Federal Regulation
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AHIP: High Court Ruling Will Have Little Effect On Carriers
By Staff WriterThe U.S. Supreme Court has ruled 5-4 that health insurers serving federal employees must seek reimbursement of monies paid to claimants under state law, not ...
June 01, 2006
News & ProductsBaby boomers and seniors--don't confuse the two. By today's standards, boomers are middle aged, and they're not ready to think about retirement, nor are they...
May 24, 2006
IRS Panel To Address Nonprofit Plan RegsAn Internal Revenue Service advisory group is about to hear a working group's views on improving the document compliance program for 403(b) retirement plans.The advisory ...
May 24, 2006
IRS Panel To Address Nonprofit Plan RegsAn Internal Revenue Service advisory group is about to hear a working group's views on improving the document compliance program for 403(b) retirement plans.The advisory ...
May 14, 2006
Steer The TrainTake a deep breath. An optional federal charter for insurers--or any other legislation impinging on state regulation--will not be enacted this year. Beyond that, in ...
May 09, 2006
UnumProvident Announces SubpoenaA large disability insurer says the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is asking for information about certain reinsurance arrangements.UnumProvident Corp., Chattanooga, Tenn., says in its ...
May 09, 2006
IRS Allows IRA Marital Trust ArrangementsAn official at the Internal Revenue Service has approved 3 arrangements that involve payments of individual retirement account assets once held by a dead spouse ...
May 09, 2006
How John Doe Can Write To The IRSThe Internal Revenue Service has revised its retirement plan repair guide.The guide, published today on the IRS Web site as Revenue Procedure 2006-27, spells out ...