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By Patrick SmithThe Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 earmarked the federal estate tax for a one-year repeal in 2010, with full reinstatement in ...
September 16, 2007
Large Case Sales Pump Up Group Disability SalesBig employers may have ramped up U.S. group disability in the first half by enrolling more of their employees in income-protection plans.Premium revenue from new ...
September 16, 2007
NAIFA Touts Multi-Pronged Strategic Initiative To Strengthen Its FutureNoting 46 years of working with "the people of NAIFA," David Woods, chief executive of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors, affirmed that ...
September 16, 2007
CMS Asserts Medicare Advantage Is Fed's TurfThe Bush administration--supported by insurance underwriters--on Sept. 11 signaled a hard line against allowing state insurance regulators a greater role in overseeing the Medicare Advantage ...
September 16, 2007
No Free LunchOver the past week, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has been on a roll, taking on free lunch offers used as bait to lure ...
September 15, 2007
Life Reinsurer Gears Up For Major DealsA young life reinsurer says it is building the infrastructure it needs to handle large transactions.Wilton Re Holdings Ltd., Hamilton, Bermuda, the parent of Wilton ...
September 15, 2007
Survey: Insurance Executives Fear Price WarsBruising competition may be a far greater risk for insurers than problems with subprime mortgages are.Insurance company executives gave that assessment here this week when ...
September 15, 2007
Speakers Tout Provider Quality MeasurementQuality-based financial incentives can be great tools for getting doctors and hospitals to do the things necessary to improve care.A quality incentive program executive and ...