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California Assembly Passes LTC Rate Bill
By Allison BellMembers the California Assembly have voted 42-33 to approve A.B. 999, a bill that could put new limits on long term care insurers' ability to raise prices.
June 03, 2011
Personnel Changes: Michigan, CIGNA, ING, Aetna, OneAmerica, SecurianThe Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation has hired Teri Morante to be a senior deputy commissioner.
June 02, 2011
Seniors fret over taxes, cuts to Social Security, MedicareWhat's keeping retirees up a night? According to data from LIMRA, more than half of seniors are worried about possible tax increases as well as cuts to Medicare benefits and Social Security.
June 02, 2011
Franken Urges HHS to Defend MLR RuleSen. Al Franken is asking the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to review state requests for minimum medical loss ratio waivers carefully before granting waivers.
June 02, 2011
Massachusetts Recruits Co-Op RunnersMassachusetts insurance regulations are seeking applications from entities that want to help run a new type of nonprofit health insurer.
June 02, 2011
U.S. Retirement Partners Acquires USDA national 403(b) plan provider is buying a distributor in Southern California.
June 02, 2011
Pension Experts, Hawks Duel over Nest EggsReducing retirement savings incentives would hurt working families while doing less to cut the federal deficit than the budget hawks predict, pension experts say.
June 02, 2011
Do You Own a Business or a Fancy Job?Many professionals believe they own businesses which are saleable assets that will continue to thrive after they retire or leave the company.