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First reported 37 mins ago - Updated 37 mins ago - 1 reports

Illinois Senate

Editorial: Dear John Cullerton, a postscript

_ We hope this note finds you and your Illinois Senate well. How fortunate that we can write a postscript to our "Dear President Cullerton," letter published Tuesday: We were relieved later in the day to finally see actuarial math attached to your plan, ... [Published Chicago Tribune - 37 mins ago]

Entities: John Cullerton, Illinois Senate, Actuary, Workers

First reported 4 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 1 reports

American Academy of Actuaries

Blues Increasingly Turn to Tiered Networks To Compete in Transparent 2014 Market

Reprinted from THE AIS REPORT ON BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD PLANS, a hard-hitting independent monthly newsletter on new products, market share, strategies, conversions, financing, profitability and strategic alliances of BC/BS plans. (Not affiliated with ... [Published AIS Health - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Actuary, Market, Karen Bender, American Academy of Actuaries, Geisinger Medical Center

First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 2 reports

Sam Brownback

KPERS bill expands police and fire pensions

Much of the Legislature's work has stalled amid tax and budget wrangling since lawmakers returned for the wrap-up session, but both chambers were able to pass a bill expanding the pension system for the state's police officers and firefighters.Members ... [Published Topeka Capital-Journal - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Steven Johnson, Police, Sam Brownback, Actuary

First reported 16 hours ago - Updated 10 hours ago - 2 reports

Oregon

What will PPACA really do to coverage prices?

A drafter of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) says health insurance industry actuaries are painting a misleading picture of how PPACA will affect the cost of coverage.Christopher Spiro, a health policy specialist at the Center for ... [Published LifeHealthPro - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Actuary, Health Insurance, Oregon, Oliver Wyman

First reported 12 hours ago - Updated 12 hours ago - 1 reports

Notice: European Home Retail plc and Farepak Foods and Gifts Limited, William Rollason, Member of ICAEW

A disciplinary hearing of the Formal Complaint against William Rollason, a member of the ICAEW, who was chief executive of European Home Retail plc and was a director of Farepak Foods and Gifts Limited, is listed to commence on 7 June 2013 at The International ... [Published Financial Reporting Council - 12 hours ago]

Entities: William Rollason, ICAEW Institute of Chartered Accountants in Eng..., Tribunal

First reported 15 hours ago - Updated 12 hours ago - 2 reports

CT sheds $1.7B in unfunded retiree health benefits

Kevin Lembo, Comptroller, state of ConnecticutRelated ContentConnecticut has reduced its future unfunded state employee and retiree health care liabilities by $1.68 billion thanks to reduced health care utilization and a more cost effective prescription ... [Published Hartford Business Journal - 12 hours ago]

Entities: Health Benefits, Health Care, Actuary

First reported 14 hours ago - Updated 14 hours ago - 1 reports

Munich Re AG

Friends Life appoints head of longevity

Former Barnett Waddingham and Munich Re actuary takes on new roleFriends Life has announced the appointment of Neil Robjohns to the role of head of longevity.Robjohns, who will report directly to David Still, managing director of retirement income, has ... [Published Health Insurance Magazine - 14 hours ago]

Entities: Appointed, Munich Re AG, Actuary

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Some flood insurance policies to see rate hikes

About 20% of "subsidized" flood policies will see a premium increase each year until they're actuarially sound. But a new homeowner must pay it immediately. ... [Published Florida Realtor - May 21 2013]

Entities: Rate Hike, Actuary

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Some exchanges are still hiring

Some state health insurance exchange programs continue to advertise job openings.The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) calls for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and state agencies to make exchanges, or health insurance ... [Published LifeHealthPro - May 20 2013]

Entities: Health Insurance, Actuary, Washington DC, Health Care Reform

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 2 reports

Suburban St. Louis firm starts major expansion

CHESTERFIELD, Mo. --A St. Louis-based insurance company has vowed to add at least 300 employees within five years.The Reinsurance Group of America discussed the hiring spree Monday while breaking ground on a new, $140 million headquarters complex in suburban ... [Published South Carolina Enquirer-Herald - May 20 2013]

Entities: Missouri Department of Economic Development, Reinsurance Group of America Inc, Actuary

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Pinnacle Actuary: Buying Physicians Practices Brings New Risks for Health-Care Systems

He spoke to Best's News Service at the recent Risk and Insurance Management Society's annual conference in Los Angeles. The majority of the... industry have been insured by the PIAA companies, the Physician Insurers Association of America. With the fact ... [Published Advisen FPN - May 20 2013]

Entities: Actuary, Physician, Los Angeles

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 3 reports

SAMUELSON: Discipline needed to stem rising health care costs

WASHINGTON ? Steins Law, which says if something cant go on forever, it will stop, will someday apply to health care spending, which has risen from 5 percent of the gross domestic product in 1960 to almost 18 percent now. What we dont know is how and ... [Published Asbury Park Press - May 20 2013]

Entities: Health Care, David Cutler, Gross Domestic Product, Actuary

Quotes

...a lot of people in that particular age category, and what we're always worried about is losing that whole group all at once," Wolfe Moore said. "Hopefully this will encourage them to leave work more slowly."

KPERS bill expands police and fire pensions [Published Topeka Capital-Journal - 4 hours ago]

"You want us to trust in (state Sen.) Scott Beason and Gov. (Robert Bentley?" the man said. "Absolutely, hell no."

Medical society leader unveils doctors' plan to fix Cooper Green [Published al.com - 6 hours ago]

...when premium proposals were posted publicly online, two insurers immediately lowered their proposed rates to remain competitive," Spiro said. "One insurer lowered its proposed rate by 15 percent and another lowered its proposed rate by even more. Clearly, these insurers had been inflating their projected costs; one insurer said its actuarial projections had been too pessimistic."

What will PPACA really do to coverage prices? [Published LifeHealthPro - 10 hours ago]

...Managed Risk ETF Portfolios we introduced last year that also employ hedging strategies," said Dan Kruse, second vice president and actuary, , . "With these additions from high-quality asset managers, we now offer a complete suite of options with a range of target asset allocations and volatility management strategies."

Securian Introduces Managed Volatility Portfolios for MultiOption® Variable Annuities [Published Business Wire - 14 hours ago]

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Editorial: Dear John Cullerton, a postscript [Published Chicago Tribune - 37 mins ago]
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Extra-curriculars, internships as important as ... [Published Daily Trojan - 4 hours ago]
KPERS bill expands police and fire pensions [Published Topeka Capital-Journal - 4 hours ago]
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What will PPACA really do to coverage prices? [Published LifeHealthPro - 10 hours ago]
Notice: European Home Retail plc and Farepak Fo... [Published Financial Reporting Council - 12 hours ago]
CT sheds $1.7B in unfunded retiree health benefits [Published Hartford Business Journal - 12 hours ago]
Fossil fuel divestment campaign's victory in Au... [Published Guardian.co.uk - 13 hours ago]
Browns PERB: Wrecking Reasonable Pension Reform [Published Metropolitan News-Enterprise - 13 hours ago]
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Securian Introduces Managed Volatility Portfoli... [Published Business Wire - 14 hours ago]
Friends Life appoints head of longevity [Published Health Insurance Magazine - 14 hours ago]
Malloy, Connecticut comptroller say they've red... [Published Register Citizen - 15 hours ago]
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Legal Exposures for Medical Practices with 401K... [Published Physicians Practice - 16 hours ago]
Will Obamacare Implementation Really Be a "Trai... [Published Brookings Institution - 16 hours ago]
State pension changes: we answer your questions [Published Yahoo! UK and Ireland - 17 hours ago]
Police and fire pensions expanded [Published Topeka Capital-Journal - 17 hours ago]
Top NIB executive refutes Moss denial [Published The Tribune - 17 hours ago]
Benefit Express to Host Workplace Wellness Webinar [Published PRWeb - 18 hours ago]
One British household in 10 has £1m assets [Published Guardian.co.uk - 18 hours ago]
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Earnix Unveils New Logo and Brand Identity [Published Business Wire - 21 hours ago]
48 Hours On Guernsey [Published Actuarial Post - 21 hours ago]
Days at bar could be over [Published Melbourne Age - 23 hours ago]
Cost of educating your kids [Published City Press - May 21 2013]

Blogs

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Real NFL Odds: Only 4.1% Chance of Broncos-49er... [Published Breitbart Feed - 19 hours ago] MGM has announced that the Denver Broncos and San Francisco 49ers are the two most likely teams to win the Super Bowl next year, both with 5-to-1 odds. In theory that means each team has a 16.7% chance of winning the title. Before you place a wager, ...
Will Obamacare Implementation Really Be a "Trai... [Published Brookings Latest From Brookings - May 20 2013] President Obama responded to concerns about implementation, emphasizing that he is 110 percent committed to getting implementation done right, but he also cautioned that there will be mistakes and hiccups. While the Administration is certainly not ...
Immigrants Could Become Leading Driver Of Popul... [Published Think Progress - May 16 2013] New projections released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Wednesday reveals that immigration will overtake natural increase (in other words, births minus deaths) as the leading cause of U.S. population increase for the first time in almost two centuries. ...
HHS Doles Out 2nd Round of Billion Dollar Innov... [Published MuskegonPundit - May 16 2013] HHS Doles Out 2nd Round of Billion Dollar Innovation Awards, But Can’t Say What Savings Seen Yet From 1st Round \|CNS News “Bringing down health care cost is our top priority,” Sebelius said.But Richard Gilfillan, director of the Center for Medicare ...
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Audio/Video

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Best and Worst Jobs of 2013 [Published WSJ.com Video - Digits - Apr 22 2013]
Smoothed Bonus Funds for Rough Times [Published ABN Digital - Video - Apr 03 2013]
Keiser Report: Walmart Prison (E417) [Published Russia Today - YouTube - Mar 12 2013]
Soviet era of empty shelves dawns [Published Russia Today - YouTube - Mar 11 2013]
Is Your Pension Underfunded? [Published FOX Business - Video - Jan 04 2013]

Press Releases

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Securian Introduces Managed Volatility Portfoli... [Published Business Wire - 14 hours ago]
Earnix Unveils New Logo and Brand Identity [Published Business Wire - 21 hours ago]
A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Through Transport ... [Published Business Wire - May 16 2013]
Don’t Sell Yourself Short When It Comes to Pens... [Published Business Wire Professional Services News - May 14 2013]
Fitch Rates Worcester, MA's GO Refunding Bonds ... [Published Business Wire - May 10 2013]