Life Insurance
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ASPPA, COPA Weigh In On Proposed Hybrid Regs
By Staff WriterExperts at the American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries and the College of Pension Actuaries have submitted detailed comments on proposed hybrid pension plan ...
March 28, 2008
EBSA: States Can Sue Group Plans Over Some Medicaid BillsThe Employee Benefits Security Administration has issued an advisory opinion discussing when Medicaid plans can sue group health plans over unpaid bills.Lisa Alexander, coverage division ...
March 28, 2008
FRC: Funds Report Positive FlowU.S. stock and bond mutual funds attracted $17 billion more cash than they lost in February.The net flow of cash into the funds has fallen ...
March 27, 2008
LTC Carriers Get Younger and YoungerLong-term care insurance is becoming a staple of financial planning for those in their 40s and 50s according to new research by the American Association...
March 27, 2008
W. Harold Petersen Reaches Industry MilestoneA milestone in the insurance world was recently celebrated as W. Harold Petersen, RHU, DFP, an acknowledged leader in the industry celebrated his 60th year in the insurance industry and his 80th birthday. Friends, associates, and industry notables
March 27, 2008
AAA: To Fix Medicare, Fix Health CareIf the federal government fails to reform our health finance system, Medicare alone could consume about 8.4% of U.S. gross domestic product by 2050.Members of ...
March 27, 2008
Allsup: SSDI To Offer Debit Card OptionThe Social Security Disability Insurance program is starting a test program in April that will permit SSDI recipients in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas to ...
March 27, 2008
Survey: U.S Retirement Assets Exceed GDPU.S. pension plans, 401(k) plans, individual retirement accounts and other retirement savings vehicles ended 2007 with $15 trillion in assets, up from $7.9 trillion in ...