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Disability insurers enjoy moderate success
By Danielle AndrusFourth quarter profits for several insurers beat analysts' expectations, Reuters reports, if only slightly. Profits for supplemental disability insurance provider Aflac were boosted by strong sales...
February 04, 2010
How Paid Long Term Care Insurance Plans Can Help Small-Business Owners Attract and Retain Top EmployeesSmall business owners have to be creative these days to attract and retain quality people, and thinking outside the box is a must when devising innovative benefits that would appeal to key employees -- especially those in their 40s, 50s, and 60s.
February 04, 2010
Cerulli: Dually Registered Channel To Grow FastestAdvisors who operate both as registered investment advisors and as affiliates of broker-dealers should do well over the next few years, according to analysts at Cerulli Associates Inc.
February 04, 2010
Antitrust Bill To Drop FridayLawmakers plan to introduce a bill Friday that would repeal the protection that the McCarran-Ferguson Act now gives health insurers and medical malpractice insurers against federal antitrust laws.
February 04, 2010
Pennsylvania To Double Basic Coverage CostsPennsylvania is having a hard time making the numbers work at a subsidized health insurance program for the previously uninsured.
February 04, 2010
Jury Issues $37 Million In Damages In Rescission CaseA Colorado jury has awarded $37 million in punitive damages and other damages in an individual health insurance rescission case.
February 04, 2010
Clements To Offer ScholarshipA broker that sells insurance to expatriates and international organizations is running a scholarship program for expatriate students.
February 04, 2010
A case study in political fecklessnessDavid Wessel's piece in today's Wall Street Journal is a case study in political fecklessness. Wishing something were true is a job for my...