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Personnel Changes: NAIFA, New York Life, StanCorp, Others
By staff WriterThe National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors has hired Sheila Owens to be vice president of communications and marketing.
May 20, 2010
Democrats Succeed on Dodd Bill Cloture Vote in Senate; Final Vote Is Expected FridaySenate Democrats were successful on Thursday, May 20, in invoking cloture on Senator Christopher Dodd's (D-Connecticut) financial services reform bill, S. 3217. Further debate on...
May 19, 2010
AXA: Women Show Less Retirement Confidence than MenWomen are twice as likely as men to say their top financial worry is not being able to save enough for retirement.
May 19, 2010
AHIP: HSAs Big In Vermont, Colorado, MinnesotaMore than 10 million U.S. residents now have high-deductible, health savings account-compatible health coverage, according to America's Health Insurance Plans.
May 19, 2010
Question Of The Week: The New PPACA MLR RulesWhat are your ideas about how to make the new federal minimum medical loss ratio rules work?
May 19, 2010
Watchdogs Weigh In On Reviewer IndependenceOfficials who keep tabs on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services have come out with a list of actions that might compromise the independence of claim decision review organizations.
May 19, 2010
Cadillac Plan Tax: It Might Be A Big DealA looming tax on relatively expensive health benefits packages could end up affecting 60% of large employers in 2018, according to Towers Watson & Company, New York (NYSE:TW).
May 19, 2010
NAIC Comments On Limited Benefit MarketThe National Association of Insurance Commissioners refers directly to various types of limited-benefit health insurance products in its comments on the new federal health insurance rate review law.