You can retire, but don't get sick

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Despite the advantages of the Medicare drug law, it may possibly act as a factor in the removal of retiree health benefits. The decline in the comparative figures of 1988 and 2003 in retiree health benefits, as reported by the Kaiser Family Foundation and Health Research and Educational Trust, are presented. Kaiser and Hewitt Associates studied that 20% of the large organizations may possibly remove such benefits for employees in future.

Accident & Health Insurance, Insurance Carriers, Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers, Hospital and medical service plans, Medical Care Insurance, Health Regulation, Employers, Health insurance, Medical law

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No gender-blind bottom line: with women execs comes better performance

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According to a recent study by the New York-based research group Catalyst, more women in the top ranks of the company actually leads to excellent financials and growth of the company. The group claims to have shown that in the largest U.S. companies, a link does exist between the percentage of women in senior management and financial performance, as measured by return on equity (ROE) and total return to shareholders.

Financial Services, Finance and Insurance, DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS, Personnel administration, Human resource management, Financial services industry, Comparative analysis, Working women, Company personnel management

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XBRL-Enabled?: better hurry. within five years, analysts expect it to become the reporting standard

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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. initiated the XBRL eXtensible Business Reporting Language for financial reporting, The increased pressure on companies to disclose financial data may make it necessary for the companies to adopt XBRL.

Public Finance Activities, Product standards, safety, & recalls, Reporting & Disclosure, Financial Regulation & Reporting, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp, Standards, Financial disclosure, United States. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

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