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A variety of causes underlie a steep premium increase.

Compliance with health care reform is already driving up costs for some employers group health plans, and a majority of employers expect price increases to be passed on to employees, according to a Willis Group Holdings survey.

Tackling a huge logistical challenge, the Obama administration Monday released an ambitious blueprint for states to match up uninsured Americans with coverage that's right for them under the health care overhaul law.

The government says it will cap pay for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac chief executives at $500,000 per year and eliminate annual bonuses for all employees. The changes come after Congress pressured the government to stop big payouts at the bailed-out mortgage giants.

More corporate directors and officers are interested in the insurance programs their companies use to protect them against potential litigation, Towers Watson finds.

Citigroup's CEO Vikram Pandit received $14.8 million in total compensation for 2011, according to an Associated Press analysis of a regulatory filing.