Voluntary Benefits

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.

U.S. regulators have labeled insurer American International Group Inc. and General Electric Co.'s finance arm as potential threats to the financial system, designations that bring stricter government oversight.

Fortune magazine released its latest list of the top 500 companies. Who are the top life-health carriers on the list?

Along with many other goodies (sarcasm implied), health care reform has brought ERISA compliance to the forefront and if you are a broker or employer you better listen up.

Last month we reviewed the voluntary industrys overall sales for 2012.