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Guiding women through the Great Wealth Transfer
47+ min ago (1673+ words) For decades, wealth-planning conversations often began with assumptions about who would be in the room " and who would not. That reality is shifting. As trillions of dollars move from one generation to the next in the Great Wealth Transfer, women…...
Making women's health a higher priority
2+ hour, 17+ min ago (600+ words) As employers connect women's health, engagement and retention in measurable ways, those that succeed will redesign benefits and workplace practices to support the whole person, with a sharp focus on preventive care, hormonal health literacy and midlife support. Women's health…...
The war outlook is the global economic outlook
2+ hour, 41+ min ago (163+ words) To understand what the global economy will do this year, you have to understand what happens next in the Iran war. The outlook for the war and its aftermath, and what that means for the free passage of energy through…...
What to do when term life runs out
2+ hour, 27+ min ago (1094+ words) As term life policies enter their final year, a surprising number of people don't realize the clock is ticking. Advisors must recognize when a disability buy'sell solution makes sense, when it's appropriate to pivot to a key person disability structure…...
The weakest link: Lifetime earnings assumptions
2+ hour, 28+ min ago (428+ words) Each May, Disability Insurance Awareness Month challenges financial professionals to revisit one of the most overlooked risks in planning: the assumption that a client's income will always be there. It is a quiet, powerful belief woven into nearly every financial…...
How annuities can help small-business owners achieve retirement security
3+ hour, 12+ min ago (597+ words) Owning a small business is rewarding, but it's also risky because unpredictable income is almost inevitable. That's why annuities can be invaluable. Think of them as personal pension plans for small-business owners and entrepreneurs." "Many small-business owners spend decades building…...
BREAKING NEWS: Federal Reserve leaves its benchmark interest rate unchanged
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (39+ words) Insurance News Net Recent Findings from New York University College of Dentistry Advance Knowledge in Managed Care (National Trends in Child and Adult Medicaid Coverage and Reimbursement for Endodontic Procedures): Managed Care...
Coalition Introduces Active Privacy Protection for Wrongful Collection
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (106+ words) Policyholders and brokers can now view Privacy Risk insights in Cyber Risk Assessments and Coalition Control" to better understand potential data privacy exposures Company releases The State of Web Privacy report, the cyber insurance industry's first comprehensive analysis of wrongful…...
Reports Summarize Managed Care Findings from Brown University School of Public Health (The Patient Driven Payment Model, Skilled Nursing Facility Coding Intensity, and Medicare Expenditures): Managed Care
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (239+ words) According to the news editors, the research concluded: "These findings suggest that SNFs responded to PDPM incentives through changes in coding practices, underscoring the importance of continued monitoring to ensure that the financial incentives of PDPM promote support accurate coding,…...
New Managed Care Study Findings Have Been Reported from Brown University (Association Between the Patient-Driven Payment Model and Therapy Use, Patient Outcomes, SNF Expenditures, and Postacute Care Use Among Skilled Nursing Facility "): Managed Care
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (163+ words) According to the news reporters, the research concluded: "Our results illustrate the heterogeneous effects of the PDPM." This research has been peer-reviewed. Our news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Fangli Geng, Brown University, Providence, RI,…...