Category Archives: Insurance

Let’s test your financial literacy

New research from AllianceBernstein, an investment manager with off-the-shelf and customized target-date fund solutions for 401(k) plans, shows that defined contribution participants’ financial literacy is slipping. That may be the key contributor to what the investment firm describes as a … Continue reading

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Obamacare makes Carriers Question their Future

The shakedown of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act continues. Just how shaky this ride may get is still uncertain. The reform law took a hard shot in New York with the collapse of Health Republic there. Then UnitedHealth … Continue reading

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States offer Exchange Plans – North Carolina is one of them

Consumers are getting a clearer picture of how much they will pay for health insurance under PPACA as more states unveil rates and details about their public health insurance exchange plans. California said it will offer a total of six plans … Continue reading

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Effectiveness of Wellness Programs

  In the midst of questions about the effectiveness of wellness programs, one advocate for such programs says the results of a recent survey show that wellness initiatives greatly reduce the risk that a person’s chronic condition will go undiagnosed. … Continue reading

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Your wall is breaking with health exchange roots

Agents may using, running and competing with exchange programs all at the same time. Private health insurance exchange programs may be a little closer to pecking their way out of the egg shell. In recent weeks, health insurance company executives … Continue reading

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7 Mistakes You Don’t Want to Make When You Are on Your Own

Going from college to first job and apartment can be a huge transition. These steps will help any new grad take care of immediate responsibilities, while still keeping an eye on the future. You’ve got your first real job and … Continue reading

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Age Bias from Insurance Companies

“Inform, Advise, Execute.” That, according to PJP Health’s website, is the health insurer’s goal. Unfortunately, the company didn’t apply those three principles to employee education about age discrimination. At least that’s what a lawsuit filed this week by the U.S. … Continue reading

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Contractor Insurance Claims

Claiming on your insurance is something that none of us ever really want to do, but often it is necessary, and when it does, one does not want to be scratching their head as to what to do. Insurance for … Continue reading

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The 12 Step Program for Buying Life Insurance

You’re the sole breadwinner whose income keeps your family afloat, a parent with young children, or you’re helping your kids pay for college. Regardless of the stage of life you’re in, buying life insurance is a way to help cover … Continue reading

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American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa – American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company, a leading underwriter of index and fixed rate annuities, announced two new enhancements affecting crediting methods and lifetime income benefit payouts. These developments mark an expansion on the Company’s … Continue reading

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