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February 2010

Cover Story
There are few places better to learn the business of employee benefits than at one of the best – and biggest. Cottingham & Butler, based in Dubuque, Iowa...


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Feature Content

Silver lining: How EAPs are adding value in a cloudy economy
How EAPs Are Adding Value in a Cloudy Economy...

Measuring up: The strategic use of benchmarking and voluntary benefits
Despite economic pressures, employee retention tops the list of most employers’ benefits objectives. However, successfully achieving that objective can be challenging, as it often vies with the desire to control costs....

Accidental death and dismemberment
It might not get as much press or employer attention as a lot of other products, but the popularity of accidental death and dismemberment insurance products remains indisputable....

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What's Next
With the heaviest enrollment season behind us, it’s time to think about our strategy for the next year....

On Second Thought
Like a lot of people, some agents aren’t very good at following their own advice — they don’t practice what they preach. ...

Beyond the Beltway
This may sound familiar. Soon, the U.S. Department of Labor is expected to issue proposed regulations on investment advice programs...

Retirement Matters
What if there was a method by which your plan sponsor could shield themselves from fiduciary obligations and liabilities imposed upon them by, among other entities, the Department of Labor?...

Competitive Advantage
By the time you read this, the question, “What will they do in Washington (with health care)?”...

Storeylines
Well, the bad news is that health care “reform” — for lack of a better word — remains a hot topic....

Exit Interview
Pauline Rodriguez, President, Benefit Planning Systems Inc....

Top Ten Selling
One very good sales representative in an outbound telesales center told me his single, biggest strength was that he was resilient....

Departments
Employers Speak Out
Employers remain deeply concerned and anxious about the impact of the knowledge drain...

Benefits Newswire
According to new research from MetLife, 75 percent of individuals and 83 percent of employers report paying close attention to health care legislation developments....

Women face less risk than men of incurring a critical illness....

Nearly one in four employers (22 percent) that sponsor DC plans currently offer an annuity as a distribution...

The Employee Benefits Group division of Sun Life Financial Inc. recently made enhancements...

Kudos to Aon Consulting’s Benefacts Practice, which was honored with 40 awards in 2009...

Ann Slotwinski

Ann Slotwinski, assistant vice president, Third Party Administrator (TPA) Services, John Hancock Retirement Plan Services (RPS), has been appointed as a member of the board of directors for the National Institute of Pension Administrators (NIPA), an organization dedicated to enhancing professionalism in the retirement plan industry by providing opportunities for professional growth through relevant, comprehensive, quality programs and designations.

Slotwinski will serve a three-year term in which she will work with the other members of the NIPA Board of Directors to provide strong leadership for the association, strategic guidance and to set a sound and accurate course for its future. 

 

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