Deals and People November 15, 2012

Great-West Hires Sales Director in Northwest

November 15, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Great-West Retirement Services (GWRS) appointed Andrew Howard as regional sales director for the Seattle, Tacoma and Olympia, Washington markets.
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In this newly created position, Howard will work with brokers, financial advisers, consultants, wire houses and third-party administrators(TPAs) to offer GWRS 401(k) plans and services to businesses located in Seattle, Tacoma, Olympia and throughout the Olympic Peninsula. Howard is based in Seattle and reports to Ken Munro, Western Region vice president.   

Howard joins GWRS from The Hartford, where he spent the past nine years as regional sales director for its northwest region. While at The Hartford, he was a participant in the company’s Emerging Leaders sales management program. Prior to The Hartford, he was a retirement plans sales manager for Mutual of Omaha from 2000 to 2003.  

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Howard has a bachelor’s degree in History from Western Washington University. He holds FINRA Series 6 and 63 licenses and health and life insurance licenses in Washington and Alaska. He is a member of the Western Pension & Benefits Conference, Seattle chapter.
Benefits November 15, 2012

Pa. Judges Sue to Stop Mandatory Retirement

November 15, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A group of Pennsylvania judges is suing the state regarding a mandatory retirement provision of state law.
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According to the complaint, Article V, Section 16 of the Pennsylvania Constitution mandates that all Pennsylvania justices and judges retire at the end of the calendar year in which they turn seventy years old. The judges contend that this mandatory retirement provision violates their rights under the Equal Protection and Due Process clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution and under Article I of the Pennsylvania Constitution. 

The lawsuit asks the court to nullify and declare invalid the mandatory retirement provision and permanently enjoin the defendants named in the case from enforcing the provision. 

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The complaint can be viewed here.

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