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Assurant Adds Eye-Care Plan

June 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Assurant Employee Benefits has announced an offering in collaboration with VSP Vision Care, an eye-care provider.
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Pension Plans only Slightly Healthier

June 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In 2009, the financial health of defined benefit pension plans in publicly-traded U.S. companies improved only somewhat from 2008 lows, according to Mercer’s...
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Canadian DB Plans on Wild Ride

June 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The significant volatility in the equity and bond markets since the beginning of May has hurt the accounting positions of Canadian defined benefit...
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Canadian Layoffs Hurt Pension Coverage

June 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New data shows that half of Canadians who found work after being laid off “significantly” affected their retirement income by taking a position...
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Hiring Managers Find New Grads' Attitudes Wanting

June 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Human resource professional and business leaders in a recent poll apparently aren’t very keen on the professionalism shown by new college graduates applying for jobs....
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Professor’s COBRA Denial Suit Thrown Out

May 28, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal judge has cleared a Williamstown, Massachusetts, college of wrongdoing in connection with allegations from a former instructor that he was improperly...