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February 05, 2018
Seattle billed itself as a laboratory for the gig economy with a plan that would allow ride-hailing drivers who work for companies such as Uber and Lyft to unionize. That bold effort is set to be scrutinized in a federal appeals court.
January 01, 2018
If an employer wants to offer employees pretax payroll deferrals to their health savings accounts, the employer needs to first create a Section 125 plan or cafeteria plan that allows HSA deferrals.
December 19, 2017
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.s new CEO announced plans to slash 25 percent of the Israeli companys 56,000-strong workforce, suspend dividends and forgo employee bonuses
November 15, 2017
A champion to consumer advocates, Cordrays exit this month from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau lets the Trump White House install a more industry-friendly head of the CFPB.
November 01, 2017
Bret Brummitt is a managing partner at A.G. Insurance, a benefits firm that strives to lead the industry as pioneers who create improvement that touches the lives of those they serve.
October 25, 2017
Executives from Centene Corp. told Wall Street securities analysts today that they expect their high-performing Affordable Care Act public exchange plan business to continue to do well in 2018, even if the cost-sharing reduction subsidy goes away.
October 19, 2017
Lawmakers, consumers and insurers, among others, have complained that pharmacy-benefits managers use opaque deals and rebates to pad their profits, putting the industry under increased scrutiny.
October 06, 2017
A new investment research tool? Construction giant Komatsu releases raw data around the tenth of each month, faster than almost any other economic data.
September 28, 2017
Epic Systems, one of the leading providers of electronic health software, laid out the company's goals for the future during the companys annual users group meeting this week.
August 17, 2017
When Julie lost her job, she thought she lost everything. See how Sun Life helped.
June 01, 2017
Many of us, including myself, started our firms out of our homes. The one thing I didn't anticipate when I started out on my own was the loneliness factor. I came from a company with hundreds of employees and thrived off of the hustle and bustle. That buzz was noticeably...
April 01, 2017
What qualities must a broker have to succeed in today's changing benefits landscape?
January 01, 2017
Can voluntary benefits and self-funding help employers peace of mind and budget?
September 08, 2016
Financially fit employees are happier, healthier, and more productive. Watch the video for the full story.
March 01, 2016
The voluntary market is constantly changing, and the pace of change continues to gain speed.
March 01, 2016
On November 2, 2015, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 was signed by President Obama.
February 01, 2016
On January 8, President Obama vetoed a Republican-backed measure that would have repealed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
September 21, 2015
See how Prudential Group Insurance helps make even the most complex benefit plan transitions smooth and seamless.
September 21, 2015
At enrollment time, communication is everything. See how having a single point of contact helps.
September 21, 2015
Meet some of the Prudential people who provide a personal touch when customers are facing monumental life events.
September 21, 2015
At Prudential Group Insurance, were not just paying a claim. Were delivering on a promise. See how we make it personal.
September 08, 2015
How can advisors reach millennials more effectively? Look to T. Rowe Price for insights.
September 01, 2015
Businesses need to turn up the heat in educating consumers about health savings accounts and health reimbursements accounts, according to Acclaris, a tech consulting firm for account-based health care plans.
September 01, 2015
A handful of analysts and politicos have warned that Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisionsmost notably the employer mandatewould have a negative impact on employment, cut jobs and reduce full-time workers hours.
September 01, 2015
Employers have a wide range of opinions about the recent mergers of major health insurance companies.
September 01, 2015
As I read the recent back and forth between Zenefits and ADP, I could almost hear an industry breathing a sigh of relief.
September 01, 2015
The broker's job description in today's changing health care market is similar to running a marathon for nine months, followed by an all-out sprint when open enrollment season starts in the fall.
September 01, 2015
The death rate in the United States is holding steady at 100 percent. Nevertheless, the grieving process is the last thing most employees want to talk or even think about.
July 30, 2015
How can advisors engage and motivate millennials? Look to T. Rowe Price for insights.
July 30, 2015
How can advisors help millennials invest for retirement? Look to T. Rowe Price for insights.
July 30, 2015
How can advisors help millennials save for retirement? Look to T. Rowe Price for insights
April 01, 2015
For business leaders, keeping costs low and the bottom line in check is always top of mind.
March 01, 2015
The workers compensation system was one of the triumphs of the industrial age.
February 01, 2015
In todays environment its not only a good idea to try something new - its absolutely necessary.
October 14, 2014
Every business should have access to legal coverage and every business should be able to afford it. Learn the benefits of a small business plan.
October 03, 2014
Learn how offering a LegalShield plan benefits your customers and your bottom line.
August 01, 2014
June 24 marked my 9th year owning a brokerage firm in New York City, and in those years, Ive learned a lot.
July 18, 2014
The pensions of retired salaried workers at Delphi have been in limbo since they were assumed by the PBGC.
July 14, 2014
The Georgia company hopes to reduce its defined benefit obligations by $200 million-$300 million by offering lump-sum payments to former employees who have yet to retire.
July 07, 2014
Last year saw the strongest asset flows into the alternative investments category and the largest number of alt fund launches on record, according to a survey by Morningstar and Barrons.
June 18, 2014
Morningstar has rolled out a new service to help retirement fund managers better research and assess the managers of mutual funds.
June 01, 2014
Don't let the word small mislead youthere's nothing small about them.
May 01, 2014
There are two ERISA requirements that, for the most part, employers are just not meeting.
April 09, 2014
Issuers must not discriminate based on disability or age, officials say.
February 14, 2014
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. issued its interest rate assumptions for December that must be used when single-employer pension plans are terminated.
February 01, 2014
Switzerland is a prime example of a system very similar to that being implemented through the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Actand the elements that differentiate the Swiss system from PPACA might point to where were headed.
January 02, 2014
We asked scholars to identify the most important development or new research of the last year.
November 18, 2013
A federal civil rights agency and an Albuquerque hotel have settled the agency's religious discrimination lawsuit filed on behalf of a housekeeper who was fired when she refused to not wear her head scarf.
November 01, 2013
There has been perhaps no more divisive issue in this country over the past three years than that of health care reform.
October 18, 2013
Health Republic Insurance of New York is using the MagnaCare network.
September 03, 2013
Australia, Canada and the Netherlands have all tackled their retirement savings problems through a combination of social security and employer-sponsored retirement systems.
August 07, 2013
WellCare Health Plans' second-quarter earnings inched up 1 percent, as a jump in medical benefits and other expenses countered a revenue spike for the Medicaid and Medicare coverage provider.
August 05, 2013
How well do most Americans do on a health insurance knowledge test?
August 05, 2013
Consumers who think they might be scoring a cheap health plan under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act might be in for a rude awakening.
July 30, 2013
Express Scripts says its second-quarter net income more than tripled compared to last year, when costs from the pharmacy benefits manager's acquisition of competitor Medco Health Solutions dented its performance.
July 22, 2013
Its U.S. Pension Buyout Index showed a drop from 109.5 percent to 109.4 percent of the accounting liability.
May 22, 2013
Stories, blogs, photos and more, all from the second day of this year's conference, all in the Show Daily.
May 22, 2013
Stories, blogs, photos and more, all from the first day of this year's conference, all in the Show Daily.
May 13, 2013
A state panel examining soaring workers compensation rates in Delaware is recommending that the state implement a two-year inflation freeze on medical providers' fee schedules.
May 10, 2013
Couldn't make it the 2013 Benefits Selling Expo in San Diego? Here's a photo gallery to help you see what you missed.
April 08, 2013
Voluntary and other ancillary employee benefits are expected to play a bigger role in the years ahead as companies compete for talent, according to the preliminary results of an employer survey by United Benefits Advisors.
April 05, 2013
MetLife is selling independent broker-dealer affiliates Tower Square Securities and Walnut Street Securities to Cetera Advisor Networks, so that its U.S. retail arm can concentrate more on its core distribution relationships.
March 25, 2013
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn said Saturday that he's taking steps to ensure the state has enough qualified health care workers to meet demand as hundreds of thousands of uninsured residents become eligible for coverage under the new health care law.
March 15, 2013
U.S. stock markets are opening lower, threatening to end the Dow's winning streak at 10 days.
February 20, 2013
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich says President Barack Obama's campaign was "eight, maybe 10 years, ahead" of the Republican Party last year in understanding the rapidly changing face of the American electorate.
February 13, 2013
WellCare Health Plans Inc.'s fourth-quarter earnings fell 43 percent as rising medical costs outpaced revenue gains. But analysts had predicted worse, and the health insurer said it received a rate hike from Kentucky, a state where it has struggled with expenses.
January 11, 2013
An attorney for Oklahoma City-based Hobby Lobby says the company has found a way to delay providing insurance coverage for emergency contraceptives as required under the federal health care law.
December 27, 2012
Aetna Life Insurance Co. has agreed to pay a $1 million fine for violations in Washington state.
December 11, 2012
Maryland has received conditional approval by the federal government to operate a state-based health insurance exchange in 2014, Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown announced Monday.
October 05, 2012
Gov. Mitch Daniels said $207 million will be invested in teacher pensions, along with $90 million toward judges' pensions and $32 million for police pensions.
October 01, 2012
Church & Dwight said Monday that it completed its acquisition of Avid Health Inc., which makes gummy types of vitamins and supplements, for $650 million in cash.
September 27, 2012
Get in line, Medicare and Social Security. Seniors, like just about everyone else, have money on their minds.
September 05, 2012
Job vacancies increased in Kansas during the second quarter of 2012 compared to a year earlier, according to a report Wednesday from the state Department of Labor.
August 17, 2012
AT&T said Friday that union workers in its Midwest region and AT&T Corp. voted to ratify three-year contracts.
August 08, 2012
A consumer group says Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon hasn't justified its proposal to raise rates for 52,000 people who buy health insurance in the individual market rather than through an employer.
August 08, 2012
President Barack Obama says Republicans who want to repeal his health care overhaul want to take the country back to policies more suited to the 1950s than to the 21st century.
August 06, 2012
The government says it expects to receive $750 million more from the latest sale of stock held in American International Group. The sales are part of an effort to recoup taxpayer money from the largest bailout of the 2008 financial crisis.
August 06, 2012
It's an economic indicator of sorts for seniors: The Obama administration says the average premium for basic Medicare drug coverage will stay the same next year, $30 a month. That's the third year in a row of little or no change.
August 06, 2012
Sen. Al Franken says more than 123,000 Minnesotans are benefiting from insurance rebates under a provision he sponsored in the federal health law, even though some won't get checks in the mail.
August 03, 2012
President Barack Obama says new jobs figures released Friday show there are too many people looking for work. He says "we've got more work to do on their behalf."
August 02, 2012
Tenet Healthcare Corp. said Thursday its hospitals will remain part of Humana Inc.'s networks a new four-year deal between the companies.
August 02, 2012
American International Group's net income rose 27 percent in the second quarter as its property and casualty and life insurance business brought in more revenue.
August 02, 2012
Federal authorities have accused New York City of miscalculating employment benefits for NYPD officers while they were away serving in the military.
August 02, 2012
Connecticut has scored its first win in a campaign to bring new insurance business to the state.
August 02, 2012
A public employee union says wait times to speak with Rhode Island's unemployment call center have greatly increased following 67 layoffs at the state labor department.
August 01, 2012
MetLife Inc. said on Wednesday that its second-quarter earnings more than doubled, topping Wall Street's expectations, as the insurer recorded a $1.4 billion one-time gain from a derivatives bet that interest rates would fall.
August 01, 2012
Prudential Financial Inc. said Wednesday that its net income jumped nearly threefold in the second quarter, as the life insurer recorded a one-time gain of nearly $2 billion as a stronger Japanese yen drove up the value of the company's derivatives.
August 01, 2012
The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. reported a $101 million second-quarter net loss Wednesday, a consequence of paying off a huge debt to Allianz SE.
August 01, 2012
Automatic Data Processing Inc., the world's biggest payroll processor, said Wednesday its fiscal fourth-quarter net income rose 7 percent as it benefited from some new hiring in a slowly improving economy.
July 31, 2012
A New Orleans congressman is asking Gov. Bobby Jindal to reconsider his position against expanding Louisiana's Medicaid program, as allowed under the federal health care overhaul.
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