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By James E. Green |
February 3, 2012
A round-up of the week’s employee benefits news, reports and controversy
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By Joe Bohling |
February 2, 2012
Open enrollment is upon us, and it’s time for some serious health care benefits decisions to be made across America.
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By Chris Carosa |
February 2, 2012
Don't get caught serving two masters. Dr. Ron Rhoades, recently named fiduciary of the year, warns against revenue sharing and 12b-1 fees.
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By Kathryn Mayer |
February 1, 2012
Feel burned out from your job? You probably are, and in worse ways than you thought.
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By Mark Roberts |
January 31, 2012
The big buzz in employer health care has been about wellness. All over the nation, companies have been rolling out programs to help their employees get healthier, and some have been more proactive than others.
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By Dan Cole |
January 31, 2012
By my best count, there are 1,014 major health insurance carriers in the United States. Just think of the choice that represents… more than a thousand different ways to be denied coverage because you’re alive and that’s technically a pre-existing condition.
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By Denis Storey |
January 31, 2012
A new report out of the Congressional Budget Office confirms that thanks to those generous benefits plans my father-in-law’s always talking about, federal workers enjoy 16 percent more in total comp than private sector peeps.
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By Jody Dietel |
January 31, 2012
As the New Year begins, it seems like as good a time as any for me to make a list of what I’d like Congress to do in order to help make account-based plans, such as health flexible spending accounts and transit benefits, more accessible and user friendly.
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By Rich White |
January 31, 2012
For years, the life insurance industry has dreamed of a “paperless application” that agents could fill out and submit electronically in the field, without carrying stacks of hard copy documents.
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By Denis Storey |
January 30, 2012
A new study from Northwestern Mutual reveals long-term care is more expensive than ever, just as we're living longer than ever.
