Feds Release Katrina Retirement-Fund Access Rules
By Allison BellThe Internal Revenue Service is giving taxpayers affected by Hurricane Katrina and their advisors more information about how to get emergency cash from retirement ...
November 29, 2005
Oford Veteran To Lead PPO ParentConcentra Inc. has hired Dr. Norman Payson to be chairman of its board.[@@]Concentra, Addison, Texas, runs the Beech Street preferred provider network, which includes ...
November 29, 2005
CIGNA Gives Patients More Cost DataA managed care company will be offering health plan members more detailed, specific information about the likely cost and quality of their medical care.[@@]The ...
November 29, 2005
Medigap Claims Trigger SuitsShareholder lawyers are trying to organize several class-action suits against a Northeastern insurer that reported a higher-than-expected Medicare supplement loss ratio for the third ...
November 29, 2005
Great%2DWest Offers FSA Grace Period OptionGreat-West Healthcare will be introducing a grace period feature for employers that use Great-West to run their flexible spending account plans.[@@]Federal regulators recently gave ...
November 29, 2005
Carrier Eases Whole%2DLife Application ProcessSBLI USA Mutual Life Insurance Company Inc. is introducing a streamlined underwriting system for customers who want to buy whole-life insurance.[@@]SBLI USA, New York, ...
November 29, 2005
Genworth To Change Unit NamesA financial services giant is updating the names of its life insurance subsidiaries.[@@]The company, Genworth Financial Inc., Richmond, Va., says it plans to rename ...
November 29, 2005
Insurers Wrestle With SpywareFinancial services technology executives are worrying less about computer viruses and worms and more about other types of malware.[@@]Researchers at Ernst & Young L.L.P., ...