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Integrated programs growing, but still face blocks.(integrated disability insurance): Although the concept of integrated disability management has long been touted as an effective cost containment strategy, the use of such programs, although growing, still is not widespread. The same obstacles that existed when the idea of coordinat Although the concept of integrated disability...; Tags: absence, disability, disability insurance, Pitney Bowes Inc.; Research articles 2001-10-22
Designing Optimal Disability Insurance: A Case for Asset Testing: The paper analyzes an implementation of an optimal disability insurance system as a competitive equilibrium with taxes. The paper shows that an asset-tested disability system in which a disability transfer is paid only if an agent has assets below specified maximum implements the optimum. The logic behind the result is...; Tags: Asset, Agent, Disability Insurance, Disability, Asset Management, Benefits, Real Estate, Payroll Solutions, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Human Resources; White papers 2004-09-01
Disability Risk and the Value of Disability Insurance: The paper estimates consumers' valuation of disability insurance using a stochastic lifecycle framework in which disability is modeled as permanent, involuntary retirement. It bases the probabilities of work limiting disability on 25 years of data from the Current Population Survey and examines the changes in the disability gradient for different...; Tags: National Bureau Of Economic Research, Disability Insurance, Disability, Benefits, Payroll Solutions, Human Resources; White papers 2005-09-01
Disability Insurance: One of the most common causes of income loss is through a disability. While most disabilities cause only temporary loss of income, any income loss can be devastating if you are not financially prepared. This tool helps you determine how much disability insurance you may need to cover expenses during...; Tags: Income, Disability Insurance, Disability, Operational Accounting, Benefits, Payroll Solutions, Finance, Human Resources; Tools & templates 2008-01-01

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New counseling, financial and legal services are now available to individuals who are covered under Liberty Mutual's group disability and life insurance programs: New counseling, financial and legal services are now available to individuals who are covered under Liberty Mutual's group disability and life insurance programs. Liberty Mutual teamed with a leading provider of employee assistance programs, Bensinger, DuPont & Associates, to offer two new benefits packages: MyLibertyAssist, which provides employees access to...; Tags: financial, Liberty Mutual Group, life insurance; Research articles 2006-03-01

Supplemental Disability Insurance and Long-Term Care Insurance: Building a Comprehensive Executive Benefits Package: This article asserts that highly compensated executives typically have a strong appreciation of their special retirement planning needs given the severe limitations imposed on qualified retirement plans. The same is true with respect to their estate planning needs and the role life insurance plays in protecting their assets for their...; Tags: Aon Corp., Benefit, Disability Insurance, Executive, Long-term Care, Insurance, Financial Planning, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Finance; White papers 2002-08-01
Health and Disability Insurance Law Committee of the American Bar Association's Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section.(News and Notes): Anthony Pelle of Carlton Fields in Miami has been named chair elect of the Health and Disability Insurance Law Committee of the American Bar Association's Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section. He will become chair for the 2005 term.; Tags: American Bar Association, Benefits, insurance, Miami, SOFTWARE; Research articles 2004-04-30
How Progressive Is Social Security When Old Age and Disability Insurance Are Treated as a Whole?: For various reasons - including differences in life expectancy among groups and a benefit formula that progressively relates benefits to past earnings - Social Security can be said to "redistribute" lifetime income among different groups in the population. This paper builds on the discussion of progressivity in Straight Talk 37,...; Tags: Urban Institute, Disability Insurance, Benefits, Social Security, Human Resources, Government; White papers 2004-05-01
'Violent crime rider' targets AD&D. (accidental death and disability insurance): CIGNA Re is offering employers a violent crime rider for its accidental death and disability insurance (AD&D) that covers employees 24 hours a day, unlike most other felonious assault riders that only cover harm done during work. Group AD&D primary insurers can offer the plan, which includes a death benefit...; Tags: CIGNA Corp.; Research articles 1994-09-12
TIGHT CONTROL OF CERES' SHARES COULD INHIBIT GROWTH STRATEGY.(health and disability insurance company Ceres Group)(Company Financial Information): If you want to buy shares in Ceres Group Inc., then you'd better mark a date on the calendar. So goes the joke among executives at the Strongsville-based health and disability insurance company, where the stock is so tightly held that an average...; Tags: Ceres Group Inc.; Research articles 1999-11-01
PacifiCare Partners With CNA to Offer Group Life, Accident and Disability Coverage: Business Editors & Health/Medical Writers CYPRESS, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Oct. 25, 2002 Partnership Provides Pacificare Members a One-Stop Shop for Their Life and Health Insurance Needs PacifiCare Health Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:PHSY), announced that it is partnering with CNA Group Operations, a business unit of CNA insurance companies, to...; Tags: CNA Group Ltd.; Research articles 2002-10-25
Northbridge Financial Corporation Announces Closing of Sale of Federated Life Insurance Company of Canada: TORONTO -- Northbridge Financial Corporation (TSX:NB) is pleased to announce that it has completed the sale of its wholly owned subsidiary Federated Life Insurance Company of Canada to Western Financial Group Inc. previously announced on May 26, 2004. Federated Life Insurance Company of Canada, which will...; Tags: Northbridge Financial Corp.; Research articles 2005-02-28
24-hour cover experiment proposed. (CIGNA Property and Casualty Insurance Co.'s workers' compensation proposal): Workers' compensation woes could be relieved through the use of alternative dispute resolution, broader health maintenance organization participation and life and disability coverage under a 24-hour coverage program, one major insurer told regulators Workers' compensation woes could be relieved through the use of alternative dispute...; Tags: CIGNA Corp., compensation, worker; Research articles 1992-10-12
Foundation Health Corp. names Stephen Rasnick president and CEO of Foundation Health National Life Insurance Co. and GEM Insurance Co: RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--March 26, 1996--Stephen F. Rasnick has been named the President and Chief Executive Officer of Foundation Health National Life Insurance Co. FHNL and GEM Insurance Co. GEM.In his roles, Rasnick is responsible for the growth and success of these two Foundation Health Corp. subsidiaries. FHNL provides...; Tags: Benefits, Business Wire, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, SOFTWARE; Research articles 1996-03-26
Fitch Affs `AA-` IFS Rtgs Of Standard And Standard NY: Business Editors CHICAGO--BUSINESS WIRE--July 20, 2001 Fitch has affirmed the `AA-' insurer financial strength ratings of Standard Insurance Company Standard and its sister company, The Standard Life Insurance Company of New York Standard NY. These very strong ratings reflect the company's established defined market presence in group disability...; Tags: Standard Insurance Co.; Research articles 2001-07-20
Screening Disability Insurance Applications: This paper investigates the effects of intensified screening of disability insurance benefit applications. A large-scale experiment was setup where in 2 of the 26 Dutch regions case workers of the disability insurance administration were instructed to screen applications more intense. The empirical results show that intense screening reduces long-term sickness...; Tags: Disability Insurance, University Of Amsterdam, Benefits, Payroll Solutions, Human Resources; White papers 2006-02-01
'Managed disability' plan joins STD/LTD/WC claims.(short-term disability/long-term disability/workers' compensation)(Cigna Group Insurance)(Brief Article): Cigna Group Insurance is putting the finishing touches on a new integrated disability and workers' compensation service it plans to launch formally on Nov. 1. Labeled internally as a "managed disability prototyte," the service uses a single Cigna Group Insurance is putting the finishing touches on...; Tags: CIGNA Corp., compensation, disability, insurance, Thomson Corp., worker; Research articles 1995-10-09
Downsizing spurs disability claims, survey finds. (Survey by Cigna Group Insurance Managed Disability and the American Management Association): Downsizing and corporate restructuring may have trimmed payrolls, but where disability claims are concerned, the reverse is true, according to a survey by Cigna Group Insurance Managed Disability, Philadelphia, and the American Management Association Downsizing and corporate restructuring may have trimmed payrolls, but where disability...; Tags: American Management Association, CIGNA Corp., company, downsizing, insurance, job, survey; Research articles 1996-12-23
Online insurance calculators figure into decision-making.(Benefits Management): Byline: ALLISON REYNOLDS More employers and insurers are offering online tools to help employees make the most of their life insurance and disability benefit choices. Determining the correct amounts of coverage during enrollment can be difficult for employees, so companies increasingly...; Tags: Marsh Inc.; Research articles 2003-08-11
Cigna Group Insurance Managed Disability - Brief Article: * Two Cigna Corp. companies, Cigna Group Insurance Managed Disability and Cigna IntegratedCare, both based in Philadelphia, have joined forces to create another business that will focus on disability, health, and absence management. The new organization, to be headed by Joseph F. Braunstein Jr., will provide a portfolio of integrated...; Tags: CIGNA Corp., insurance; Research articles 1999-10-01