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Aetna Picks CIGNA Veteran To Run Pharmacy Unit
By Staff WriterNU Online News Service, Feb. 28, 9:57 a.m. -- Aetna Inc., Hartford, has hired Eric Elliott to head its pharmacy management unit.Elliott succeeds Robyn ...
February 19, 2003
The Truth About Wealth Management: Part I of IIAs is typical in the business world, the decision to expand an organization's operations--offering a broader range of services--is often triggered more by the need to survive than by a desire to capture a bigger market share. The advisory business just might be at this crossroad, where concerns over continuity,...
February 12, 2003
Insurers Need To Focus On Core Business: DeloitteNU Online News Service, Feb. 12, 9:40 a.m. -- Insurance industry executives should refocus their efforts on their core business to return to higher ...
February 10, 2003
Plans for Re-Emergence of Kmart Survive Investor'sCHICAGO (HedgeWorld.com)--Kmart Corp filed a reorganization plan that may pave the way for its reemergence from chapter 11 bankruptcy-law protection, contrary to rumors early last...
February 09, 2003
Agents Share Succession StrategiesThere are practitioners who advise their clients on building an appropriate succession plan, but who find developing one themselves to be "a very difficult ...
February 09, 2003
Advisors On Business Succession"Successful businesses fail for two predominate reasons: one is failure to do the proper estate planning, the second is failure to properly handle management succession."--Herbert ...
February 09, 2003
A Charitable Business Succession Plan Can Yield Many BenefitsA Charitable Business Succession Plan Can Yield Many BenefitsBy Richard C. MartinMany closely held business owners are prominent civic leaders who are actively involved in ...
February 09, 2003
Strategies And Tactics Of Ownership SuccessionStrategies And Tactics Of Ownership SuccessionByRoger Lockwood had two careers; his first was as a professional baseball player in the 1960s. After retiring from baseball, ...