Obama wants to tax your employee benefits, including your medical care.
Obama wants to tax the medical insurance of Americans with jobs to pay for coverage for people without insurance.

Danger: Flexible comp may not survive Obama's healthcare reform
The plans advanced by President Obama and Congress would eliminate flexible benefit plans, raising the cost of healthcare for millions of employed Americans. Get ready to fight now, before it's too late.

Save your flexible benefits plan! The Obama Administration and Congress are considering ending them
As part of healthcare reform, the Obama Administration and Congress are seriously considering eliminating flexible spending accounts and similar plans.

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SpecandAgg.com Launches New On-line Business Enquiry Service for the US Self-insurance Market
An exciting new business enquiry service called The Market has been launched to help companies and self-insurance service providers save time and money by matching them accurately to new insurance partners.

ILSA Releases New Blackberry App that Allows Agents to View License Status Anywhere
Insurance agents and brokers can access valuable licensing and compliance information remotely with a new, one-of-a-kind Blackberry app that shows real-time license status information.

ValueOptions Names Steve Rockowitz, Psy.D., Vice President for California Service Center

Charitable Profit Arrangement Services Donors and Nonprofits
Charitable Profit Arrangement(TM), an Arizona-based organization that matches donors with nonprofit organizations, has created a new fundraising tool for charities. The service allows private investors to allot a predetermined percentage of their quarterly return to the nonprofit organization of their choice. This shifts the focus for philanthropic activities from giving to sharing.

NCER Announces First in Series of Electronics Collection Events, Feb. 25 at Morgantown Best Buy Store
The National Center for Electronics Recycling announced today the first electronics recycling event under a contract from the West Virginia High Technology Consortium Foundation. The event will be held in the parking lot of the Morgantown area Best Buy store on Feb. 25, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Gilsbar, Inc. Launches Gilsbar 360° Alliance -- A Proprietary PPO Network for Louisiana Providers, Employers and Employees
Gilsbar, Inc., a Louisiana-born and headquartered third party administrator and benefit plan manager, is developing its own proprietary PPO network, Gilsbar 360° Alliance.

National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Names Gilsbar, Inc. Insurance Administrator
National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Insurance, the nation's largest association representing franchised automobile dealers, names Gilsbar, Inc. as administrator of its endorsed life insurance products.

NFL Legend and Humanitarian Nick Lowery Joins Charitable Profit Arrangement
At a time when the economy is forcing families, businesses and nonprofits to rethink their priorities, the Charitable Profit Arrangement Inc. has emerged to literally change the playing field in Philanthropy.

Should You Administrate Your Affiliate Marketing Program In-House?
In the day and age when everything and anything is being outsourced, you might wonder if you should administrate your affiliate marketing program in-house or if you should sign up with one of the many services that are currently on the Internet and which permit interested vendors to display their programs while then matching them with interested affiliates. While there is no straight answer to this question, by and large it appears that small, home based businesses and other small time entrepreneurs will seek to keep the programs close by to save a bit of money while the midsized outfits will gladly farm out this venture.

TASC Partners with Unity Benefit Services, Inc.
TASC and Unity Benefit Services, Inc. have joined forces to provide quality employee benefit programs throughout Tennessee and the nation.