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Freedom Disability Calls Out to Disability Community - We Have Jobs
In January, the national unemployment rate for Americans with disabilities reached a staggering 15.2 percent. Freedom Disability wants to help lower that statistic by offering jobs to qualifying candidates who have disabilities.

Allsup Outlines What You Need to Know Before Filing Your SSDI Claim
Worst recession since the Great Depression causes significant increase of Social Security disability claims, adds to challenges for people with disabilities

Spring Consulting Group Partner is Lead Editor on DMEC Tools of the Trade
Spring Consulting Group Partner is Lead Editor on DMEC’s Tools of the Trade

83% Do Not Trust the Social Security Administration Will Handle Their Social Security Disability Cla
A poll taken by the website Ultimate Disability Guide asked the question, "Do you trust the Social Security Administration to handle your Social Security Disability claim fairly?" 83% of the people responded "no".

Hire Disability Solutions™ Breaks Barriers to Bring Qualified Disabled Workers&Corporations Together
Job Tools and Content Now More Easily Accessible to HireDS.com Visitors

Social Security Disability Backlog Worsens, So Make Sure You Qualify Before You Apply
Contact an SSDI representation company to learn if you could be eligible for benefits before you apply; average wait times for initial applications will jump by 20 percent this year

Buyers Study 2008: The Trends Employers Are Facing and the Plans They're Buying
What are the trends employers are facing when it comes to benefits? Unum shares its study.

Employees in the Dark on Disability
Economic downturns are a time when people really want to get their arms around their financial health and security. But a recent CIGNA study unveils that most workers in America are misinformed when it comes to how – or even if – they are financially protected if faced with a disabling illness or injury.

More Women Turning to Social Security Disability Benefits; Mothers Should Know Their Options
Women's rate of disability increases by 72 percent since 1999.

Jobless Should Evaluate COBRA, Medicare in Light of 2009 Recovery Act
Allsup outlines COBRA and Medicare considerations; people with disabilities need to evaluate options for continuing healthcare coverage

Unum Maintains Market Leadership in Group Long Term Care
Unum (NYSE:UNM) maintained its market leadership in cases and employees covered by its group long term care product in 2008, noting gains among existing customers who either expanded coverage to more employees or increased the benefit amount. The industry as a whole saw benefit increases to existing plans more than double in 2008, according to annual sales research from LIMRA.

The Hartford to Hold Group Disability Training in Atlanta, Newport Beach, Princeton, Chicago
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:HIG) will hold its Vault program, an in-depth three-and-one-half day continuing education program on group disability insurance, in four strategic cities throughout the country in 2009.

Recession, Job Losses Hit Those with Disabilities Hard, Reports Allsup
Weak economy, massive job cuts and poor health leave people with disabilities struggling; knowing when and why to apply for Social Security disability is essential to their financial future.

Dean Aloise Joins Buck Consutants as Principal
Dean Aloise has joined Buck Consultants as a Principal. He will also serve as Retirement Practice Leader for the firm's Pittsburgh office.

Allsup Applauds SSA for Move Toward Electronic Transmission of Medical Records for Disability Applic
Allsup, a leading nationwide provider of financial and healthcare related services to people with disabilities, today commended the Social Security Administration for announcing it will begin receiving medical records for some disability applicants electronically next year.

Time is Money When People Wait Too Long to Apply for Social Security Disability Benefits
Allsup, nation's leading disability representation services company, explains the repercussions and risks of waiting to file for SSDI.

Getting Your Social Security Disability Benefits Can Be Easier With A Professional On Your Side
Allsup outlines most common reasons people choose to get representation when they apply for SSDI, a complex but worthwhile benefit for people with long-term disabilities.

ADA Amendments Act Deadline Fast Approaching
President Bush’s September 25th, 2008 signing of the ADA Amendments Act reversed years of court decisions favoring employers in disputes over disability discrimination. "The realm of 'the disabled' is about to be significantly enlarged," says employment law attorney and former Coca-Cola Enterprises general counsel John Phillips. The new law goes into effect January 1.

What Will a McCain or Obama Presidency Mean for Social Security Disability?
The 2008 Presidential election has focused around many topics. Social Security Disability (SSI and SSDI) was not one of those topics. A Social Security Attorney weighs in on where each administration might lead the Social Security Disability system.

Beware of Ten Mistakes after Social Security Denies Disability Benefits
People applying for SSDI should not give up and start over after they've been denied disability benefits; Allsup explains the most common missteps following SSDI denial

President Bush Signs 2008 ADA Amendments Act Broadening Coverage of Americans With Disabilities Act
Employers will find significant obligation changes with the new amendments to the ADA Act in the United States. Neal D. Mollen and Patrick M. Sherman share the details.

People with Disabilities Seek Ways to Manage Higher Healthcare Costs
Allsup explains some of the options available to people with disabilities when facing increasing healthcare costs, including added benefits of Social Security Disability Insurance.

Past Earnings Play Role in Determining SSDI Benefits
Applicants for Social Security Disability Insurance Should Know Their Income History; Allsup Answers Common Benefits Questions

Disaboom Offers Jobs to Social Network Community Members
Premiere Online Community for people living with or touched by disability employs Disaboom Community Members in newly launched sales force. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 67 percent of people with disabilities are unemployed, making them the largest unemployed population in America. To create employment opportunities for this population, Disaboom, the largest online community designed for people touched by disabilities, has taken a unique step by hiring its own online community members.

Unum adds innovative benefit to support working parents
Company will contribute to 529 plan for new children of employees

Unum No. 1 in sales, enrollment for Group Long Term Care
Unum continues to lead industry in growing employer-sponsored group market

Duane Lee has joined Buck Consultants as a Principal in the firm's Pittsburgh office
Lee joins Buck from Hewitt Associates, where he served as Principal and Health Management Consulting Actuary. Prior to that, he spent 19 years with Buck.

Jerry Reiff Joins OCI as Director of Client Services
Jerry Reiff Joins Premier Healthcare Benefits Data Management Provider OCI as Director of Client Services

Lynda Fleury selected for ISE Southeast Award 2008
Unum and Home Depot IT executives honored for achievements in information security

Integrated Benefits Institute Accepting 2007 Employer Benchmark Data
Reliable, source-protected data enables employers to make key business decisions on benefits programs

Unum Group Announces $350 Million Accelerated Share Repurchase
Unum Group (NYSE: UNM) announced today that it repurchased approximately $350 million of its outstanding common stock from Morgan Stanley using an accelerated share repurchase agreement.

Second Annual CompTIA Creating Futures Charity Golf Classic Set for August 4
The CompTIA Educational Foundation announced today that its Second Annual Creating Futures Charity Golf Classic will be held Monday, August 4, in Orlando, Fla.

Foley new chairman of Council for Disability Awareness board
Joseph R. Foley, senior vice president and chief marketing officer of Unum Group, has been appointed as the new chairman of the board of directors for The Council for Disability Awareness (CDA).

More Employers to offer Workers Financial Incentives for Healthy Behavior
Top Programs Integrate Health Management With Business Objectives, Watson Wyatt/National Business Group on Health Survey Finds

Greater Ann Arbor Society for Human Resource Management
Unum’s annual Landscape of Long Term Care looks at sales trends in group market

Long Term Care Information by Video; LTC Financial Partners Takes Leadership Role
Offering 3 of Top Ten "Hits" on Google Video

NATIONAL BUSINESS GROUP ON HEALTH HONORS BEST EMPLOYERS FOR HEALTHY LIFESTYLES
41 Employers Recognized for Promoting Healthy Workplaces

Mercer's 2007 Guide to Social Security and Medicare now available
35th edition provides simple explanations with easy-reference tables

DisabilityWORK.com Launches
Helping employers reach untapped worker pool.

CalChamber Highlights New Requirements for 2007 Worksite Posters
Minimum Wage Increase and Paid Family Leave Drive Changes

Executive Summary: Disabilities in the Workplace
In an unexpected and alarming trend for U.S. employers and government policymakers, disability rates for adults in their prime working years have risen sharply in the past two decades, a 2004 RAND Corp. study shows.

Executive Summary: Benefit Trends
In the United States, voluntary benefits are assuming a more important role, providing new ways to address workers' needs as well as opportunities for companies to boost retention and loyalty.

Executive Summary:The AIDS Epidemic
The AIDS epidemic marked its 25th anniversary in 2006, but there is little reason to celebrate the grim milestone. Globally the spread of HIV/AIDS remains a major health issue, and efforts to impede it have met with mixed success.

Executive Summary:Diversity And Inclusion
As companies strive to hire the best employees in an increasingly diverse workforce, the idea of "inclusion" has become a business imperative.

Survey Finds 84% of Organizations Subject to FMLA Offer Some Type of Paid Family and Medical Leave
75% of Organizations Find Handling Intermittent Family and Medical Leave Challenging

Tidewater, VA HVAC Company Expands Offering More Jobs
Local Tidewater, VA HVAC company has grown and is now hiring. Job openings include: installation mechanic, service technician, sales people and administrative people.

Hewitt Hot Topic: Disability of Terminated Employees Risky for Employer
A recent Ontario, Canada court case may impact the way employers wish to deal with disability insurance coverage for terminated employees; from Hewitt.

ARAG® Helps More than Ten Million Aetna Members Easily Secure Their Futures
ARAG®, a leading legal services provider, announced today an enhanced business relationship that enables Aetna Group Life policyholders to simplify their lives with direct access to legal resources.

Addressing Disabilities Along the Job Search
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, more than 50 million people across the nation have some level of disability. For many of these people, finding a job, keeping it and being paid well can be challenging. Michael Farr and Daniel J. Ryan, Ph.D., believe many job seekers with disabilities would be more successful in their job search if they knew when and how to appropriately discuss a disability.

Web site improvements offer employees and claimants faster, easier and more convenient access to personal benefits information.
Lincoln Employer Markets today announced it has enhanced its Group Protection customer self-service Web site.

Time For Action, Time For Change - An Employer´s Symposium
Strategic Employment Solutions (SES) is hosting its third annual employer conference on October 13th, 2006 for companies interested in a labour pool that is diverse, talented and highly retainable - Persons With Disabilities.

NATIONAL BUSINESS GROUP ON HEALTH ISSUES RECOMMENDATIONSFOR EMPLOYERS TO IMPROVE HEALTH CARE QUALITY AND SAFETY
Business Group Also Releases Position Paper on Health Care Reform

unumprovident buyers study forEcasts the future of employee benefits
Critical illness, accident and other supplemental insurance products drive industry growth

Lincoln Financial Group Creates Employer Markets Division
Key distribution leadership in place; focused on segment synergies.

The disability disconnect: workersill-prepared to manage disruption in income
UnumProvident research points to lack of knowledge about financial risk

New HR Tool Set to Transform Employee Benefit Education and Enrollment
THE NAVIGATORTM FROM NAVITECH SETS COURSE FOR IMPROVED BENEFITS COMMUNICATIONS

unumprovident´s new disability product HELPS answer industry demand for employee choice
UnumProvident, (NYSE: UNM) the leading provider of income protection insurance in the United States and the United Kingdom, announces its newest and most flexible disability product offering - Select income protection insurance.

unumprovident´s new disability product HELPS answer industry demand for employee choice
UnumProvident, (NYSE: UNM) the leading provider of income protection insurance in the United States and the United Kingdom, announces its newest and most flexible disability product offering - Select income protection insurance.

Lincoln Employer Markets Announces New Head of Sales for its Intermediary Channel
Industry Veteran Paul Swanson Assumes Head of Sales Duties

Industry Leaders UnumProvident, Matria Healthcare Launch Disease Management Partnership
UnumProvident (NYSE: UNM) today announced it has joined with Matria Healthcare (NASDAQ: MATR) to create a new disability and disease management partnership aimed at helping employers combat rising healthcare costs and improve workforce productivity.

Business Health Services (BHS), a leading national provider of behavioral risk management solutions, has launched a rebranding campaign that commences with the debut of its new website, www.bhssolutions.com.
The new website more closely reflects BHS' application of behavioral risk management strategy-a contemporary approach to bottom-line cost savings that involves identifying and preventing the risks associated with mental health and behavioral problems on the job

The Principal Financial Group Enhances Individual Disability Income Insurance
Optional riders offer greater flexibility and more choices

UnumProvident´s New Enrollment Platform
Helps Employees Make Informed Benefits Choices

New ´Advantage Plan´ offers employers more benefit choices and cost savings.
Based on employers´ need to control the cost of employee benefits while still providing quality plans to help recruit and retain top talent, Lincoln Financial Group recently introduced the new Advantage Plan to provide more options for its group long-term disability clients.

SCI Companies Enables Businesses to Offer Customized Disability Benefits to Employees
SCI, a national leading Professional Employer Organization (PEO), announced today that effective immediately, it is adding employer-paid short-term disability (STD) and long-term disability (LTD) insurance plans to its existing voluntary benefits offerings through Jefferson Pilot Financial.

UNUMPROVIDENT RESEARCH POINTS TO VALUE OF INTEGRATED CLAIM MANAGEMENT
"Today´s employers often face complicated health and productivity challenges," says Kenneth Mitchell, Ph.D, vice president of return to work program development.

UnumProvident retains LEAD in disability insurance marketplace
In 2005, the company maintained more than $3.9 billion in premium for existing group and individual cases and generated approximately $267 million of new sales.

COLONIAL SUPPLEMENTAL INSURANCE JUMPS IN NATIONAL WORKSITE SALES RANKINGS
Higher sales lead to record-setting premium processing and use of Colonial´s E-services for benefits management

UWC -- STRATEGIC SERVICES ON UNEMPLOYMENT AND WORKERS' COMPENSATION
Announcing the 2006 Edition Highlights of State Unemployment Compensation Laws

Hidden Reasons, Costs Behind Increased Absenteeism at Work
When Jane called in sick last week, she said she had the flu. When Dave didn´t show up to work, he said that he had a bad cold. Zachary Meyer finds when employees are surveyed confidentially, the primary reason noted for missing work has to do with stress or depression.

The Principal Financial Group Enhances Employer Reporting for Disability Claims
New reporting capabilities aimed to save time and money

The Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce
Saving Great Employees: Challenges of and Solutions for Addiction in the Workplace

Reed Group, Ltd. Announces Formation of Reed Group Asia Pacific in Australia
"Reed Group is extremely pleased and excited to announce Reed Group Asia Pacific, comprising a team of experienced, regional insurance and workers compensation executives.

CANCER IS NUMBER ONE REASON
For the fifth consecutive year, cancer was the leading cause of long-term absence from work for Americans in 2005, according UnumProvident (NYSE: UNM), the leading provider of disability income protection insurance.

Marquis Companies Selects Unicru Solution for Healthcare
Premier long-term care provider first to implement industry-tailored system for hiring facility staff

Metlife Rolls Out California Partnership Program To Small- and-Mid-Size Businesses Across the State
New statewide program is first to deliver CPLTC-Certified long-term care policies through the workplace.

Jefferson Pilot Financial Unveils "Paycheck Plus" Voluntary Income Protection Benefits
Simplified Insurance Plan Features Four Lines of Coverage in Single Group Rate