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More Tax Details Surface (with Health Reform Reserve Fund description)
By Arthur D. PostalThe Obama administration has come out with more details about tax proposals that could affect many sectors of the financial services industry.
May 11, 2009
Obama Proposes Tax ChangesThe Obama administration has proposed changing estate, gift-tax, annuity and life insurance tax rules to raise some of the revenue needed to pay for expanding access to subsidized health coverage
May 11, 2009
EBSA Works On Plan-Asset RegsAn arm of the U.S. Department of Labor is conducting a review of a regulation that governs treatment of employees' retirement plan contributions.
May 11, 2009
Researchers Find Access GapAbout one-third of U.S. women with annual household incomes over $60,000 say they are having trouble getting health care because of concerns about out-of-pocket costs.
May 11, 2009
OPM Renews LTC ProgramThe U.S. Office of Personnel Management has named one company to be the sole Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program carrier, and it also is increasing rates for in-force policies.
May 11, 2009
Quotable: glossing over the regulationStacy Braverman give her take on why settlement regulation gets glossed over.
May 11, 2009
ING To Expand 403(b) RoleING U.S. Retirement Services wants to enter a new arena in the nonprofit educational institution retirement plan market.
May 11, 2009
AIG To Sell Tokyo PropertyNippon Life Insurance Company has agreed to pay the equivalent of $1.2 billion for an acre of land in Japan that is now owned by American International Group Inc.