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Long-Term Care Insurance: What It Really Costs
By Marlene Y. SatterAccording to a new report from the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance, more than a quarter of Americans under age 61 who purchased coverage in the first half of 2010 pay less than $1,000 a year.
November 29, 2010
Target-Date Funds: Labor Proposes QDIA Rule AmendmentThe U.S. Department of Labor is calling for retirement plan participants to get more information about the target-date funds offered on plan investment menus.
November 29, 2010
Boehner Invites New Republican Governors to CapitolHouse Speaker-designate John Boehner plans to include the new federal health laws on the agenda Wednesday when he meets with incoming GOP governors.
November 29, 2010
Robert Marino to Lead Horizon BlueWilliam Marino, the chairman and chief executive officer of Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, is set to retire from both posts March 1, 2011.
November 29, 2010
NCOIL Adopts Dental Fee ModelMembers of the National Conference of Insurance Legislators have approved a model act that could limit dental plans' ability to impose balance-billing restrictions.
November 29, 2010
Dodd-Frank: OFR Developing Legal Entity ID SystemThe new Office of Financial Research is asking for ideas about how it should go about creating a legal entity identifier system for financial contracts.
November 29, 2010
389 Years of TruthThis week I am celebrating my 30th year in the insurance business. I've had a great career, done a lot of really interesting things and worked with some of the finest people I've ever met.
November 29, 2010
389 Years of TruthThis week I am celebrating my 30th year in the insurance business. I've had a great career, done a lot of really interesting things and worked with some of the finest people I've ever met.