National Bureau of Economic Research

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  Conflicts-of-interest cost retirement investors billions

  By Chris Carosa  |  April 11, 2013

  What's the true cost of (the lack of) a uniform fiduciary standard?

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  Surviving the ‘perfect storm’

  By Lloyd Lofton  |  March 26, 2013

  Understanding your clients’ motivations and sharpening your own business practices can help you overcome the current economic crisis.

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  CI, stop-loss and self-insurance: A recipe for budget-friendly benefits

  By Lydia Jilek, Mary Sullivan  |  January 16, 2013

  Combining stop-loss coverage with a critical illness benefit can protect self-insured employers and their employees in case of a catastrophic claim — and at minimal cost, too.

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  Researchers: PPACA may not thrill the newly insured

  By Allison Bell  |  October 22, 2012

  Economists say that even the uninsured people who get coverage will have less cash.

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  Researcher: Older Medicare drug plans cost more

  By Allison Bell  |  October 18, 2012

  Do carriers charge more when they do business with consumers who tend to stay put?

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  Researchers: More Leave, More Marrow

  By Allison Bell  |  August 31, 2012

  State donor leave laws may have different effects on supplies of different body parts.

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  Disability Insurance Observer: Floor and Freedom

  By Allison Bell  |  August 17, 2012

  The disability insurance market seems to work better than the LTCI market. Why is that?

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  Researcher: LTCI Rejectees Riskier Than They Look

  By Allison Bell  |  August 16, 2012

  Applicants' access to "private information" has skewed adverse selection stats, an economist says.

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  Researcher: Some Choose the Bankruptcy Option

  By Allison Bell  |  August 10, 2012

  "Run away from the bills" may be one of conventional health insurers' top competitors.

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  Researchers Measure Disability Plan Elimination Period Effects

  By Allison Bell  |  August 6, 2012

  A long LTD elimination period can ward off claims for moderate-term impairments, the researchers say.