J.D. Power and Associates

• Edward Jones on track to hire 20,000 advisors

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  July 3, 2012

  Edward Jones continues to shine. But will that appeal be enough to help the firm nearly double in size to about 20,000 advisors by 2020?

• Charles Schwab ranks highest in J.D. Powers customer satisfaction survey

  By Paula Aven Gladych  |  June 20, 2012

  A new survey that measures customer satisfaction with investment firms found that satisfaction has improved overall, but investors aren't satisfied with the trading charges and fees that are being assessed.

• Interest in health insurance exchanges grows

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  May 1, 2012

  More say they would shop for coverage through a health insurance exchange

• Cost (out of) control

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  May 1, 2012

  The only thing people in the benefits biz seem to be talking about is the implications of health reform. What will happen (if, of course, it still does happen)? Will employers drop coverage for their employees? What about grandfathered status? And, most importantly, just how much is this whole reform...

• Compensation not primary satisfaction indicator for financial advisors

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  March 30, 2012

  Following top practices for firm performance, technology, compliance and administrative support result in the highest levels of satisfaction, not compensation, for financial advisers, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2012 U.S. Financial Advisor Satisfaction Study.

• Interest in health insurance exchanges grows

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  March 13, 2012

  More people looking to buy health insurance say they would shop for coverage through a health insurance exchange if they had the opportunity, according to a J.D. Power and Associates health plan study released Tuesday.

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  Top 5 carriers — United Healthcare

  By Dan Cole  |  March 7, 2012

  United Healthcare was founded in the 70s, and was recently awarded by J.D. Power and Associates for having the highest employer satisfaction rating. Of course, J.D. Power uses Aetna (and before that, Anthem), but I won’t tell anyone.

• Top 10 private health plans

  September 22, 2011

  Now in its sixth year, the "NCQA's Health Insurance Plan Rankings" is based on combined scores for health plans in Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set, commonly called HEDIS.

• Economists see growing risk of global recession

  By Christopher S. Rugaber, Derek Kravitz  |  August 18, 2011

  Discouraging economic data from around the globe have heightened fears that another recession is on the way.

• Kaiser Permanente tops employer satisfaction list

  By Heather Trese  |  July 19, 2011

  Employers ranked Kaiser Permanente's health plan the highest among fully insured commercial health plans in a recent study of health insurance plans by J.D. Power and Associates.