The Blueprint for Regulatory Reform unveiled by U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. at the end of March revives a controversial proposal discussed three years ago in the aftermath of the Eliot Spitzer investigations into insurance...
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...
According to recent news reports (chron.com and reviewjournal.com), the Westin Casuarina Las Vegas Hotel, Casino & Spa is holding attendees responsible for paying the bills still owed by the organizers of a meeting they attended in October...
The University of Nevada Las Vegas is now offering live, college-level classes online featuring UNLV faculty, faculty from other prominent hotel colleges and leading industry experts. Each one-hour, commercial-free Webinar is designed to be a...
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority has fined 16 current and former registered representatives of State Farm VP Management Corp. for misconduct relating to continuing education examinations required by FINRA...
If you’ve ever looked for an excuse to try out the 3-D online environment called Second Life, here’s a good one: The grand opening of Virtualis, an eye-popping event island complete with convention center, exhibition spaces, and The Joan Eisensto...
The Department of Homeland Security has issued a final rule ordering that the land and sea requirements of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative go into effect June 1, 2009...
While a 27-year-old association is considered relatively young, it’s not unusual to find those that conduct their annual meetings the same way year after year, becoming stale despite their relative youth. Not so for the International Association...
After filing for bankruptcy less than two weeks ago, Aloha Airlines announced that March 31, 2008, was its last day of passenger operations. The second-largest Hawaii carrier cited an inability to generate sufficient revenue and “unfair...
