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NCQA Releases Database
By Staff WriterThe National Committee for Quality Assurance has added a health price access indicator to the new edition of Quality Compass.
August 05, 2009
Allsup Updates Web PlaceA Social Security disability insurance support firm has revised a website aimed at consumers who have filed SSDI applications.
August 05, 2009
BHC Brokerage Fees FallBank holding companies generated $3 billion in insurance brokerage fee income in the first quarter, down 5.7% from $3.2 billion in the comparable quarter in 2008, according to Michael White Associates.
August 05, 2009
White House: YOU Be Nice!About the same time that the head of a health insurer trade group was asking for some civility, the White House press secretary was making a similar plea.
August 05, 2009
Regs Hit Secondary MarketNew legal and regulatory restrictions are prompting many life settlement companies to pull out of one or more states.
August 05, 2009
NAVA becomes IRINAVA, the Association for Insured Retirement Strategies, has announced that they will henceforward be known as the Insured Retirement Institute. The rebranding reflects the institute's expansion in mission to include consumers and financial advisors.
August 05, 2009
"Worth" calculator shows women their valueWomen who take an active role in planning their financial future have better self-confidence and are more likely to attend to their health and well being, according to a study.
August 05, 2009
"Old?" Not me!A new survey of almost 3,000 adults by the Pew Research Center reveals that most people do not consider themselves "old." When asked what constitutes "old," the average respondent recorded that condition beginning at 68 years.