Voluntary Benefits

Parents will have to call carriers directly to add their newborns.

So if weve all staked our claim in the employee benefits business, whether it's providing them, selling them or writing about them. What happens if employees want something that cant be bought or sold?

AmTrust Financial Services Inc. jumped in New York trading after the carriers board approved the repurchase of as much as $150 million in shares following a stock slump last month.

Plans place liens on the estates of older enrollees who use the coverage.

In years past, many people believed that blue-collar workers in lower- to middle-income jobs were the primary buyers of voluntary products.

As we take some well-deserved time off to enjoy friends, family and too much food, I thought it also would be nice to reflect on a pretty busy year.