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			<title>James McCallen named CFO of Great-West Life &amp; Annuity</title>
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			<title>The FRC has appointed Timothy Walker as the next chair of the Accountancy and Actuarial Discipline Board (AADB) and an executive director of the FRC.</title>
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			<title>Amlin to launch insurance bond fund venture</title>
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			<title>Bill Acton named President and CEO of Canada Life Capital Corp</title>
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			<title>Generali PPF to set up reinsurer in Bulgaria</title>
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			<title>Assurant interested in buying Countrywide&apos;s insurance business</title>
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			<title>House bars use of genetic data in jobs, insurance</title>
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			<title>CitiStreet sold to ING</title>
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			<title>Martin Kelly joins U.S. RE</title>
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			<title>California Public Employees Retirement System considering setting up a municipal bond insurer with at least three other states</title>
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			<title>American Academy of Actuaries Appoints Grace Hinchman as New Executive Director</title>
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			<title>Mary Coghlan is new CEO of Athletics Ireland</title>
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			<title>Safeco sold to Liberty Mutual</title>
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			<title>Scottish actuaries may merge with English body</title>
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			<title>Citigroup in DB scheme buyout deal</title>
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			<title>India: Actuary shortfall hits insurers, BPOs</title>
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			<title>Resolution Health sold to Wellpoint</title>
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			<title>Hannover Re to launch in Brazil</title>
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			<title>CNA Appoints Larry A. Haefner Chief Actuary</title>
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			<title>Actuarial Responsibilities vs. IS?</title>
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			<title>World Takaful Conference in April</title>
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			<title>Real-time Catastrophe Exposure Modelling</title>
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			<title>Wolanski Checkley Fisher sold to BDO Stoy Hayward Investment Management</title>
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			<title>Insurance agents: We&apos;re not sure what Fed overhaul means to us</title>
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			<title>Treasury calls for federal charter option</title>
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