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House Panel OKs Insurance Office And Stability Bills
By Arthur D. PostalThe House Financial Services Committee today approved H.R. 3996, the Financial Stability Improvement Act bill, and H.R. 2609, the Federal Insurance Office Act bill.
December 01, 2009
Employer Group: Why Bother With The Public Option?The American Benefits Council says the country ought to focus on setting up a new health insurance distribution exchange system without taking on the added challenge of creating a government-run health plan.
December 01, 2009
Northwestern Mutual: Americans Continue To Play OstrichFew U.S. workers are prepared for the loss of income that would result if they were to become disabled, according to Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company.
December 01, 2009
Senate To Consider Health Bill Antitrust AmendmentA measure that would repeal the McCarran-Ferguson Act antitrust exemption for health and medical malpractice insurers will be offered as an amendment to H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act bill.
December 01, 2009
Senate Health Care Debate ContinuesTempers continued to flare on the Senate floor Tuesday as floor debate on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act bill, H.R. 3590, continued for a second day.
December 01, 2009
Shift in retirement plan prevalence62% -- Percentage of workers who had a defined benefit plan only in 1983; in 2007, 17 percent had a defined benefit plan.
December 01, 2009
Senior alert: robots in their futureGeckoSystems, a robotics company within the Mobile Service Robot (MSR) industry, have announced the first-ever limited in-home trials for their home care robot, CareBot.
December 01, 2009
The end goal remains the sameIn our research, we've learned that boomers want safer options, with more predictability.