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ING Posts $1.7 billion Q2 Profit
By Danielle AndrusAmsterdam-based ING on Wednesday, August 11, released second-quarter earnings, posting a $1.7 billion net profit for the company, beating analyst estimates of $878 million.
August 12, 2010
Personnel Changes: N.Y. Life, Transamerica, Hartford, Colonial, LMI, AetnaNew York Life Insurance Company says John Kim will be taking over from Gary Wendlandt as chief investment officer at the end of the year.
August 11, 2010
Spring Patents Captive Funding ProgramThe U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted a patent to a program for funding employee and retiree benefits.
August 11, 2010
Expired COBRA Subsidy Gets Mixed ReviewsThe temporary health benefits continuation subsidy helped some involuntarily terminated workers but came nowhere close to providing "universal coverage."
August 11, 2010
John Kim to become Chief Investment Officer of New York LifeNew York Life Insurance Company, New York, has announced that Executive Vice President John Y. Kim, 49, will add the post of Chief Investment Officer to his other duties at the end of 2010.
August 11, 2010
Sun Life: Dental a Favorite at WorksiteDental insurance continues to be the king of the voluntary benefits hill.
August 11, 2010
AXA Equitable introduces Athena Indexed Universal Life InsuranceAXA Equitable Life Insurance Company, New York, has introduced Athena Indexed Universal Life (Athena IUL), a new permanent life insurance policy with enhanced cash-value accumulation potential and downside protection.
August 11, 2010
Three more direct mail mistakes to avoidHave you bought into the direct mail confusion? It is the most frustrating marketing, or the most lucrative, if you know what you are doing. Here are three things not to do.