops Disclosure Provisions
National Underwriter, June 9, 2010

Advisers await federal verdict on care standard
Financual Times (registration required), June 6, 2010

State insurance chief: Health reform complex
The Pueblo Chieftain, June 5, 2010

House, Senate battle over extending fiduciary duty
The Hill, May 24, 2010

Fight for fiduciary standard going down to the wire
Investment News, May 23, 2010

NAIC committee asked to regulate stranger-owned annuities
IFAwebnews.com, May 21, 2010

MLR Definition Causes Concern Among Agents
National Underwriter, May 19, 2010

‘Ghoulish’ STATs compared to STOLI ‘schemes’ as NAIC readies review
IFAwebnews.com, May 19, 2010

PPACA: Agent Groups Fear Effects Of Medical Loss Ratio Rules
National Underwriter, May 18, 2010

Industry reaction mixed to new Wisconsin anti-STOLI law
IFAwebnews.com, May 18, 2010

Insurance trade groups fear ‘narrow’ medical loss ratio definition
IFAwebnews.com, May 18, 2010

Fiduciaries see Collins proviso as a betrayal
Investment News, May 16, 2010

Groups Assail Antitrust Repeal
National Underwriter, May 14, 2010

Insurers, NCOIL Call For Healthcare Anti-Trust Protection
National Underwriter, May 14, 2010

Trade groups want Sebelius to promote agent’s role on insurance portal
IFAwebnews.com, May 13, 2010

Health care law may help families with autism costs
Dallas Morning News, May 11, 2010

Fiduciary Standard Advances
National Underwriter, April 30, 2010

Health Care Reform Stirs Hopes, Fears for Parents of Autistic Children
NT NewsNet, April 29, 2010

NAIFA Honors Keenan
National Underwriter, April 27, 2010

Life Groups Create Educational Toolkit
National Underwriter, April 21, 2010

Spreading the news during Financial Literacy Month
Senior Market Advisor Magazine, April 21, 2010

Tax Provisions In Health Reform Act Are Starting To Become Clearer
National Underwriter, April 19, 2010

New Ways & Means Chairman Seeks To Jump-Start Estate Tax Fix
National Underwriter, April 19, 2010

Waters goes from acting to official chief executive at NAIFA
IFAwebnews.com, April 16, 2010

With Health Reform Now Law, Industry Turns To Implementation
National Underwriter, April 5, 2010

Financial Reform By Memorial Day? That Seems To Be The Goal
National Underwriter, April 5, 2010

Why Broker Regulation Matters to Investors
Daily Finance, March 31, 2010

NAIFA Names Waters As CEO
National Underwriter, March 31, 2010

NAIFA names Waters permanent CEO
Investment News, March 31, 2010

NAIC Acts On Annuity Suitability, Contract Resales
National Underwriter, March 29, 2010

Bill Foudy Interview (minutes 20-35)
Your Insurance Matters, March 28, 2010

NAIFA 2010 To Emphasize Education, Networking, Advocacy
InsuranceNewsNet.com, March 26, 2010

Insurance Groups Blast Annuity Income Tax
National Underwriter, March 25, 2010

Tax on Annuity Investment Income Likely to be Used to Pay for U.S. Health Reform
InsuranceNewsNet.com, March 25, 2010

Healthcare Reform's Immediate Benefits and Costs
www.ksfm.com, March 22, 2010

Insurers Show Clout in Standards Fight
The Wall Street Journal, March 22, 2010

Practice Management: Insurers Show Clout In Standards Fight
The Wall Street Journal, March 19, 2010

Insurance Groups Back Financial Services Reform
National Underwriter, March 16, 2010

Kohl's oversight proposal is panned
Investment News, March 15, 2010

Planners Fight Back On Fiduciary Standard
National Underwriter, March 11, 2010

Kohl Proposes Board to Have SEC Regulate Planners and Brokers; Dodd Ends Reform Legislation Talks
Investment Advisor, March 11, 2010

NAIFA warns that fed’s proposed fiduciary standards would be harmful
IFAwebnews.com, March 8, 2010

Financial reform bill likely to lose measure to protect Main Street investors
Washington Post, March 7, 2010

House Approves Recreation of NARAB
National Underwriter, March 4, 2010

Obama Presses For Healthcare Reform
National Underwriter, March 3, 2010

Top RIA lobbyist says insurance foes have been 'more effective' in fiduciary battle but urges patience
RIABiz, March 1, 2010

Agent Groups Still Fighting Fiduciary Standard In Financial Reform
National Underwriter, March 1, 2010

Brokers Win, Investors Lose Key Reform
Wall Street Journal, February 27, 2010

Consumer Activists Fear Erosion Of Broker/Dealer Proposal (subscription only)
Congress Daily, February 26, 2010

Life Industry May Have Won A Fiduciary Standard Battle
National Underwriter, February 25, 2010

NAIFA: What Did The Fiduciary Standard Do To Stop Madoff?
National Underwriter, February 23, 2010

Senate bill stirs retirement plan lobby
Investment News, February 21, 2010

Senate Echoes Industry Suitability Study Idea
National Underwriter, February 16, 2010

IRA Reform Passes Senate Unanimously
Wauwatosa Now, February 16, 2010

Lobbying May Push Fiduciary Rules for Brokers Off Congress Reform Agenda
Bloomberg, February 12, 2010

Bill would cross-license insurance agents who sell certain products
The Salt Lake Tribune, February 5, 2010

The health of nations
Financial Times, February 4, 2010

Keep Antitrust Exemption, Insurer Groups Urge House
National Underwriter, February 2, 2010

NAIFA, FSR Join P-C Groups To Oppose FTC Authority Proposal
National Underwriter, February 2, 2010

How Positive Thinking Helped This Agent
Agents Sales Journal Magazine, February 1, 2010

Groups retrench on defining planners
Investment News, January 31, 2010

NAIFA to offer partial scholarships for LUTCF, FSS courses
IFAwebnews.com, January 29, 2010

FTC Study Bill Heads Toward Showdown
National Underwriter, January 28, 2010

Senate Shake-Ups Unlikely To Impact Fiduciary Standard
Financial Advisor, January 22, 2010

Insurers push pols to study broker regulation
Investment News, January 17, 2010

Texas Lawmakers, Producers Clash Over Insurance Exchange System
National Underwriter, January 12, 2010

Let States Rule On Health Care Costs, Insurance Trades Say
National Underwriter, January 8, 2010