HealthSpring Inc. shareholders have approved the insurer's planned acquisition by larger managed care provider Cigna Corp., moving the two companies closer to completing the deal.

New York Life Retirement Plan Services announced Wednesday the availability of a new service powered by Anova Consulting Group, a financial services market research and sales training firm, that it says will help retirement plan advisors assess client satisfaction and measure themselves against peers.

New survey results from Mercer show employees are willing to take on higher out-of-pocket costs if it means they get to keep their health benefits.

Bank of America (BAC) said Tuesday that its latest Merrill Edge mass-affluent survey found that 63% of the mass affluent are seeking financial information and guidance from established sources, such as financial advisors, versus, 53% in January. About 37% of the mass affluent are turning to their brokerage firm versus...

American United Life Insurance Company, a OneAmerica company, has been named the number one 401(k) provider in five key satisfaction categories according to the Boston Research Group's 2011 Defined Contribution Plan Sponsor Satisfaction and Loyalty Study.

In volatile markets, demand should soar for professional financial advice, but few employees are taking advantage of recent rule changes that encourage plan sponsors to offer just that.

In 2010, more than 70 million American workers did not have access to an employer-sponsored retirement plan, according to a new study from the Investment Company Institute.

A conservative-leaning panel of federal appellate judges on Tuesday upheld President Barack Obama's health care law as constitutional, helping set up a Supreme Court fight.