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Insurer Targets Mass Affluent
By Staff WriterA big insurer has created a 4-step strategy for helping producers address the financial and estate concerns of the mass affluent.
January 11, 2010
Duck Does Nuts And BoltsAflac Inc. (NYSE:AFL) is launching an advertising campaign that will give concrete descriptions of what the company's products do.
January 08, 2010
Nelson On Health Bill Provision: You Misunderstood MeA Senate health bill provision that would shield Nebraska from having to pay to expand Medicaid programs in other states is a "placeholder" to be used to ensure that all states are treated fairly, according to Sen. Ben Nelson.
January 08, 2010
HELP Aide: CLASS Could Create LTC Supplement MarketThe proposed Community Living Assistance Services and Support Act, part of the House and Senate versions of the health bill, could create opportunities for private insurers to sell products that would wrap around government plan benefits.
January 08, 2010
Illinois Mandates Health Care Claim ReviewIllinois has enacted a law that will give residents the ability to appeal health insurance claim denials.
January 08, 2010
Former Presidential Life CEO Discloses Plans for New BoardThe former chief executive officer of a Northeastern insurer has unveiled plans for the new board of directors that he is trying to install in place of the current board.
January 08, 2010
N.Y. Lists LTC Insurance HikesThe New York State Insurance Department has published a history of the premium increases it has approved for long term care insurance carriers since 2000.
January 08, 2010
Producers: Health Bill Should Give State Regulators FlexibilityThe final version of the health bill should give state regulators a great deal of control over how administrative cost and health insurance exchange provisions are implemented, agent and broker groups say.