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Watch The Health Summit Live (With Twitter Coverage)
By Staff WriterIf you like fireworks, or All Star Wrestling, you might enjoy the live Webcast of President Obama's health summit.
February 24, 2010
GNAIE: Use The Right Discount RateForcing insurers to use a "risk-free discount rate" to discount life insurance contract liabilities could cause huge problems in the insurance and pension sectors, according to Douglas Barnert.
February 24, 2010
Jeff Watkins named Brokerage Manager at First American Insurance UnderwritersFirst American Insurance Underwriters, Inc., Needham, Mass., has named Jeff Watkins as a Brokerage Manager. He is responsible in assisting producers by providing sales opportunities and underwriting solutions to help their business grow.
February 24, 2010
Canadian Insurer Opens U.S. Life CompanyIndustrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc. has launched IA American Life Insurance Company.
February 23, 2010
Grassley Asks Iowa Carrier To Explain Rate IncreasesThe highest-ranking Republican on the Senate Finance Committee has asked a large health insurer in his home state to explain why prices for some insureds will increase as much as 22% April 1.
February 23, 2010
Senior unemployment rates rise7.4% -- Percentage of Americans over 65 who were unemployed in January 2010; 8.3 percent of those out of work were men, compared with 6.4 percent of women.
February 23, 2010
Boomers: Find out what makes them tickThe recent economic crisis has resulted in the emergence of a "planner" type personality among Boomers.
February 23, 2010
Sick enough, poor enough: A comparison of long term care systemsHow does our system compare to those in other countries?