Voluntary Benefits

Sure, most people know they should get life insurance. But why aren't they buying it?

WellPoint Inc.'s second-quarter net income jumped 24 percent, as an acquisition boosted revenue and a lower-than-expected increase in medical costs helped the nation's second-largest health insurer.

It's only your funeral if you want it to be.

When asked to identify their greatest concern in case of a critical illness, 47 percent of survey participants said finances.

UnitedHealth Group Inc. has warned that government funding cuts will make it hard to hit the top end of its 2013 earnings forecast. Investors will want to know if that warning still stands when the nation's largest health insurer reports second-quarter results Thursday.

Employers are moving toward voluntary enrollment and an arrangement that has employees participating in at least some of the costs.