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AALU VP Discusses Life Settlement Model Provisions
By Matt BradyAn Association for Advanced Life Underwriting official talked about efforts to revise the National Association of Insurance Commissioners life settlement model.The official, Tom Korb, a ...
May 02, 2007
Withdrawal Guaranty May Appeal To The IndecisiveProtective Life Insurance Company has developed a living benefit option for consumers who are not sure whether they want to pay for a living benefit.Protective ...
May 02, 2007
Team Tackles Manual Along With Valuation RulesRegulators are talking about the standards that ought to apply to the new valuation manual.The manual is supposed to come out sometime this year along ...
May 02, 2007
New Study Sheds Light on Americans' Real Risk of DisabilityAmericans are slightly less likely to suffer a long-term disability than they were in the 1970s and 1980s, yet those who do will likely experience it for a longer period of time. This is one of the main findings from a study released May 1, by the
May 02, 2007
Health Care And Employee Hiring Top Small Business Worry ListControlling medical costs and attracting and retaining employees are the top small business concerns, researchers report.The researchers, who commissioned and analyzed the results of a ...
May 02, 2007
Social Security Chief Pleads For Help With Disability ClaimsA Bush administration official says tight budgets are hurting government efforts to speed up reviews of government disability benefits claims.Social Security Administration Commissioner Michael Astrue ...
May 01, 2007
Uncle Sam Publishes To-Do ListsFederal agencies today updated the lists of regulations they are trying to develop and revise.The agencies publish the "semiannual regulatory agenda" every 6 months in ...
May 01, 2007
Survey: Plans Help Worker Confidence At Big CompaniesEmployees at large employers feel better about retirement than employees at smaller employers, but they may have similar gaps in financial literacy.Researchers at the Transamerica ...