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Video: Middle-class have greater retirement risk than previously thought
By Staff WriterA new report from retirement coalition Americans for Secure Retirement finds the events in just the last six months of 2008 have dramatically worsened the...
June 11, 2009
Unum Program Reaches N.Y.An insurer is making its new approach to selling and administering benefits for small and midsize employers available in New York state.
June 11, 2009
Reform May Help Small GroupsHealth care reform could save American small businesses $855 billion over the next 10 years, researchers estimate.
June 11, 2009
Bill Boosts Income AnnuitiesLawmakers have introduced a House bill that would provide a 50% tax exclusion, up to $10,000 a year, on the income from a non-qualified lifetime annuity.
June 11, 2009
Spencer's: COBRA Was BrokenIn 2008, before Congress created the new 65% group health benefits continuation subsidy, few eligible departing workers were signing up for COBRA benefits, a research service reports.
June 11, 2009
Couples Ignore RetirementTypical husbands and wives are doing little to talk about or manage retirement finances, Fidelity Investments reports.
June 11, 2009
Pacific Life Offers New Indexed ULPacific Life Insurance Company has created a new indexed universal life policy offering no cap on growth.
June 11, 2009
Witness: Pay Is TrickyWhen Congress tries to fix leaks in executive pay regulation, it may create new leaks, a finance professor warned lawmakers.