Social Security
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Social Security Chief Pleads For Help With Disability Claims
By Staff WriterA Bush administration official says tight budgets are hurting government efforts to speed up reviews of government disability benefits claims.Social Security Administration Commissioner Michael Astrue ...
April 29, 2007
Greenspan: 'Political Will' Needed To Solve Medicare, SS Problems"We're confronted with a really extraordinary event," said Alan Greenspan. "A very large chunk of our workforce--the baby boomers--will be moving from a state of ...
April 22, 2007
High Court Asks Administration To Discuss Disability CaseThe U.S. Supreme Court has shown an interest in a group long-term disability insurance discretionary clause case.The court has asked Paul Clement, the solicitor general ...
April 01, 2007
NEWS & PRODUCTS APRIL 2007Utah's House of Representatives voted in March 167-7 to pass legislation that repeals a May 2006 Utah statute requiring B/Ds to inform the state's Division...
April 01, 2007
Group Think-April 2007Christopher Cox, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission announced in mid-February that the agency would sharply cut the fees charged to public companies and...
March 31, 2007
Fiduciaries rising: the ultimate way to build trustThere's a fiery debate going on in our industry: who's a fiduciary, who's not and who cares? Three cases in point: The Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards is forging a new fiduciary standard for advisors holding the CFP designation -
January 29, 2007
Nebraska Makes Producer Invoices More PrivateCornhusker regulators are trying to make agents' and brokers' records less tempting to identity thieves.The Nebraska Department of Insurance says its producer licensing division will ...
January 25, 2007
EBSA Moves To Let Dominion Rate Plan AssetsThe Employee Benefits Security Administration has started the process of classifying Dominion Bond Rating Service Ltd. as a firm that can rate the assets held ...