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Five tips for sure-fire leads
By Chelsey EmmelhainzIt's easy to think in the same box with regard to building a network of referrals.
April 12, 2010
Buck: Defined Benefit Plan Cuts Will StickFew employers that pruned traditional pension plans in 2009 are expecting to reverse the changes in the next few months.
April 12, 2010
AALTCI: Youngest Workers Buy More Group LTC CoverageTypical group long term care insurance buyers are getting older, according to the American Association for Long Term Care Insurance.
April 12, 2010
Proskauer Gears Up For PPACAA New York law firm is setting up a team that will handle what the firm expects to be a large amount of new business related to the new federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
April 12, 2010
IRI Promotes Retirement Planning PyramidThe Insured Retirement Institute is using its 2010 National Retirement Planning Week campaign to spread the idea of putting annuities and other sources of guaranteed income at the base of a "retirement pyramid."
April 12, 2010
UnitedHealth Unit Sets Up Quake Help LineOptumHealth is providing a free telephone hotline aimed at people who are coping with the effects of the recent earthquakes and aftershocks in northwestern Mexico and southern California.
April 12, 2010
Actuary: Wellmark Rate Increase Request JustifiedHigh claims costs justify a move by a Midwestern health carrier to raise rates for 80,000 enrollees an average of 18%, according to an actuarial consulting firm.
April 12, 2010
Tech Bits: Hartford, MassMutual, Dearborn, IntelimedixAn insurer is offering new reporting, tracking and communications tools for leave management program clients.