Perhaps people living in the Bay State area should move south if they want a little health care cost relief. Massachusetts and Vermont led the nation in 2010 with average, individual market health insurance premiums topping $400 per person per month, according to new analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation.

A new survey of more than 200 U.S. health care professionals reveals costs will rise significantly with health care reform, but will be balanced with increased access to care and new organizational efficiencies that will improve patients quality of care.

Another thing we can blame on the economy: The U.S. individual disability income markets combined premiums dropped for the second consecutive year as a result of poor economic conditions. But theres good news: The drop from 2009 to 2010 (3.4 percent) was significantly lower than the previous year (12.5 percent)...

People suffering from sleep apnea are twice as likely to develop dementia, according to a new study.

Life insurance is more important to single mothers than women in general, but they still aren’t buying enough coverage, according to a LIMRA study.

Doctors in the United States spend almost four times more on health insurance administrative costs than their Canadian peers, according to new data.

Independent agencies Northridge Insurance and Scanlon Guerra Burke will combine their operations creating one of the largest insurance brokerages in Los Angeles.

Most employees can expect to see voluntary benefit options added to their benefit plans thanks to new regulatory and economic issues. Half of employers surveyed by Colonial Life & Accident Insurance say they expect to add voluntary, employee-paid insurance benefits to their plans within the next year.