Studies Hint At Slowing Health Care Cost Increases
By Trevor ThomasAlthough U.S. employers continue to face large health care cost increases, two recent surveys show them to be moderating slightly.Hewitt Associates Inc., Lincolnshire, Ill., ...
September 28, 2005
In The Aftermath Of KatrinaTo The Editor: I write to commend Steve Piontek for his Sept. 5 editorial regarding Hurricane Katrina's aftermath in New Orleans and the Mississippi ...
September 28, 2005
Interest In Group Legal Plans Crosses Demographic Boundaries> A voluntary, employee-paid group legal plan is a benefit that can appeal to a wide range of employees.Today, employees' benefits needs are highly ...
September 28, 2005
New York Health Carriers To Merge %28Updated%29Group Health Inc. and HIP Health Plan of New York, 2 nonprofit health insurers, have agreed to merge.[@@]The deal, announced just 2 days after ...
September 28, 2005
Not All Partial Transfers Of NQ Annuities Are Treated The SameLife is much simpler for career agents and policy owners who only do business with one insurer because they only have to learn one ...
September 28, 2005
Education Helps Employees Capitalize On Financial PlansMany employers go to great lengths to design benefits packages that include retirement plans, only to have employees fail to take full advantage. Often ...
September 28, 2005
Life Reinsurers Gain The Upper HandLife reinsurers are on top right now, according to a new market report from Standard & Poor's.[@@]"Steady demand, combined with reduced supply, has not ...
September 28, 2005
LTC Kennedy ttNational LTC Plan Proposed Kennedy and DeWine preparing a voluntary payroll deduction program By trevor thomasLeading insurance industry groups are giving a lukewarm reception ...