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Voters To Elect 5 Commissioners (Updated)
By Staff Writer, , , and Washington state held elections for their top insurance regulators today.Here is a collection of links you can use to stay up ...
November 03, 2008
N.Y. Indexed Products To Show Dividend InfoNew York state has a new law that requires sellers of equity indexed annuities and life contracts to show whether and how the products handle ...
November 03, 2008
Nursing-Home-Only Policies Lose LusterUnum Group Corp. says it sold no nursing-home-only long term care insurance policies in 2007.Nursing-home-only policies once were the most popular LTC policies, and their ...
November 03, 2008
Broker Develops HDHP Fill-In PlanFringe Benefit Group L.P. has come up with a product that can help workers with high-deductible health plans and health savings accounts cover the costs ...
November 02, 2008
Message To DI Clients: Keep Your Coverage In Hard TimesThe only thing worse for a worker than facing a tough job market may be facing a tough job market without the physical ability to ...
November 02, 2008
Make LTC Insurance A Part Of Divorce SettlementsCouples entering marriages typically make lifetime commitments, yet divorce rates continue to hover close to 50%, according to 2005 data from the website of the ...
November 02, 2008
Sizing Up The Value-AddedsIn the 2000s, insurers, advisors and planners seem to have increased their use of the "value-addeds" in offerings to current and potential customers.Now, the Iowa ...
November 02, 2008
Experts: New Parity Law May Not Cause Severe Employer AnxietyComplying with the new federal mental health parity law might be easier on benefits advisors' clients than it could have been.The version of the parity ...