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Thrivent Hopes To Hire 675 Financial Reps
By Staff WriterA Minneapolis fraternal insurer is kicking off its 2006 hiring campaign.The insurer, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, says it hopes to add 675 new financial representatives ...
February 28, 2006
UBA Sets Up Training ProgramUnited Benefit Advisors plans to launch the UBA University benefits seminar service at its summer meeting in August.UBA, Austin, Texas, a consortium of 135 independent ...
February 28, 2006
AdminServer Teams With Rivers WaveA U.S. company and a U.K. company are joining to develop reinsurance company information systems.AdminServer Inc., Chester, Pa., is supplying the reinsurance administration software.Rivers Wave ...
February 27, 2006
Aetna To Acquire Disability BusinessA large health insurer is expanding its disability services operations.Aetna Inc., Hartford, says it is acquiring a large disability services business from Broadspire, Plantation, Fla., ...
February 27, 2006
ACS Wins $84 Million UnumProvident ContractA large disability insurer has selected a major technology vendor.UnumProvident Corp., Chattanooga, Tenn., has awarded a 5-year, $84 million information services contract to Affiliated Computer ...
February 27, 2006
Insurance Broker Acquires Benefits FirmsBellGroup L.L.C. has scooped up McCone Insurance Group Inc. and Andy J. Nadel's benefits practice.BellGroup, McCone and the Nadel benefits practice are all in Dallas.BellGroup, ...
February 27, 2006
M Financial And Sun Life Financial Team UpA national marketing group is adding a new source of products for wealthy clients.M Financial Group, Portland, Ore., says it has agreed to offer life ...
February 26, 2006
Trade Groups Seek Change In Viatical Model To Bar SpeculationStates should not enact the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' Viatical Settlement Model Law without changing it to bar speculative use of life insurance, say ...