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Stay tuned all week as we get closer to No. 1
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| December 28, 2011 |
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| 14. 2011 Broker of the Year |
| By Amanda McGrory |
| Many brokerage firms see employee benefits as just that — employee benefits. But Mark Lacher, the 2011 Broker of the Year and partner at Lacher & Associates in Souderton, Penn., approaches benefits with his clients' overall strategic goals in mind…Read more |
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| 13. Six steps to the perfect 401(k) |
| By Paula Aven Gladych |
| The perfect 401(k) may seem like an elusive retirement vehicle, but Catherine Collinson, president of Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies, believes six steps would lead to just that…Read more |
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| 12. NAIFA's agent survey exposes MLR impact |
| By Jenny Ivy |
| The National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors has released a new survey that shows the ways in which the medical loss ratio (MLR) provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has impacted business for more than 500 member agents and brokers who sell and service health insurance policies…Read more |
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| 11. Oops: A twist in Obama's health care law |
| By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar |
| President Barack Obama's health care law would let several million middle-class people get nearly free insurance meant for the poor, a twist government number crunchers say they discovered only after the complex bill was signed…Read more |
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| The Pulse |
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| Retirement's a myth |
| By Jenny Ivy |
| It's OK to talk about retirement. Even if it's only for the just-in-case — you know, in case you actually do retire…Read more |
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| Overheard on BenefitsPro |
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 As an HR professional, I would be dead in the water without my broker. They work hard for their piddly 2% commission, and we wouldn't be able to offer our employees the benefits we do without their expertise. Consumers and businesses NEED brokers.
-- Aattebery, Group calls broker bill a 'death blow' to consumers
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