Deals & People March 31, 2011

AUL Appoints Vice President of National Accounts

The retirement services division of American United Life Insurance Company (AUL), a OneAmerica company, has hired Brandon Kaboski to be its new vice president of national accounts.
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Kaboski will be responsible for relationship management with distribution partners, as well as sales, marketing and product teams. He will also work directly with key accounts and their advisers to ensure their product and service needs are met. He will be based out of New Jersey.   

According to AUL, Kaboski brings more than 15 years of retirement services industry experience to the position. He most recently served as director of corporate retirement programs for UBS. Previously, he held the role of vice president and product manager for Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and Merrill Lynch.  

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Kaboski is a graduate of William Patterson University College of Business and has a master’s degree in business administration from Monmouth University.
Diversions March 31, 2011

Tennessee–Lots of Country Singers, Very Few…

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) released its State Indicator Report on Physical Activity, 2010, and found that Tennessee has the lowest percentage of physically active adults in the U.S.  
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The State Indicator Report on Physical Activity, 2010, provides information on physical activity behavior and policy within each state.  Tennessee ranked on the bottom of the list for the percentage of “physically active” adults (51.8%), with Vermont having the highest percentage (73.3%).

To measure physical activity, the CDC looked at the proportion of adults in each state who achieve at least 150 minutes a week of moderate-intensity aerobic physical activity or 75 minutes a week of vigorous-intensity aerobic physical activity or an equivalent combination of moderate- and vigorous-intensity aerobic activity.

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The ten states with the highest percentage of physically active adults are:

1. Vermont, 73.3%

2. Alaska, 72.5%

3. Montana, 72.4%

4. Utah, 71.8%

5. Maine, 71.3%

6. and 7. – Colorado and Wyoming, 70.9%

8. and 9.  – Idaho and Wisconsin, 70.7%

10. Oregon, 70.6%

 

The ten states with the lowest percentage of physically active adults are:

10. Oklahoma, 62.6%

9. Nevada, 62.5%

8. West Virginia, 62.2%

7. Arkansas, 62.1%

6. North Carolina, 60.9%

5. Alabama, 59%

4. Kentucky, 57.9%

3. Mississippi, 57.2%

2. Louisiana, 56%

1. Tennessee, 51.8%

The CDC study also looked the factors that would influence physical activity, such as the creation or enhancement of access to places for physical activity; physical education and activity in schools and child care settings; state-level policies or laws that support physical activity through urban design, land use, or creating non-motorized travel options; and the effectiveness and training of a state’s public health workforce.  

The complete study is available here.  

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