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Creating Dream Teams for the Life Insurance World
By Warren S. HerschFROM AN EMPLOYMENT PERSPECTIVE, the anemic economic recovery has been a double-edged sword: bad for the millions of U.S. workers who, nearly three years after the 2007-2009 recession, still find themselves without a job; a boon for employers who can now skim more of the cream from the proverbial...
October 07, 2011
PPACA: IOM Chooses No-Frills PathThe Institute of Medicine wants HHS to think hard about the cost of the new essential health benefits package.
October 07, 2011
PPACA: CCIIO Peers Into CO-OP FutureWant to start a new, nonprofit, government-promoted health plan that you cant convert into a for-profit?
October 07, 2011
Feds to Design Health Care for the Masses (BenefitsPro)The federal government has begun the process of creating the framework for a basic health plan what insurance companies will be required to provide, at minimum, to participate in state exchanges starting in 2014.
October 07, 2011
MetLife to Take $125M Unclaimed Property ChargeYet another major insurer feels the sting of the unclaimed property issue, which continues to gain in breadth and depth as one of the most important regulatory issues of the year.
October 07, 2011
New Policies Seek to Benefit From Morphing EconomyAs insurance products depend on financial circumstances out of their control, they run the risk of being viewed as securities by regulatory authorities.
October 07, 2011
HHS Sees Full Speed Ahead for State ExchangesHHS is beefing up its efforts on helping states figure out state exchanges, and will be offering help, resources and guidance as they try and meet Janury 2013 deadline
October 07, 2011
Selling is never about closingYour close rate is directly dependent upon your upfront investment.