Journals By Industry - Disability Insurance

An ERISA plaintiff was not required to show that he was a plan participant for the purpose of establishing subject matter jurisdiction in his lawsuit challenging the termination of his long-term disability benefits,...

Steven P. Block Partner Futterman, Lanza & Block An attorney and a certified public accountant, Block advises clients on all aspects of estate and elder law planning. In 2011, he merged his practice...

Interim Guidance on Informational Reporting to Employees of the Cost of Their Group Health Insurance Coverage I. PURPOSE This notice restates and amends the interim guidance on informational reporting to employees of the...

New Branding Captures Passion for Helping People Make Confident Choices and Lead Healthier Lives HARTFORD, Conn. -- Today Aetna (NYSE: AET) unveiled a refreshed brand promise as the company continues its evolution from...

* Cigna's Vocational Support Services program provides preventive services for customers on intermittent family medical leave * Personalized services help enrolled employees remain productive and on the job * Certified counselors make services...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- Effective Jan. 16, 2012, the Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of 10.5 cents per share on its common stock to be paid on Feb. 17,...

AVON, Conn. -- VSTD remains a "core" component of voluntary sales. In 2010, total VSTD sales were $776 million and accounted for 15 percent of all voluntary sales. In another 2010 survey of...

MUMBAI, India -- Global health service company Cigna (NYSE: CI) today announced that the Cigna Foundation will donate US$25,000 (approximately Rs. 13 lakhs) to Water for People for clean water projects in West...

BOSTON -- To better protect mid-sized companies from the potentially devastating impact of a business crisis, Liberty Mutual Insurance now provides a crisis management endorsement as part of its new commercial lead umbrella...

* Cigna CEO David Cordani and TTK Chairman TT Jagannathan discuss ground-breaking partnership * Joint venture to be named Cigna TTK and headquartered in Mumbai * Cigna's Sandeep Patel named CEO of joint...

* $20,000 grant from Cigna Foundation * Simsbury students pay tribute to civil rights leader in the town he once called home * Cigna establishes Service to Community Award, will provide $1,000 to...

In a decision that could impact how injury benefits under a number of statutes that base calculations on the national average weekly wage, the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court considered just when...

-- Two-year deal keeps Sutter facilities in Aetna's network -- SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Aetna (NYSE: AET) and Sutter Health today announced that they have reached agreement on a two-year contract renewal maintaining network...

BLOOMFIELD, Conn. -- Cigna Corporation (NYSE:CI) will release its Fourth Quarter 2011 financial results on Thursday, February 2, 2012. Fourth Quarter 2011 financial results will be released no later than 6:30 a.m. Eastern...

Active Recruitment of Career Changers and Job Seekers NEW YORK -- While many highly qualified unemployed and underemployed business professionals struggle to find job opportunities; others are building new and fulfilling careers as...

* Consumers benefit from improved care coordination and greater emphasis on preventive care * Primary care doctors are rewarded for improving patient health and lowering medical costs * Program includes registered nurse clinical...

-- Plans also encourage members to take a more active role in their health care -- HARTFORD, Conn. -- Employers that replaced their traditional health benefits plans with Aetna HealthFund[R] consumer-directed plans saved...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- Unum Group (NYSE: UNM) will release its fourth quarter results on Monday, Feb. 6 at approximately 4 p.m. Eastern. The earnings news release and the financial supplement will be available...

The following list describes new laws that have an impact on business and took effect Jan. 1, unless otherwise noted. * Credit Check AB 22 prohibits employers and prospective employers, not including certain...