W. Thomas Reeder Jr. was confirmed as the next director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp by a voice vote in the Senate.

Ben Nelson, the chief executive officer of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), will give up that job at the end of January, when his contract expires, the group announced.

Dow Jones said payment card and contact information belonging to fewer than 3,500 current and former subscribers may have been accessed.