Spam Is A Productivity Killer
By Ara C. TremblyLas Vegas Spamunsolicited e-mail, usually for commercial purposesis not only a nuisance for corporate users, it is a drain on productivity, said a panel of ...
December 04, 2003
Index Annuities 5-Year Returns ShineByThe growth in index annuity sales is getting some new wind. This comes from news about the returns that investors from the late 1990s have ...
December 04, 2003
Power Boomers Drive IRA RolloversByThe success or failure of financial services firms will depend increasingly on their ability to attract and retain their share of individual retirement account ...
December 04, 2003
Try Profiling GMIBs Touted By WholesalersTry Profiling GMIBs Touted By By Wyatt BlackmonIn todays competitive and ever changing market, it is important to "profile" the insurance company with which you ...
December 04, 2003
Hartford To Buy CNA Group Benefits LinesByHartford Financial Services Group has agreed to buy the group benefits business of CNA Financial Corp., Chicago, for about $500 million in cash.Hartford is getting ...
December 04, 2003
ACLI Says SECs Mutual Fund Proposals Disadvantage VAsACLI Says SECs Mutual Fund Proposals Disadvantage VAsByWashington A Securities and Exchange Commission proposal aimed at combatting mutual fund trading abuses would disadvantage pension funds ...
December 04, 2003
Creating More User-Friendly Products Could Spark Greater SalesByWhere is the industry headed in terms of developing user-friendly products?Assuming the term "products" entails the combination of products, issue processes and marketing, the answer ...
December 04, 2003
Cook To Use BluePhoenix COBOL TechnologyNU Online News Service, Dec. 4, 2003, 11:33 a.m. EST -- Cook Systems International Inc., Memphis, Tenn., has agreed to use technology from BluePhoenix ...