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S. 1796 Arrives: Baucus Health Bill Text Goes Online
By Staff WriterThe Senate Finance Committee has posted the legislative language of S. 1796 -- the 1,502-page America's Healthy Future Act bill -- on its website.
October 20, 2009
Stable Value Battle ResumesThe ERISA Advisory Council will talk at an upcoming meeting about ideas for improving the way stable value funds are used in retirement plans and explained to participants.
October 20, 2009
Swiss Re: Term Life Rates Must RiseTough U.S. reserving rules and the effects of the financial crisis already are forcing insurers to increase term life prices, a reinsurer says.
October 20, 2009
Survey: Many Think Health Reform Will HelpThe majority of U.S. residents think current health reform efforts will be helpful, and many have concerns about the stability of their own coverage, researchers at a health policy think tank report.
October 20, 2009
Small Group Health Carriers Draw Fire At HearingThe current U.S. health insurance system stacks the deck against small businesses, according to House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman.
October 20, 2009
Swiss Re: Term Life Rates Must RiseTough U.S. reserving rules and the effects of the financial crisis already are forcing insurers to increase term life prices, a reinsurer says.
October 20, 2009
Employer Gloom May Be Leveling OffConditions at defined contribution retirement plans may be starting to deteriorate at a steady rate, rather than at a rapidly accelerating rate.
October 20, 2009
Pruco Life issues new MyLegacy universal life policyPruco Life Insurance Company, Newark, N.J., a Prudential Financial, Inc. company, has released a new single-premium universal life insurance policy, MyLegacy