House TRIA Bill A Mied Blessing
By Arthur D. PostalWashingtonThe House overwhelmingly passed legislation on Dec. 7 extending the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act that is a mixed bag for the life insurance industry.The ...
November 15, 2005
Web Tool Analyzes Benefit PlansZywave Inc. has released PlanAdvisor, a system that can help brokers, employers and employees analyze benefit plans.[@@]The Web-based system includes components that can generate ...
November 15, 2005
Milliman%3A California Disability Rules Will Increase Policy CostsResidents of California should be prepared to see disability insurance costs skyrocket if new requirements proposed by the California Department of Insurance take effect.[@@]Actuaries ...
November 15, 2005
Symetra To Offer Training To Bank RepsSymetra Financial has developed a training program the teach advisors in banks how to sell life insurance and related products.[@@]Symetra Financial, a marketing name ...
November 15, 2005
Hartford Jumps Into Lifetime Withdrawal FrayHartford Financial Services Group Inc. is leaping into the competition to give consumers more options for generating lifetime retirement income streams.[@@]Hartford, Hartford, is introducing ...
November 15, 2005
StanCorp To Buy Back StockStanCorp Financial Group Inc. says it could buy back up to 5.5% of its outstanding shares of common stock over the next 2 years.[@@]StanCorp, ...
November 15, 2005
Is Saving Tougher Than Losing Weight%3FMany consumers say saving for retirement is as tough as or tougher than losing weight or quitting smoking.[@@]But many consumers agree that the same ...
November 15, 2005
Affiliated Makes 2 HSA DealsA large business support company has announced 2 major health savings account administration agreements.[@@]The company, Affiliated Computer Services Inc., Dallas, runs an HSA support ...