Latest Social Security Death Records News

MetLife Joins AIG Taking Benefit Charge Amid Regulatory Probes
MetLife said last week that it will take a third-quarter charge of $ 115 million to $ 135 million as it uses data such as Social Security Administration death records to identify cases where it hadn't paid claims. AIG said in August that it added about …
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Online calculator maximizes your Social Security benefits
When they think about Social Security, they want to take it as soon as possible because they're sure a bird in the hand beats one in the bush. Once I've entered their earnings records and set a maximum age of death for them (95), I press Calculate, …
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MetLife Has Charge of Up to 5 Million on Death Benefits
The review involves the use of Social Security Administration death records, the New York-based insurer said today in a regulatory filing. MetLife and smaller rivals have been pressed by regulators to move more swiftly to identify dead policyholders. …
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Workers with Disabilities Are Latest Victims of Great Recession, Says Social …
"People who are entitled to receive government assistance in the form of Social Security Disability benefits are having to wait longer and longer – sometimes as long as three years," says attorney Larry Disparti, president of Disparti Law Group, PA, …
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