Health Care Reform Moves To The States
With control of Congress divided between Democrats and Republicans, the efforts to reform health care will shift to the states over the next two years, a panel of consultants said.Read more
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Econometer: Will A Divided Congress Affect The Economy?
Nov. 16– Democrats took control of the House last week, creating a divided U.S. Congress. Question: Will divided control of Congress affect the economy? The midterm elections were not a slam dunk or “wave” for either party as Democrats barely managed to flip the House and Republicans slightly added to their already slight majority in the Senate.
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Indexed Annuity Sales Keep Setting Records
Recent increases in annuity rates, coupled with incentives being offered by product manufacturers have translated to sales momentum, according to Wink’s Sales and Market Report.
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NAIC Working Group Settles On Policy Summary Concept
A National Association of Insurance Commissioners working group wants to “enhance consumer understanding” with a proposed two-page summary to accompany life insurance illustrations. The group is making slow progress on the proposal, with a few issues remaining to work out.
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The Finance 202: Elizabeth Warren: Regulators Are Ignoring A Major Economic Threat
Elizabeth Warren is sounding the alarm about a danger she says could set off another financial crisis if regulators don’t police it.. “I’m not sure that I see much distinction between what you’re doing now and the Fed was doing pre-2008, and I think that’s deeply worrisome,” Warren told Randal Quarles, the Federal Reserve’s vice chairman for supervision, at a Senate…
Health/Employee Benefits
Health Care Reform Moves To The States
- LTCi Liquidation Decision Could Undermine The Insurance Industry, ACLI Says
- Vanguard Partners With HealthEquity To Offer Health Savings Accounts To 401(k) Participants
- Four In 10 Workers Say Living Past 85 Would Be A Financial ‘Hardship’
