In this task, you are given a piece of an article. Your task is to generate a short summary of the text. Try to give the summary in just one sentence.

[EX Q]: Insurance regulator IRDA on Monday prescribed a standard format for life and non-life insurance policy to improve transparency and help people take informed decisions.
[EX A]: IRDA prescribed a standard format for life and insurance policy.

[EX Q]: Coppersmith Capital Management LLC and the other participants in its proxy solicitation the fourth-largest stockholder of Alere Inc. owning approximately 7.3% of the shares outstanding today issued the following letter to Alere stockholders:
[EX A]: Severe weather is sweeping through the southern states.

[EX Q]: DISGRACED union boss and former ALP national president Michael Williamson will be sentenced in March for defrauding members of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
[EX A]:
Aretha Franklin celebrated her birthday in New York City.