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- Aetna Inc. Q3 2008 Earnings Conference Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionThank you. We'll hear first from Charles Boorady with Citi. Charles Boorady - Citigroup Thanks. Good morning. My first question relates to current medical trends. I'm wondering if you can comment on the components recent medical trends, and why the slowdown that we've been hearing about from hospitals,...
- Earnings calls 2008-10-29
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- Retiree Health Benefits Legislation To Be Introduced in Senate this Fall
- Business Editors ST. PAUL, Minn.--BUSINESS WIRE--Aug. 14, 2002 National Retiree Legislative Network Schedules Endorsement Meetings For New Bill Being Sponsored by U.S. Sen. Paul Wellstone A Senate companion bill to H.R. 1322 - The Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2002 - will be introduced...
- Research articles 2002-08-14
- Retiree Health Benefits – The Divergent Paths
- The current environment regarding retiree health benefits is complex, multifaceted, and evolving. This is generating significant controversy and litigation. There is no current effort by government, business or other interested parties to comprehensively evaluate this situation and develop appropriate long-term solutions to the problems. It is clear that employers that...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- The Uncertain Promise of Retiree Health Benefits
- Reviewer: Steven M. Cassidy, Ph.D., CLU, Howard UniversityThe financial problems associated with retiree health insurance are becoming a fixture in the business press. Much of the attention comes from the implementation of FASB 106, under which firms that promised retiree health benefits must begin recognizing this future cost on their...
- Research articles 1994-06-01
- Wausau Benefits to Acquire Marsh Retiree Benefits Administration Book of Business
- Business Editors WAUSAU, Wis.--BUSINESS WIRE--Oct. 29, 2002 Wausau Benefits announced today that it expects to acquire the retiree benefits administration operations in Des Moines, Iowa, from Marsh Inc. The agreement will transfer renewal rights, operations and assets to Wausau Benefits for a portion of Marsh's @WorkSolutions' third-party...
- Research articles 2002-10-29
- Medicare legislation offers much to business and consumers.(Viewpoint)
- The fact that the new Medicare legislation enhances and expands options for seniors should be welcome news for business owners who offer retiree health-care coverage. This is because the increased funding creates longer-term opportunities for health The fact that the new Medicare legislation enhances and...
- Research articles 2003-12-29
- The Herald, Rock Hill, S.C., In Business Column.
- By By Sula Pettibon, The Herald, Rock Hill, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 18--GRAVELY NAMED CLUB'SRETIREE OF THE YEAR: Tommy Gravely, a member of the Duke Power Retiree Club, was named Retiree of the Year. Gravely, who retired from...
- Research articles 2001-08-18
- What business needs in order to meet its OPEB obligations. (other post-employment benefits)
- Businesses are working on ways to maintain employee benefits and still meet the Financial Accounting Standards Board's proposed post-employment benefits funding obligations. A proposed legislative program would allow companies to use over-funded pension plans to finance retiree health benefits and set up prefunded post-employment benefits programs on a tax-favored basis.What...
- Research articles 1989-03-01
- How The Medicare Drug Proposals May Affect Your Business
- The article mentions that employers could see significant cost savings but the result for businesses will depend on a variety of technical details under debate. Under major proposals, employers experience significant financial relief on their drug costs for retiree. Article also makes out that many employers subsidize retiree health coverage...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Economic & Business Focus: Retiree Health Plans
- Recent Medicare legislation in the U.S. may force many companies to cancel prescription drug coverage for their retirees. Senior Finance Executives SFE must begin to address the potential impact of the new law on the retiree health plans and should decide upon the prescription drug provisions. The paper outlines the...
- White papers 2004-03-01
- Economic & Business Focus: Retiree Health Plans at Risk
- The new Medicare prescription drug coverage bill, signed into law in December 2003, is a complicated patchwork of compromises pushed through Congress by the Bush administration. Although the legislation is obtuse and details remain unclear, finance executives must begin to address its potential impact on their retiree health plans and...
- White papers 2004-03-01
- Pension Protection Retirees Will Ask Congress to Shield Fund Surpluses.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
- May 12--Retiree organizations from half a dozen major corporations are forming a coalition to seek federal protection for their benefits. May 12--Retiree organizations from half a dozen major corporations are forming a coalition to seek federal protection for their benefits.
- Research articles 2000-05-12
- Many United Parcel Service Workers, Retirees Hang On to Stock.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
- Mar. 7--United Parcel Service's initial public offering wound up putting $4.1 billion in the pockets of employee and retiree shareholders, but the amount could have been considerably higher. Mar. 7--United Parcel Service's initial public offering wound up putting $4.1 billion in the pockets of...
- Research articles 2000-03-08
- Big Picture.(Business)
- Companies slash retiree benefits LINCOLNSHIRE - Companies slashed retiree health benefits last year, with 10 percent of firms eliminating coverage for future retirees and 71 percent increasing retirees' contributions, according to a study by Hewitt Associates in Lincolnshire and the Henry J. Kaiser Family...
- Research articles 2004-01-15
- San Antonio, Texas, Retiree Files Complaint against Air Duct Cleaning Firm.
- By L.A. Lorek, San Antonio Express-News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 23--The monthly mail flier advertising a $99 all-house air duct cleaning service sounded like a good deal to retiree Mary Rees. But it ended up costing her a lot of...
- Research articles 2002-08-23
- Car Insurance Rate Increase Puzzles Florida Retiree.
- By Jeff Ostrowski, The Palm Beach Post, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 16--Retiree Iris Kwek hasn't filed an auto claim in her two decades as a policyholder of Hartford Insurance Co., so she was surprised to receive a notice recently that...
- Research articles 2003-01-16
- Flight Attendants Accuse United of Bad-Faith Bargaining over Retiree Benefits.
- By Robert Manor, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 20--The leadership of United Airlines' flight attendant's union was seething Friday, after a special report showed that some in the airline's management expected to cut retiree medical benefits but said nothing...
- Research articles 2004-03-20
- Retiree moves.(Florida Trend.com: THE WEBSITE OF FLORIDA BUSINESS)
- Charles Longino of Wake Forest University's Reynolda Gerontology Program talks about trends in retiree migration to Florida.
- Research articles 2007-03-01
- Lantana, Fla., Semi-Retiree Turns to Full-Time Work Due to Bear Market Losses.
- By Jeff Ostrowski, The Palm Beach Post, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 7--Two years ago, Brooks Prothro felt rich. The Lantana semi-retiree's portfolio was fat with General Electric Co. stock. Prothro had retired young, and he entertained himself by speculating...
- Research articles 2002-07-07
- Unions Back Suit against Bowater for Retiree Benefits at Maine Paper Mills.
- By Anthony Saucier, Bangor Daily News, Maine Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 11--EAST MILLINOCKET, Maine--Four locals of the Paper, Allied Chemical and Energy Workers' International Union recently agreed to support filing a lawsuit against Bowater Inc., aimed at restoring retiree benefits...
- Research articles 2003-09-11
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