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Imagine that a client - a 42-year-old manager of a privately held company - calls you, concerned and seeking advice. He says: "I've been offered ...

Dependent health care audits are increasing as a way to keep health care costs down, according to Workforce Management. The magazine cites a survey from Watson Wyatt earlier this year that shows 55 percent of employers plan to conduct such an audit

So, in this business at least, transparency remains a cracked one-way glass. I'm sure you've heard about this one. The U.S. Attorney out of San Diego managed to squeeze $5.5 million worth of fines and penalties out of Unum Group earlier

UNUM will pay $5.5 million in fines and penalties for failing to report special fees it paid an insurance broker in San Diego, according to United States Attorney Karen P. Hewitt. Between 2000 and 2004, Unum made payments without disclosing them to

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled benefit plan administrators who are responsible for deciding an employee's eligibility and whether or not to pay claims have a potential conflict of interest, according to the Financial Times. The paper reports,

For many years, some of your clients have been counting on their defined benefit (DB) pension plans with the same confidence they have in counting ...

A report published by Employee Benefits Research Institute indicates that while employers are not considering dropping health coverage for employees, if one large company were to do so, others would be forced to consider doing the same to stay

If there's one thing Americans love, it's filing lawsuits. In fact, you'd think it was scribbled down in the Bill of Rights somewhere. You hear the one about the disgruntled 401(k) plan participant? Back in 2004, James LaRue sued his