Iowa Blue Parent Picks PBM
By Staff WriterWellmark Inc. has hired a unit of HealthExtras Inc. to manage its pharmacy benefits programs.The pharmacy benefit manager unit, Catalyst RX, will start running drug ...
January 03, 2006
Bank Annuity Sales Slump 25%Sales of annuities in banks are continuing to fall as a result of weakness in demand for fixed annuities.Total bank annuity sales fell to $2.8 ...
January 03, 2006
Feds Release Final Roth RegsThe Internal Revenue Service has released final regulations that will shape the new employer-sponsored Roth retirement account programs.An employee at a company that adopts a ...
January 02, 2006
Achieving Success With The Whole Client ModelWhat is the difference between "sales" and "marketing"? In the former, you're trying to convince a prospective client to buy what you have to offer.
January 02, 2006
GAO: Let Labor Go After Non-FiduciariesA U.S. Government Accountability Office analyst says preliminary results based on limited amounts of data hint that defined benefit pension plan investment consultants, with hidden ...
January 02, 2006
GAO: Aging Boomers Not Likely To Sink Share PricesThe looming generation shift may cut annual investment returns by an average of about 0.5 percentage points in coming decades.Researchers at the U.S. Government Accountability ...
January 02, 2006
Service Problems Crop Up At Postal Worker HRA PlanSome members of the oldest federal employee "consumer-directed health plan" may be having trouble getting used to the plan.Researchers at the U.S. Government Accountability Office ...
January 01, 2006
Achieving Success With The Whole Client ModelWhat is the difference between "sales" and "marketing"? In the former, you're trying to convince a prospective client to buy what you have to offer.