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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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.

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.

Report Subscriptions, ACH Processing, and Payment Updates Mark Summer Upgrade of Travis Software's WebCOBRA.com
Travis Software Corp., a market leader of Advanced Employee Benefits Software Administration, announced today the Summer 2007 upgrade of its WebCOBRA.com system. The new version offers more enhanced features, including Report Subscriptions, ACH Processing, and a Payment Schedule of Qualified Beneficiary (QB) premiums for easy review of upcoming payment amounts.

ExpertPlan Continues Acquisition Growth by Purchasing TPA
Leading private label retirement plan recordkeeper ExpertPlan has acquired its second company - Actuarial Enterprises, Inc. (AEI), a third party administrator (TPA).

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.

ExpertPlan Hires Steven Hart as VP of Sales and Business Development
Leading retirement plan recordkeeper ExpertPlan () today announced the hiring of Steven Hart as Vice President, Sales and Business Development.

Applicant Insight Earns SAPAA Third Party Administrator Certification (C-TPA)
Applicant Insight, Inc., a leading provider of background screening, drug testing and clinical services is pleased to announce our Certified Third Party Administrator (C-TPA) designation from the Substance Abuse Program Administrators Association (SAPAA). This distinguished honor is held only by a select few companies in the United States.

What It Means To Be A Third Party Administrator
A third party administrator situation may arise when there is no executor appointed in a will for a deceased person, or if the executor has died, become physically or mentally incompetent, refused to carry out the duties of executor, or is in any other way unable to carry out the responsibilities of administrator of the estate in question. Other people can then make application to the courts to become the administrator of the estate and responsible for the assets and liabilities of the estate. This is usually one or more of the people who are named as beneficiaries of the estate, but may include other interested or affected parties.

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.

Aegis Administrative Services Receives 2008 Best of Chicago Award
U.S. Local Business Association's Award Honors the Achievement