Social Security
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NAIC Waives Assessment
By Jim ConnollyA regulatory group is giving insurers a break on fees.[@@]The National Association of Insurance Commissioners, Kansas City, Mo., is waiving a requirement that insurers ...
February 09, 2005
Legislation Would Waive Tax On Annuity IncomeLegislation Would WaiveTax On Annuity IncomeWashingtonLegislation eagerly awaited by the life insurance industry that would waive half the taxes on a guaranteed stream of income ...
February 09, 2005
Greenspan Gives Qualified Support To Social Security Private AccountsGreenspan Gives Qualified Support To Social Security Private AccountsWashingtonFederal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan last week gave qualified support to Bush administration proposals to create ...
February 04, 2005
Will Workers In 50s Get Full Social Security Benefits?NU Online News Service, Feb. 4, 2005, 5:20 p.m. ESTMembers of Congress are facing financial pressure to cut Social Security benefits for members of ...
February 03, 2005
Speech Puts Social Security Accounts In SpotlightPresident Bush devoted a major section of his State of the Union address to Social Security reform efforts.[@@]Early in the speech Wednesday, Bush mentioned ...
February 03, 2005
Private Account Details Seep OutAnnuities could play an important role in the proposed private Social Security account program.[@@]Officials who insisted on anonymity discussed that program detail Wednesday during ...
February 01, 2005
What's Next in the CapitalExpect debate on Social Security, the tax code, and pensions, and that's just for a start in year one of Bush Two Redux Reforming Social Security...
January 26, 2005
Bush Social Security Plan Would Include AnnuitizationBush Social Security Plan Would Include AnnuitizationWashingtonThe so-called privatization of Social Security proposed by President Bush would include an annuitization component, according to a background ...