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JHA: Group Disability Sales Hold Steady
By Allison BellGroup disability plans and group life plans protected fewer U.S. workers in 2009, according to JHA.
April 22, 2010
S. 3217: Dodd Financial Services Bill Heads To FloorS. 3217, a major Senate financial services bill, is on track to come up for discussion on the Senate floor Monday.
April 21, 2010
High Court Backs Administrator In ERISA CaseThe U.S. Supreme Court has issued a ruling that appears to limit the ability of the federal courts to review benefit plan administrators' decisions from scratch.
April 21, 2010
Sebelius: Health Reform Is The States' ResponsibilityStates will play a major role in creating interim high-risk pools, controlling health insurance rates and managing other health reform implementation efforts, according to Kathleen Sebelius.
April 21, 2010
NAIC Panel Prepares To Respond To PPACA NoticeThe National Association of Insurance Commissioners has picked the leaders of teams that will answer federal agencies' questions about efforts to implement the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
April 21, 2010
Blues, Aetna Sign On To Young Adult InitiativeAetna Inc. and members of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association have joined the effort to get an early start on making dependent coverage continuation benefits available to graduating college students.
April 21, 2010
Life Groups Create Educational ToolkitMajor life industry organizations are celebrating Financial Literacy Month by offering producers tools they can use to reach out to consumers and schools in their communities.
April 21, 2010
Spreading the news during Financial Literacy MonthApril is Financial Literacy Month and four life insurance industry associations have partnered to give life insurance producers the chance to be leaders in the financial services community in promoting and spreading financial literacy across communities.