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NEW YORK, Nov. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- National Financial Partners Corp. (NYSE: NFP), a leading provider of benefits, insurance and wealth management services, today launched its Health Care Reform Modeling Tool, a Web-based actuarial analysis tool that delivers customized assessments of the potential financial consequences of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to employer groups. This easy-to-use yet powerful solution provides NFP's benefits professionals with...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Academy of Actuaries presented the 2012 Robert J. Myers Award for Public Service to Julia Philips, MAAA, FSA, during a ceremony held earlier today. Philips was selected in recognition of her extraordinary contributions to the public good over more than 30 years of service as an actuary. She currently serves as a Life and Health Actuary with the Minnesota Department of Commerce in St. Paul. (Logo:...

Board of Directors Also Elects Five New Officers WASHINGTON, Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Academy of Actuaries board of directors has elected Tom Terry to the position of president-elect. Terry, president of TTerry Consulting, Chicago, will succeed Cecil Bykerk as president for the 2013-2014 term. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100322/AAALOGO) Terry currently serves as Chairperson of the Academy's Public Interest Committee. He is a former Vice...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Academy of Actuaries announced the beginning of the terms of the three regular director members elected by its members in online balloting this past summer. Shari Westerfield, Katie Campbell, and Godfrey Perrott are now regular directors on the professional association's board of directors. They will serve three-year terms. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100322/AAALOGO) Westerfield is the senior actuary...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Academy of Actuaries honored three of its volunteers, Shawna Ackerman, Mita Lodh, and Mike Ward, for their contributions to the professional association and their efforts to advance its mission. The three actuaries were presented with the Award for Outstanding Volunteerism during a ceremony held earlier today. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100322/AAALOGO) "The Academy benefits each year from the...

Actuaries Release Voter Guide on Medicare Reform Model WASHINGTON, Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A premium support model has been advocated by some as a way to bolster the Medicare program's long-term financial solvency. Under premium support proposals, Medicare beneficiaries would receive government funds to use toward paying the premiums of health plans of their choice, with possibly the traditional Medicare program being one of the choices. (Logo:...

Tegrit Group, a national leader in actuarial consulting, plan administration and technology solutions for public and private retirement plan sponsors, announces the acquisition of Martin Consultants, a Columbus, Ohio based Third Party Administrator for Small Business Retirement Accounts. Akron, Ohio (PRWEB) October 02, 2012 Tegrit Group, a national leader in actuarial consulting, plan administration and technology solutions for public and private retirement plan sponsors, announces the...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney are expected to discuss their plans to address Medicare's financial challenges, rising health care spending and access to health care at a presidential debate on Wednesday evening. But will their plans do enough and will candidates even provide adequate details so that the electorate can assess the implications of their plans? (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100322/AAALOGO)...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- States' decisions about whether to expand Medicaid coverage or not can have implications for private health insurance plans, including increased premiums, according to the non-partisan American Academy of Actuaries. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100322/AAALOGO) The U.S. Supreme Court's June 28 decision on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) makes the implementation of the ACA's Medicaid expansion optional for states. Many...

GARDEN CITY, N.Y., Aug. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- President and Principle of United Asset Strategies, Inc., Lee DeLorenzo, was featured in an article in the August 17(th)-23(rd )issue of the Long Island Business News (a local publication providing a print and online journal of entrepreneurial experiences, business data and economic trends). Lee was featured in the article "Ones to Watch" which is in the banking and finance section, written by Ms. Bernadette Starzee. Bernadette wrote of...