Social Security
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House Panel Divided On Social Security
By Arthur D. PostalWashingtonPrompt action on restoring the long-term solvency of the Social Security system would be "prudent," the Comptroller General of the U.S. told a packed room ...
March 01, 2005
Looking BackIn a 1988 interview with this magazine, then known as The Stanger Register, Lawrence Summers, an economic advisor to Presidential candidate Michael Dukakis, addressed some...
March 01, 2005
Bipartisan Hopes?There is no shortage of legislation to reform Social Security, but for anything to pass it must have bipartisan support, Arizona Republican Congressman Jim Kolbe...
March 01, 2005
The Social Security ScrumPresident Bush declared last month in his State of the Union address that reforming Social Security using personal savings accounts is one of his top...
February 24, 2005
Empire State Seniors Fight Private AccountsNU Online News Service, Feb. 24, 2005, 11:33 a.m. ESTAARP, Washington, will send members to 4 congressional district offices in New York state Friday ...
February 23, 2005
SS Disability Conversion To Electronic Files Should Benefit LTD Claims ProcessChanges in the Social Security disability process may have an impact on how insurers conduct their group long-term disability business. The reason is that most ...
February 15, 2005
Bill Could Cut Lifetime Annuity Taxes (Updated)Members of Congress have come through with legislation that could help insurers increase sales to retirees.[@@]A group that includes 2 Republicans and 2 Democrats ...
February 11, 2005
NAIC Waives AssessmentA regulatory group is giving insurers a break on fees.[@@]The National Association of Insurance Commissioners, Kansas City, Mo., is waiving a requirement that insurers ...