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The Federal Insurance Office is asking interested parties to comment on a host of issuesincluding the potential costs and benefits of federal regulation of insurance across various linesas it works to prepare a mandated study on insurance issues.

The Federal Insurance Office is asking interested parties to comment on a host of issuesincluding the potential costs and benefits of federal regulation of insurance across various linesas it works to prepare a mandated study on insurance issues.

As reserve releases slow, accident-year losses rise, and investment yields weaken, property and casualty insurers may need to reconsider cost reductions in the form of cutting salaries and advertising budgets to improve profitability, according to a Keefe, Bruyette & Woods industry update.

San Francisco-based Wells Fargo & Co. says 2011 third-quarter income in its insurance-services segment improved 7 percent on a year-over-year basis, but dropped 26 percent on a quarter-to-quarter basis.

San Francisco-based Wells Fargo & Co. says 2011 third-quarter income in its insurance-services segment improved 7 percent on a year-over-year basis, but dropped 26 percent on a quarter-to-quarter basis.

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