retirement

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Petitioner, James Dawson, retired from his position as a U.S. Marshal on March 31, 2008. Steager v. Dawson at 2. Dawson currently receives retirement income from the Federal Employee Retirement System (“FERS”). Id.

The State of West Virginia...

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James LaRue, an employee of the management consulting firm DeWolff, Boberg & Associates ("DeWolff"), brought suit against his employer and his employer's 401(k) plan for breach of fiduciary duty with respect to administration of the plan, in which...

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Definition

An annuity — periodic payments to a recipient — that varies in amount based on the performance of the underlying investments.

Illustrative caselaw

See, e.g. NationsBank of North Carolina, N.A. v. Variable Annuity Life Ins. Co., 513 U.S....

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Definition

A form of whole life insurance that accumulates cash value on a tax-deferred basis. Variable life insurance operates similarly to a mutual fund because the insured pays premiums that go into a separate investment account owned by the insured...

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Definition

A form of whole life insurance that combines aspects of universal life insurance and variable life insurance and provides for a death benefit and accrues cash value on a tax-deferred basis. Variable universal life insurance ("VUL") policies...