Managing General Agencies – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com Canada's news source for financial professionals Fri, 05 Apr 2024 19:22:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Managing General Agencies – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com 32 32 FSRA takes enforcement action against MGA https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/fsra-takes-enforcement-action-against-mga/ Fri, 05 Apr 2024 19:22:55 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=483257 Regulator suspends firm and agents amid alleged misconduct

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FSRA proposes guidance on life agent fitness https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/fsra-proposes-guidance-on-life-agent-fitness/ Wed, 22 Nov 2023 18:06:10 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=475869 Draft guidance forms part of larger effort to improve industry conduct

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Strengthening oversight and accountability of the life insurance sector https://www.investmentexecutive.com/insight/columns/strengthening-oversight-and-accountability-of-the-life-insurance-sector/ Tue, 14 Nov 2023 20:00:15 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=475293 New guidance will target responsibilities of insurers, MGAs, and identify suitability requirements for life agents

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Former life agent fined for client servicing scheme https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/former-life-agent-fined-for-client-servicing-scheme/ Fri, 23 Jun 2023 21:14:21 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=467929 FSRA brought similar allegations against the agent earlier this year

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Life agents falling short, FSRA finds https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/life-agents-falling-short-fsra-finds/ Tue, 02 May 2023 18:39:22 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=464773 Almost half of high-risk agent reviews found best-practice failures

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FSRA proposes new conditions on life MGA https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/fsra-proposes-new-conditions-on-life-mga/ Thu, 06 Apr 2023 19:30:29 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=463589 Supervision framework “largely based on delegation to upline agents,” regulator alleged

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Hub Financial acquires BridgeForce in Ontario https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/hub-financial-acquires-bridgeforce-in-ontario/ Thu, 02 Feb 2023 18:21:22 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=459678 Protecting independence of advisors was "foremost" in the decision, BridgeForce co-presidents said

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Total cost reporting guidance for seg funds coming this spring: FSRA https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/total-cost-reporting-guidance-for-seg-funds-coming-this-spring-fsra/ Fri, 20 Jan 2023 17:27:31 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=458956 FSRA also reiterated that it wants clients to be protected from seg fund deferred sales charges, regardless of when the funds were purchased

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FSRA orders Greatway Financial to deliver revised training https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/fsra-orders-greatway-financial-to-deliver-revised-training/ Thu, 22 Dec 2022 20:34:26 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=457963 Greatway must also send its universal life policyholders information to assist them in assessing the policy's appropriateness

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Universal life shouldn’t be universally recommended, regulator says https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/universal-life-shouldnt-be-universally-recommended-regulator-says/ Thu, 27 Oct 2022 15:32:42 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=454414 At an annual Advocis event, FSRA raised concern about sales incentives being misaligned with customer needs

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