Are You Overreporting?
October 22, 2012 Blog Post by Kathleen Moyer, Managing Partner – Compliance Services In your haste to meet the state filing deadlines (October 31 and November 1 for the Fall due dates), are you at risk of over-reporting? Sometimes the …
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You Win Some, You Lose Some
August 20, 2012 Blog Post by Josiah Osibodu, Managing Partner – Consulting Services The focus of this blog discussion is centered around those “credits” on the balance sheet (or were on the balance sheet at some point) that could result …
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Delaware Voluntary Disclosure: A Window of Opportunity?
July 16, 2012 Blog Post by Josiah Osibodu, Managing Partner – Consulting Services July 1st was not just the beginning of the heat wave in some Northern states, but also can be viewed as the beginning of a “window of …
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From “Computer Green Bar Paper” to Electronic Filings: the Evolution of State Reporting Technology
July 19, 2012 Blog Post by Kathleen Moyer, Managing Partner – Compliance Services In the 28 years I’ve been involved with the preparation of state unclaimed property reports, I have seen many changes in the required medium used for submitting …
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The Due Diligence Process
June 15, 2012 Blog Post by Kathleen Moyer, Managing Partner – Compliance When I hear Holders complain about state unclaimed property due diligence process, I cringe. I’ll tell you why in a minute but first let’s take a look …
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Myths about the Social Security Death Master File
The Social Security Death Master File (DMF) is getting a lot of attention lately from the Insurance Regulators and the unclaimed property community. During my 16 years with Prudential’s Unclaimed Equities Division, I had extensive experience with the Social Security …
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Lessons learned from the MetLife $700 million unclaimed property settlement
Dear Editor, Lessons learned from the MetLife $700 million unclaimed property settlement The recent media attention to MetLife’s $700 million settlement, with more than $9 million due to Florida residents, highlights the danger of non-compliance with state unclaimed property laws. …
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Don’t Forget The Spring Filings
Week of March 30, 2012 Blog Post by Kathleen Moyer, Managing Partner – Compliance Services It’s important to remember that the states have “Fall” and “Spring” unclaimed property reporting requirements. Although most corporations focus on the Fall unclaimed property reporting …
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Til Death Do Us Part
Week of March 18, 2012 Blog Post by Kathleen Moyer, Managing Partner – Compliance Services I had the opportunity to share the speaker’s podium with Susan McDonald of Pension Benefit Information at the annual Unclaimed Property Professionals Organization (UPPO) conference …
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