Corzine ties tax forms to enrolling uninsured children

New Jersey officials will track and seek to enroll the state’s uninsured children in a new way: a simple check box on tax forms.

Jon S. Corzine

Gov. Jon Corzine announced ...  Read →  Read Story

Maryland man fined $118,000 for FINRA churning, suitability violations

A Severna Park, Md., man was fined $118,291 by financial regulators for violating securities regulations on churning and suitability, according to FINRA records.

The man, Brian James Kelly, was a registered ...  Read →  Read Story

People under 30 appear to be saving more now for retirement

The staggering economy has forced one group to take action to prepare for the future.

People who are under age 30 appear to be saving more in their retirement plans than ...  Read →  Read Story

The Principal Financial Group has released a new tool that helps financial service professionals measure the retirement readiness of defined-contribution plans.

The Replacement Ratio Tool for Defined Contribution Plans permits the ...  Read →  Read Story

Recently in the New York Times, Ramesh Ponnuru, a national editor for the National Review, offers a good, comprehensive argument against universal health coverage, zeroing in on the most complex ...  Read →  Read Story

Traditional reinsurance experiencing renaissance, expert says

The reinsurance industry is undergoing a renaissance, according to an industry veteran.

“While traditional reinsurance has taken a back seat in the last decade or two to other financial products,” Willis ...  Read →  Read Story

Insurer of last resort offering Broad-Form perils coverage in New York

The New York Property Insurance Underwriting Association is now offering Broad-Form perils coverage in New York.

The New York legislature granted the NYPIUA, the state’s only market of last resort for ...  Read →  Read Story

Employers prepare for new COBRA subsidy’s bite

More than half of employers are expecting to take a financial hit with the implementation of a new federal COBRA subsidy.

Almost 60% of more than 300 employers surveyed during Aon ...  Read →  Read Story

MetLife passes on TARP assistance

Although it was mentioned as a potential participant in the latest round of federal bailouts, New York-based MetLife says it has already taken steps to stay strong financially.

C. Robert ...  Read →  Read Story

Teachers’ insurer awards $1,000 grant

Teachers’ Insurance Plan of New Jersey awarded Louise Lippe, a second grade teacher at Martin Luther King Elementary School in Edison, N.J., a $1,000 grant for her Garden Club.

Lippe applied ...  Read →  Read Story