Financial Education for Securities, Banking, & Insurance Professionals.
The Best Financial Services Textbooks Available
The American College, premier publisher of distance-learning materials for the financial services field, has created a wide range of textbooks and other learning materials on general financial planning, life insurance, estate planning, income taxation, retirement planning, pension administration, health care, employee benefits, executive compensation, and more.
Used by colleges and universities across the country, these practical resources are researched and written by The American College faculty and are continually updated to reflect the dynamically changing financial services industry.
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Group Benefits: Basic Concepts and Alternatives
AuthorJulie York
Discusses provisions, advantages, and limitations associated with each type of employee benefit or program as a method for meeting economic security needs. Covers term and post-retirement life insurance; disability income insurance; and medical expense, dental, and other group insurance benefits; the regulatory environment; plan provisions; marketing; underwriting; pricing; plan design; and administration, as well as alternative funding methods. Also discusses cafeteria plans, as well as Social Security, Medicare, and other social insurance programs.
13th edition; ©2012
Price: $120
Item Code: HS325-13
Advanced Topics in Group Benefits
EditorsBurton T. Beam, Jr.
Thomas P. O'Hare
Covers various advanced topics in group benefits. Addresses COBRA, ERISA, HIPAA privacy rules, Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, health plans for federal workers, voluntary benefits, self-funding, international benefits, and ethics.
4th edition, ©2011
Price: $80
Item Code: HS340-4
