INFORMATION ON EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PRODUCTS AND SERVICES (PART 2/2)

BNA Books presents a fact sheet that summarizes employee benefits under Social Security and Medicare programs. Request item 3535.

A course catalog with information regarding the Registered Health Underwriter and Registered Employee Benefits Consultant designations is available from The American College. Request item 3536.

Converting unused vacation time into 401(k) contributions is examined in a bulletin from the Kwasha Lipton Group. Request item 3537.

D'Ancona & Pflaum presents an article that examines employee benefit provisions in 1996 legislation. Request item 3538.

Disability Services Group presents a paper discussing why long-term care insurance should be considered an integral part of employees' financial planning. Request item 3540.

Major employee benefits issues are analyzed in a newsletter provided by the International Society of Certified Employee Benefit Specialists. Request item 3541.

An Associate in Insurance Accounting and Finance program is described in a flier provided by the American Institute for CPCU and the Insurance Institute of America. Request item 3542.

A catalog with information regarding the Certified Employee Benefit Specialist designation program is available from the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans. Request item 3543.

A COBRA compliance review checklist is available from Aon Consulting. Request item 3544.

Approaches that allow plan sponsors to integrate defined benefit and defined contribution retirement plans are discussed in a bulletin from The Kwasha Lipton Group. Request item 3545.

Reasons for performing a claims audit of a third-party administrator are outlined in a flier from Meridian Resource Corp. Request item 3546.

A comparative analysis of the differences in the ways benefit values accrue among various retirement plan designs is available from the Kwasha Lipton Group. Request item 3548.

The Segal Co. offers a 1997 annual reporting and disclosure calendar for benefit plans. Request item 3549.

A newsletter on self-funded health care benefits is available from VASA Brougher Inc. Request item 3550.

An article that discusses the importance of considering an organization's business objectives when developing a benefit plan design is available from The Kwasha Lipton Group. Request item 3551.

How employers use self-service human resources technology to achieve their business objectives is reported in this study conducted by Watson Wyatt Worldwide. Request item 3552.