healthcare costs

• Affluent investors confident they’ll retire comfortably

  By Paula Aven Gladych  |  March 8, 2013

  Affluent Americans may be confident they will have enough money to retire comfortably, but they may be underestimating what they will need to live on once they actually retire.

• Proof of purchase

  By Elizabeth Halkos  |  January 1, 2013

  These days, the role of a broker involves more than just recommending the right insurance products for a business. Employers value brokers who function as consultants, helping them meet their company’s HR objectives.

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  Patients happy with their doctor, but not with health care system

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  October 18, 2012

  When it comes to health care, most American patients are happy with their primary care doctor, but their satisfaction stops there.

• Longevity risk bringing insured products back into the retirement conversation

  By Paula Aven Gladych  |  October 12, 2012

  As companies have slowly moved their retirement plans from defined benefit pensions over to defined contribution plans, thereby shifting the risk onto individuals, they have gotten away from offering insured products to help protect employee assets.

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  A prescription for healthier retirement savings through wellness

  By Tim Minard  |  September 27, 2012

  Employers are beginning to see employee wellness as an investment in the financial condition of their business, with lower health risks and greater savings.

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  How brokers fit into the exchange puzzle

  By Shandon Fowler  |  September 18, 2012

  Over the past decade, there’s been a consistent rise in the popularity and importance of consumer-oriented, cost-conscious employee health plans.

• Improving Your Voluntary Benefits with the Addition of Vision Coverage

  By Sponsor: Metlife  |  September 6, 2012

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  Election, health care costs driving Americans to change investing, saving habits

  By Paula Aven Gladych  |  August 9, 2012

  The presidential election and health care costs are driving 90 percent of Americans to change the way they save and invest their money.

• Improving Your Voluntary Benefits with the Addition of Vision Coverage

  By Sponsor: Metlife  |  August 6, 2012

• For a third of Boomers, retirement income is a question mark

  By Warren S. Hersch  |  July 24, 2012

  One third of pre-retirees are unsure about whether they can make ends meet when they reach retirement, according to a new report from Allianz.