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Group long-term disability insurance: Beware of the deficiencies
By Larry Schneider Disability Insurance Resource Center
Is your employer really doing you a favor by providing you with group long-term disability (LTD) insurance coverage? You bet … maybe.
Editor's Blog
Oversight board shot down
By Brian Anderson
The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs sent the "Restoring America's Financial Stability Act" to the Senate floor on Monday with a key change that would weaken an effort by Sen. Herbert Kohl (D-Wis.) to create a financial planning oversight board and to impose a fiduciary "standard of care" on all sellers of retail investment products.
David Saltzman's Blog
Of warfare and politics
By David A. Saltzman, RHU, DIA
Winston Churchill said that, "In war you can only be killed once, but in politics, many times." Warfare and politics have always shared certain common elements.
Richard Hoe's Blog
The big short
By Richard Hoe, ChFC, CLU, AEP
I'll be visiting my Borders Saturday (this is written Friday, March 19) and will look for Michael Lewis's new book.
Marketing Tips
Your personal brand aid
By Jay Nagdeman Suasion Resources, Inc.
Prominent companies have long understood that a corporate brand is a valuable — albeit, intangible — business asset that must be carefully managed. However, only recently have agencies and sole practitioners begun to recognize the importance of developing a strong brand for their firms.
Person of the Week
Dan Caple joins MassMutual's Retirement Services sales team
In response to a strong pipeline of new business opportunities, MassMutual's Retirement Services Division, Springfield, Mass., has added Dan Caple to its sales team in the South/Central Division.
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Product of the Week
Protective Life announces new chronic illness rider for universal life policies
Protective Life Insurance Company, Birmingham, Ala., has released a new universal life insurance chronic illness rider that offers an affordable option for consumers' chronic care needs.
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