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January 22, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Consultant Hewitt Associates is now offering mid-size companies that are clients of insurance broker Willis Group a benefits management system called Sageo.

October 1, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Ameritas Group wants benefits managers to know that its new Discount Dental program is not insurance.

January 22, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Supreme Court justices declined to review a case involving the amount of death benefits due the family of a Massachusetts police officer who...

October 1, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Tremont's TASS has beefed up its hedge fund database and will soon unveil online access to that data, making it easier for managers...

January 10, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Ford Motor Company has announced its US pension fund ended 2002 $7.3 billion underfunded.

October 1, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Alabama state law does not entitle defined benefit plan participants of a bankrupt company to draw unemployment and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)...

January 22, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Taking the view that the ownership and control of clearing and settlement exchanges should remain separate, UBS will move some of its business...

October 1, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Armed with a US Supreme Court endorsement of workplace arbitration, a federal appeals court has ruled that employers can force workers to sign...

January 22, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In court papers filed as part of beleaguered retailer Kmart Corp.'s bankruptcy petition, the company signaled a desire to avoid being ensnared in...

October 1, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fidelity Investments has extended its global outsourcing reach with its acquisition of IBM's global human resources and payroll software applications.

January 22, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A sign that the US recession affects everyone, the nation's highest-paid executives got almost 5% less in their pay envelopes in 2001, according...

October 1, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Financial career job board Jobsinthemoney.com has been acquired by eFinancialCareers.com.

January 22, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Almost 1,400 securities disputes went to the NASD Dispute Resolution for arbitration and mediation during 2001, an increase of 24% from previous year.

October 1, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Even though Americans report being satisfied with their health care services, fewer American workers are confident of their employer's ability to deliver health...

January 22, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New liberalized saving limits on 529 plans are piquing employee interest in these college savings programs.

October 1, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Virtually all large companies participating in a recent survey said they would allow employees to pay for over-the-counter drugs with money from their...

January 10, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US Supreme Court justices have agreed to decide whether a worker's doctor can overrule the administrator of a workplace disability plan on whether...

September 30, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Knock on the door of many American homes these days and you may well find "Mr. Mom" inside cleaning and taking care of...

September 30, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Massachusetts State Representative Byron Rushing wants Bay State laws to prevent workplace discrimination against overweight employees.

September 30, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With prescription drug purchases from Canada on the political hot plate, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said nearly 90% of the imported...