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Assurant To Honor Runner
By Staff WriterGilbert Tuhabonye, an athlete who survived the violence in Rwanda, will be recognized May 13 for his efforts to overcome a severe physical injury.
May 04, 2009
Feds Seek Mental Health Parity CommentsGovernment officials are asking for advice from the public about how to go about implementing the new Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008.
May 04, 2009
Fast Track Move For Health Reform Has Industry Up In ArmsLast week's scheduled Congressional action on budget reconciliation was a typical half-full, half-empty result for the life and health insurance industries.
May 04, 2009
Web Exclusive: COBRA Secrets!Douglas I. Friedman covers a topic that you had better be learning more about.
May 04, 2009
Bring Back The I-WordIt's really a shame that so many insurance companies knocked themselves out in the 1990s by reinventing themselves as "financial services companies."
May 04, 2009
More Companies Are Signing Up AdvisorsInsurance companies and marketing organizations typically reduce their sales ranks until a recession subsides. But in recent months, some are going the other direction. They've started ramping up the sales force, not the other way around.
May 04, 2009
Agencies Rush COBRA FormsThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Employee Benefits Security Administration are hurrying to roll out an application needed to implement the new benefits continuation subsidy program.
May 04, 2009
Assurant To Honor RunnerGilbert Tuhabonye, an athlete who survived the violence in Rwanda, will be recognized May 13 for his efforts to overcome a severe physical injury.