Disability

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  Disability insurance: Overcoming barriers to entry

  By Kieran Mullins  |  May 17, 2013

  Concerns about less-than-ideal DI underwriting outcomes often hold advisors back. They shouldn’t.

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  Calif. Senate considers family leave discrimination bill

  By Allison Bell  |  May 17, 2013

  Workers could sue for reinstatement and get an award for attorney's fees.

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  Disability Insurance Observer: The lottery

  By Allison Bell  |  May 17, 2013

  Instead of feeling depressed about the idiocy, why not harness its mind-numbing power?

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  Employers say they OK most accommodation requests

  By Allison Bell  |  May 16, 2013

  DMEC reports that the cost of most accommodations is low.

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  Saudi health workers sickened by SARS-like virus

  By Mike Stobbe  |  May 16, 2013

  The new virus is distinct from SARS, but health officials worry it has potential to flare into a SARS-like international outbreak.

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  Marilyn Tavenner wins confirmation for CMS post

  By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar  |  May 16, 2013

  Members of the Senate endorsed her performance with a 91-7 vote.

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  PPACA may penalize some Native Americans

  By Garance Burke  |  May 16, 2013

  Indians who get IHS care can ignore the individual mandate, but the exemption is narrow.

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  S&P downgrades Berkshire Hathaway rating

  By The Associated Press  |  May 16, 2013

  The rating agency says the company's dividends depend too much on the insurance units.

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  Canadians stressed over unexpected expenses

  By Maria Wood  |  May 16, 2013

  The majority of Canadians worry that a major life event, like a disability or death of a spouse, would devastate their finances.

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  California bill would regulate chronic care hybrids

  By Allison Bell  |  May 14, 2013

  Senate Bill 281 has the support of the state's life and health insurers.