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September 12, 2023

IRI RESEARCH FINDS CONSUMERS PRIORITIZE RETIREMENT INCOME AND ASSET PROTECTION MORE THAN GROWTH

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Financial professionals say that clients are prioritizing retirement income and asset protection more than growth, according to…

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September 9, 2023

STATEMENT BY WAYNE CHOPUS, PRESIDENT AND CEO, INSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTE REGARDING THE PROPOSED DEPARTMENT OF LABOR FIDUCIARY REGULATION

The Department of Labor’s (DOL) decision to try again to advance a new fiduciary proposal will hurt working families’ ability…

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September 8, 2023

IRI PROPOSES CHANGES TO NAIC ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODEL BULLETIN

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A proposed model National Association of Insurance Commissioners bulletin on insurers’ use of algorithms, predictive models, and…

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August 8, 2023

Think Advisor Op-Ed: TIME FOR DOL TO STOP WORKING ON FIDUCIARY RULE

Wayne Chopus, President and CEO, IRI, explains why the U.S. Department of Labor should stop working on a new fiduciary…

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July 26, 2023

INSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTE WINS ADVOCACY “POWER OF A” GOLD AWARD

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Insured Retirement Institute (IRI) won the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) “Power of A” Gold…

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July 24, 2023

IRI VISION – A DOWNPAYMENT TOWARD A BETTER ANNUITY EXPERIENCE

An Insured Retirement Institute (IRI) led initiative is underway with a vision to make annuities easy to transact and manage…

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July 17, 2023

IRI PUBLISHES BEST PRACTICES COMPENDIUM FOR EMBEDDING DEI IN HIRING PROCESS

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Insured Retirement Institute (IRI) announced the publication of a compendium of best practices that the association’s…

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July 17, 2023

IRI VISION – EXPANDING THE SEARCH FOR TALENT

Across 2022, IRI brought a simple question to conversations with diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEI) leaders at our member…

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July 12, 2023

IRI VISION: THE LOOMING RETIREMENT CRISIS: ARE WORKERS SAVING ENOUGH?

As the workforce continues to evolve, concerns about retirement savings have reached a critical juncture. A recent Insured Retirement Institute…

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July 12, 2023

IRI URGES WHITE HOUSE TO CONSIDER MORE RETIREMENT SECURITY MEASURES

Cautions Administration about Impediments to Affordable Financial Advice WASHINGTON, D.C. – As efforts progress to implement a 2022 retirement security…

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July 6, 2023

IRI: GENERATION X SHORT ON RETIREMENT SAVINGS, LONG ON EXPECTATIONS

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tens of millions of workers in Generation X (Gen X) will approach retirement uneasy about Social Security…

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June 29, 2023

IRI ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Insured Retirement Institute (IRI) announced changes to its board of directors and executive committee. IRI Board…

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