Archive for March 2017
Insurance Industry Gains 3,000 Jobs, Report Says
Leading Insurance Career Site, InsuranceJobs.com Shares Insurance Employment Trends from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Economic Situation Report The insurance industry gained only 3,000 jobs in February, a drop from the 9,800 jobs gained in January, according to preliminary numbers revealed in the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Economic Situation Report released on Friday,…
Read MoreWhat a benefits communication firm is telling clients now
DirectPath has come up with a Washington-resistant approach to describing itself. Source: Yahoo! News
Read MoreLeveraging permanent life in retirement and protection planning
Many people may not be aware that a permanent life insurance policy may help them address a critical challenge their retirement portfolio could face. Source: Yahoo! News
Read MoreGoldman Sachs gets serious about robo-adviser services
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. plans to hire a software developer to help open an automated investing service for mass-market wealth clients. Source: Yahoo! News
Read MoreAre you wasting money on customer experience?
The vast majority of customer experience improvement programs launched by insurance providers will fail, according to a recent study by Avaya. Source: Yahoo! News
Read More2016's Top 10 life insurance providers ranked by NAIC
The company names may be familiar, but not all of 2016’s Top 10 life insurers experienced positive growth. Source: Yahoo! News
Read MoreNow in the GOP’s crosshairs on Capitol Hill: the estate tax
House bill H.R. 25 would replace the federal income, estate and gift taxes, plus the federal payroll tax, with a national sales tax. Source: Yahoo! News
Read MoreRight-size your practice and quiet the noise
Ultimately, we all need to get ourselves healthy; financially, physically and emotionally. That way, we’re in a great place to dispense prudent advice. Source: Yahoo! News
Read MoreDoes Uncle Sam comply with the DOL fiduciary rule?
The rickety Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. keeps collecting premiums from employers. Source: Yahoo! News
Read MoreWeb-based health broker to stay independent, for now
The board of eHealth says it has rejected offers from would-be investors and acquirers. Source: Yahoo! News
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