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U.S. employers used more technology-based communication with employees during the last open enrollment and increased their face-to-face communication with employees as well, according to a new Towers Watson survey.

Fifty-four percent of men buying individual critical illness insurance policies in 2010 were younger than age 45 while 51 percent of women buyers were age 45 or older.

Senate Republicans tried to repeal the recent health care reform legislation but were defeated in a 47-51 vote on Wednesday, though they anticipated the move to fail.

The Virginia House of Delegates voted, 74-24, to require insurers to provide autism coverage for children ages 2-6, signaling what could be the end of a long fight for autism coverage in the state.

Fifty-three percent of small-business decision makers say having business insurance policies with an insurance carrier they consider tech-savvy is important, according to the Small Business Opinion Poll commissioned by EMPLOYERS.

Digital Insurance Inc., an employee benefits agency in Atlanta, finished 2010 with a recording-breaking $17 million in acquisitions.

Americans remain consistently split on health reform - and fickle on the specifics. Why recent polls may (or may not) indicate major change ahead.

Combined Insurance Worksite Solutions and Employee Benefits Corporation of America are partnering to offer independent brokers and representatives multiple supplemental insurance products and administrative services for employers.