House Keeps LTC Provision In Deficit Bill
By Matt BradyMembers of the House kept a section that could expand the long term care insurance partnership program in a major bill passed late last ...
November 21, 2005
Insurer Forms Mini Med PartnershipThe Montana Nonprofit Association has agreed to offer limited benefit health insurance from Symetra Life Insurance Company to members' 5,000 employees and dependents.[@@]Insurance Coordinators ...
November 21, 2005
Banks%2C Insurers Seek Increased Insurance SalesMost banks plan to increase insurance sales, and most insurers plan to increase their distribution through banks.[@@]But about 66% of all banks and insurers ...
November 21, 2005
MetLife Unveils VA Living Benefit RiderMetLife Inc. has introduced a guaranteed minimum accumulation benefit variable annuity contract option.[@@]The rider can protect principal and some asset growth for MetLife VA ...
November 21, 2005
Payout FlexibilityVarious studies have shown that Americans are living longer in retirement than ever before, and many are even likely to outlive their retirement savings.
November 21, 2005
Official Says Pension Rules Encourage UnderfundingA top strategist at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission says current U.S. defined benefit pension rules give employers an incentive to put in ...
November 20, 2005
Are We Headed Back To 2001?When the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 passed, most estate planners (and probably most Republicans and a few Democrats) expected that before 2011
November 20, 2005
Post-SwitcherooAny post-election period is a fascinating time for those of us devoted to following politics. But this is especially so when you have a "new ...