Life insurance sales are booming at some of the major carriers. And who they are selling to might surprise you.

Some employers have been offering auto, homeowners and other types of personal property and casualty insurance products to their employees for nearly half a century, but the worksite offerings are really taking off now that employers are broadening their menu of voluntary products to offset reduced health care benefits.

Property and casualty insurance products are really taking off now that employers are broadening their menu of voluntary products to offset reduced health care benefits.

Sales tactics also are evolving, not only for group and worksite plans, but for individual plans for the self-employed, very small businesses and even as an adjunct for additional homeowner protection.

Sales tactics also are evolving, not only for group and worksite plans, but for individual plans for the self-employed, very small businesses and even as an adjunct for additional homeowner protection.

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act may have mandated dental insurance for children, but the new law does not address coverage for adults.

Is the dental market the big loser in the PPACA?

More and more employers this year will begin offering voluntary employee benefits to their workers in preparation for the real game changer in 2014the further implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.