Voluntary Benefits

In the dog-eat-dog world of attracting top employee talent, pet insurance can help to differentiate a companys benefits package. When it comes to talking to a CEO about pet insurance, make sure the cat hasnt got your tongue. Pet insurance is purr-fect for employees.

As health care reform looms, voluntary benefits are expected to play a major role in the new health care landscape, says William (Tinker) Kelly, president of Voluntary Employee Benefit Advisors in Nashville, Tenn.

A bill that has been signed into law by Montana Gov. Steve Bullock requires life insurance companies to search for beneficiaries when a policyholder dies, even if no claims have been submitted.

Parents may be setting a poor example when it comes to dental health: Though more children are visiting the dentist, fewer adults than ever are, according to new research.

Britain's financial services regulator has fined insurer Prudential PLC 30 million pounds ($45.5 million) and censured its chief executive, over the company's handling of a failed bid to acquire rival the Asian subsidiary of American International Group in 2010

Genworth Financial Inc. has elected former Sen. Kent Conrad to serve as a new independent director, the insurance holding company said Friday.