Voluntary Benefits

Voluntary products arent going anywhere but up: New research from Eastbridge Consulting Group finds that 77 percent of employers with 10 or more employees offer at least one voluntary product. Thats an 11 point jump from 2009.

The Allstate Corp. said Monday that its board of directors approved a plan to buy back up to $1 billion of the insurer's shares by the end of next year.

AIG may raise as much as $6.52 billion from the sale of its remaining stake in Asian life insurer AIA Group Ltd.

Total individual life insurance premium grew 3 percent both in the third quarter and for the first nine months of 2012, according to new data from LIMRA released Monday.

Health insurer Cigna Corp. said Monday it plans to reaffirm its 2012 and 2013 financial guidance in discussions with investors and analysts this week.

Bundles might refer to product combinations, some with pricing and/or underwriting concessions.