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High Court Backs Administrator In ERISA Case
By Arthur D. PostalThe U.S. Supreme Court has issued a ruling that appears to limit the ability of the federal courts to review benefit plan administrators' decisions from scratch.
April 21, 2010
NAIC Panel Prepares To Respond To PPACA NoticeThe National Association of Insurance Commissioners has picked the leaders of teams that will answer federal agencies' questions about efforts to implement the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
April 21, 2010
Blues, Aetna Sign On To Young Adult InitiativeAetna Inc. and members of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association have joined the effort to get an early start on making dependent coverage continuation benefits available to graduating college students.
April 21, 2010
Life Groups Create Educational ToolkitMajor life industry organizations are celebrating Financial Literacy Month by offering producers tools they can use to reach out to consumers and schools in their communities.
April 21, 2010
Spreading the news during Financial Literacy MonthApril is Financial Literacy Month and four life insurance industry associations have partnered to give life insurance producers the chance to be leaders in the financial services community in promoting and spreading financial literacy across communities.
April 21, 2010
New York Life Lauches Stable Value UnitNew York Life Insurance Company has set up a business that will create and distribute stable-value products.
April 21, 2010
Welcome Life Opens U.K. OfficeA U.S. life settlement firm has opened an office in London.
April 21, 2010
Senate Panel OKs Derivatives BillMembers of the Senate Agriculture Committee have approved the Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act, a bill that would impose a new layer of regulation on insurers that use derivatives.