Staff Writer

• Brokers remain crucial to allaying employer fears

  By Staff Writer  |  September 1, 2011

  The rising cost of health insurance looms large among business decision makers.

• Universal Life Insurance Source List

  By Staff Writer  |  September 1, 2011

  Universal Life Insurance Source List

• Why voluntary life remains relevant and vital to employees

  By Staff Writer  |  August 15, 2011

  Some say that life insurance is, well, boring; it lacks the sizzle of a long-term care policy or critical illness product. Even so, life insurance of all stripes remains relevant and vital to today’s employee.

• Principal Web platform helps with disclosure rules

  By Staff Writer  |  August 4, 2011

  New disclosure requirements have prompted the Principal Financial Group to launch a new Web feature that will help plan sponsor clients and their financial professionals comply with new disclosure rules.

• Hands across America’s waist: obesity epidemic spreads

  By Staff Writer  |  August 1, 2011

  More than 72 million U.S. adults are obese

• TPA Source List

  By Staff Writer  |  August 1, 2011

  TPA Source List

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  Health care inflation slows for employers

  By Staff Writer  |  July 25, 2011

  The cost of medical care for people in employer-sponsored health plans rose at an annualized rate of 3.8 percent in the first quarter of 2011, according to the Thomson Reuters Healthcare Spending Index for Private Insurance.

• ICI updates money market mutual fund assets

  By Staff Writer  |  July 13, 2011

  Total money market mutual fund assets increased by $3.93 billion to $2.687 trillion for the week ended Wednesday, July 6, the Investment Company Institute reports

• How to get the most value from your pharmacy benefit plan

  By Staff Writer  |  July 12, 2011

  What's the bottom line? For many employers, that is the single biggest question they have regarding pharmacy benefit plans. It's not always an easy question to answer.

• Unum's non-executive chairman retires

  By Staff Writer  |  July 7, 2011

  Unum Group announced Wednesday that Jon S. Fossel, 69, is retiring as non-executive chairman of the board of directors. William J. Ryan has been named non-executive chairman of the board of directors, succeeding Fossel. The transition will take effect on Sept. 30, when Fossel marks five years of service as...