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NEWS & PRODUCTS, JULY 2007
By Staff WriterA new group has been formed to help independent third-party recordkeepers' voices be heard on Capitol Hill. The Council of Independent 401(k) Recordkeepers (CIKR), a...
June 29, 2007
Who Should Get VA Health Benefits?As the United States prepares to observe Independence Day, some veterans groups are clashing with the Bush administration over health benefits for Americans who have ...
June 29, 2007
Firm Makes Loan Disability Plan More FlexiblePetersen International Underwriters Inc. has introduced the Prime Flex Loan Adjustment Rider.Customers can use the optional rider with the Petersen family of bank loan indemnification ...
June 29, 2007
Personnel Changes: SOA, Guardian, AXA, OthersThe Society of Actuaries has hired Gregory Heidrich to be executive director.Heidrich previously was senior vice president for policy development and research at the Property ...
June 29, 2007
Bill Would Limit Private Medicare Plan Out Of Pocket CostsRep. Pete Stark, D-Calif., today introduced a measure that would prohibit Medicare Advantage plans from charging beneficiaries more than traditional Medicare fee-for-service plans charge for ...
June 29, 2007
Bill Would Limit Private Medicare Plan Out Of Pocket CostsRep. Pete Stark, D-Calif., today introduced a measure that would prohibit Medicare Advantage plans from charging beneficiaries more than traditional Medicare fee-for-service plans charge for ...
June 29, 2007
Bush Repeats Calls To Limit SCHIP, Cap Health ExclusionPresident Bush and Democrats are sparring once again over reauthorization of the State Children's Health Insurance Program.Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee want to use ...
June 29, 2007
Bush Repeats Calls To Limit SCHIP, Cap Health ExclusionPresident Bush and Democrats are sparring once again over reauthorization of the State Children's Health Insurance Program.Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee want to use ...