To stay at the forefront of our industry, we also stay abreast of the latest developments in the changing world of benefits, HR and business. Here are some of the top stories that are most likely impacting your business.
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National News
Find it at McArthur's Rant
Find it at McArthur's Rant
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Obama Says Single-Payer Health Care Makes Sense
Barack Obama said he would consider embracing a single-payer health-care system sometime in the future as his plan for broader health coverage evolves, the WSJ’s Amy Chozick reports from the campaign trail. ...
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Goldman Sachs analyst: Don't buy AIG
Goldman Sachs analyst: Don't buy AIG Forbes - 51 minutes ago AP 08.19 . 08 , 11 : 04 AM ETA Goldman Sachs analyst says the potential for a capital raise and ratings downgrades at American International Group Inc . is increasingly likely.Analyst Thomas ... Goldman says not to buy AIG as capital raise likely - Reuters UPDATE 1-Goldman says not to buy AIG as capital raise likely - Reuters StreetInsider.com (subscription)
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Employee Benefits
Goldman Sachs analyst: Don't buy AIG
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Simone Rejoins Aon Risk Services of Southern California
Simone Rejoins Aon Risk Services of Southern California Earthtimes (press release) - 1 hour ago IRVINE , Calif . , Aug . 19 - - Aon Risk Services of Southern California , a unit of Aon Corporation ( NYSE : AOC ) , the world's leading provider of global risk management and consulting services ...
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Aetna expands hospice care availability to San Antonio members (at bizjournals.com)
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Healthcare Consumerism
A New Grad's Guide to Insurance - FOXBusiness
A New Grad's Guide to InsuranceFOXBusiness - 2 hours agoIf the quotes you're getting seem too pricey and your health is good, consider a catastrophic plan paired with a health savings account, or HSA, |
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Laboring Without Health Insurance? HSAs May Be an Affordable Option - MarketWatch
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Medical tourism and its benefits
And it also talks of two insurance companies – Aetna and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Carolina – that are offering customers the choice to go to first-class medical centers in Singapore and Thailand, respectively. ...
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Human Resources
The Big Challenge of Small Talk
It’s an inevitable and sometimes uncomfortable situation. You’re in a meeting or on a conference call and not everyone has arrived, requiring you to banter with the client/boss/partner mano y mano. How do you engage in small talk and build rapport? If you get nervous and start to stammer, what do you do? Do people [...]
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Why there’sa software support and maintenance revolution underway - ZDNet
Why there’sa software support and maintenance revolution underway ZDNet - 3 hours ago Dennis Howlett has captured an emerging backlash among SAP customers over an enhanced support and its costs. Oracle is doing the same drill. ... A fresh model for software maintenance ZDNet Blogs all 2 news articles
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Don't Show Them The Benjamins...
If you haven't found him yet, Tom Fishburne has a blog called "This One Time at Brand Camp" using cartoons and commentary to highlight issues in the marketing realm. I highly recommend you subscribe. I direct you to this little ditty on product promotions - specifically, price-driven product promotions. In his post Tom highlights the fact that price-driven promotions are the crack of marketing - both for the marketer and the consumer. Once you start...
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Top Regional News
Mellow Responds to Criticism Regarding Board Seat - WNEP-TV
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Mellow Responds to Criticism Regarding Board Seat WNEP-TV, PA - 44 minutes ago By Scott Schaffer Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania was criticized recently for adding Senator Bob Mellow to its board of directors. ...
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Swiss Re names regulator as Americas chief - Business Insurance
Swiss Re names regulator as Americas chiefBusiness Insurance, IL - 4 hours agoHe succeeds Roger Ferguson, who left Swiss Re to join TIAA-CREF. Mr. Bell will be based in New York. Earlier this month, Mr. Bell announced he would be ... |
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State approves Highland replacement
A state agency's decision to allow Highland Hospital to build a $15 million four-story replacement facility in Kanawha City will help alleviate persistent overcrowding at West Virginia's two state-run psychiatric hospitals, Highland executives said Monday.
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