Pension Agency Raises Top Annual Benefit 2.8%
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The federal agency that protects private sector pension plans announced yesterday that the maximum annual benefit for plans taken over in 2005 will be $45,614 for workers who wait until age 65 to retire.
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There are ways to secure higher pay even when all other employees receive the same annual increase, says Sue Shellenbarger. Plus, more on work and family.
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Average pay rises in the UK reached their highest level in 15 years at the end of 2007, according to a survey.
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Norwich Union, the UK's second biggest car insurer, is to put its rates up by an average of 16%.
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ROCHESTER, NY -- Paychex Inc., the country&#39;s second-largest payroll processor, Tuesday said income in the latest quarter rose 8 percent from last year on strong payroll and human resources revenue.
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The Bush administration spent at least $2.8 million traveling around the country promoting its plan to let many people divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into private retirement accounts, congressional investigators said Friday.
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Costs of employer-sponsored health plans are expected to climb an average of 8 percent in 2005, the first time in five years increases have been in single digits.
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Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi reached an agreement with unions early Friday on pension reform that would raise the retirement age to 58 in 2008, ANSA news agency reported.
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The Labour government has published ambitious pension reform legislation to raise the official retirement age to 68 by 2046.
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Consumer prices jumped a bigger-than-expected 0.8 percent in November, the sharpest climb in more than two years and driven by surging energy costs, a government report released on Friday showed.
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UK inflation has accelerated to an annual rate of 2.7% in November, official statistical office figures show.
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Payments to Social Security recipients and most federal retirees will increase 2.3 percent in January. It is the smallest cost-of-living adjustment since 2003, reflecting a lower rate of inflation.
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Massachusetts health insurers are predicting their rates will increase by about 10 percent next year for most residents covered through employer health plans, marking the eighth consecutive year of double-digit premium hikes.
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More than 47 million Americans will get a 2.7 percent increase in their Social Security checks starting in January, meaning an additional &#36;25 per month for the typical retiree. But almost half of that gain will be gobbled up by a record increase in Medicare premiums.
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The company raises earnings guidance, boosting the stock.
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MetLife Inc., the top life insurer in  the United States by assets, said Monday that second-quarter  operating earnings rose 12 percent, beating expectations, as  premiums climbed.
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Social Security benefits for more than 47 million Americans will increase 2.7 percent next year, the government announced today. But higher Medicare premiums will take