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Employers Can Get $16,500 to Set Up Retirement Plans: Secure Act
By Allison BellA budget group says the spending package as a whole will add $2 trillion in federal debt.
December 20, 2019
Life and Annuity Players Prepare to Pop Secure Act Champagne Bottle CorksNAIFA's CEO points out that the House passed the act shortly after NAIFA sent 600 members to Capitol Hill.
December 20, 2019
Member Survey Data Can Help Insurers Fight the Opioid CrisisThe author says carriers need information they can use to promote use of safer alternatives.
December 19, 2019
5 Possible Effects of the Big New ACA Ruling, for AgentsOne possibility is that all of the ACA could die. But when?
December 18, 2019
Appeals Court Declares ACA Individual Mandate UnconstitutionalBut the court raised the possibility that much of the ACA could survive the death of the individual mandate provision.
December 18, 2019
New York Life Makes $6.3 Billion Deal for Cigna Group Life and Disability UnitCigna would get cash. New York Life would get a buffer against low interest rates.
December 17, 2019
Health Coverage May Get $348B Spending Bill BoostCadillac plan tax repeal and health insurer tax repeal are part of the 'must pass' FCAA 2020 package.
December 17, 2019
7 (Polite) Life and Annuity Player Whoops of Joy for the Return of the Secure ActA bill life and annuity groups have cherished is now Division O of the must-pass 'Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020.'