Information is a word that's bandied about in no small measure in this country when the subject of health care comes up.

The way more and more Americans receive health care coverage is changing. The old days of employers picking up the health care tab for employees and their families are gone.

Mass enrollment may only happen once a year, but preparing for it, pulling it off and following up is a never-ending process, one that requires planning and more planning.

When offered in the workplace, UL has all of the advantages it holds for individuals and then some.

Doctors diagnosed more than 1.4 million new cancer cases in 2007, according to the American Cancer Society. One in two men and one in three women can expect to be diagnosed with some form of cancer in his or her lifetime.

Brokers have to do a good job explaining disability coverage. And MetLife has some advice for consumers that brokers can use as talking points. First, says Lynn McDonough, vice president, MetLife Individual Disability Income, people have to ask