| Florida Group Health Insurance At Lower Costs
Florida Group Health Insurance is very difficult to compare with individual health insurance. Recent polls taken by the Washington Post said that "33% of the consumer population didn't realize that group and individual health plans are different". How do I get a group health insurance policy? And what are my options to get lower cost health insurance? Group health insurance plans allow you to participate in a good policy, based on your inclusion in a specific workplace group of people. If you're a business owner, then offering a good group health insurance plan is the best idea for a many reasons. Do you qualify for one of these plans? Many employers think that, with just a few employees, their businesses are too small. To the contrary, even a two person company can qualify for a group health plan.
A good session for retirement sector
With the Washington Legislature winding down, retirement-industry experts were predicting last week that the industry would reap far better legislative gains than it had expected when the session began. Even those gains, though, would fall short of what the industry needs, they say. Budgets passed by both the House and Senate included about twice as much money for nursing homes and assisted-living facilities as the increases that had been proposed by Gov. Chris Gregoire in her preliminary budget. Meanwhile, a bill that would protect senior citizens from living-trust scams has passed both chambers, as has a measure that would grant guardianship services to low-income seniors. This is a good start, says Gary Weeks, executive director of the Washington Health Care Association. Still, the additional money earmarked to fund nursing homes and assisted-living facilities wont come close to covering the Medicaid reimbursement shortfall that retirement facilities suffer, says Weeks.
Bukaty Boosts Retirement Planning Services With Acquisition
Bukaty Companies, a Leawood insurance brokerage, said its Retirement Plan Services division has acquired and merged with The Retirement Plan Consulting Group, an Overland Park retirement consulting firm. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The combined companies will increase the Bukaty unit's retirement planning services by about 20 percent, the company estimated. The Overland Park company provides consulting services through a network of 81 independent advisors and was founded in 2002 by retirement planning veteran John Franklin. Franklin remains with the combined firm as a senior retirement plan consultant. Bukaty was founded in 1991 and provides insurance, benefits consulting and planning and related consulting services. This is a news service of Thomson Business Intelligence Service ©2006. This content is for your personal use only, subject to Terms and Conditions.
A Regal Retirement for the Sun King?
As highlighted in our annual April Fool's Day prank, executive compensation is a hot-button issue of late. In addition to blanket legislation pending in the U.S. House of Representatives, "say on pay" proposals have been filed at more than 60 companies this proxy season, according to Institutional Shareholder Services. Such proposals, which are on the ballot at companies such as Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO), Citigroup (NYSE: C), and Valero Energy (NYSE: VLO), seek to institute annual advisory shareholder votes on executive compensation schemes. Advisory, or non-binding, votes on pay have already been implemented in the U.K., Australia, and Sweden. These votes are far from a simple rubber stamp. In 2003, the first year of such votes in the U.K., shareholders balked at GlaxoSmithKline's (NYSE: GSK) severance payment to its outgoing chief.
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