Over a one-year period, industrial employment in South Dakota grew 1.8 percent, according to the 2012 South Dakota Manufacturers Register, an industrial directory published yearly by Manufacturers' News, Inc. in Evanston, Ill.

Women make up nearly half of the U.S. work force, and while their incomes are vitally important to their families, they are less likely than men to protect that income with adequate life insurance coverage. A new MetLife guide, Protecting a Diverse Workforce Steps to Address the Life Insurance...

American Airlines contributed only $6.5 million of the $100 million that it was supposed to pay into employee pension plans last week.The underpayment raised tensions between the company, which filed for bankruptcy protection in November, and federal pension-protection officials.

WellPoint Inc. will become the second big health insurer to tell investors how it wrapped up 2011 and whether health care use remains subdued when it reports on its fourth-quarter performance Wednesday.

Under a state senator's proposal, employees and their employers would have to contribute to a system similar to a 401(k) where their money is invested and their retirement payment depends on their total investments when they retire.

Here's a reality check for President Barack Obama's health overhaul: Three out of four uninsured Americans live in states that have yet to figure out how to deliver on its promise of affordable medical care.

Lincoln Trust Co. last week released a report on six megatrends that would affect the retirement plan industry in 2012, including the new fee disclosure legislation and changing fiduciary standards.

In a BenefitsPro exclusive, AIG announced the merger of two of the carrier giants two benefits divisions into a single new business unit, AIG Benefit Solutions.