Voluntary Benefits

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Looks like they think hearing is important, too. EyeMed Vision Cares customer call center has earned the Certified Center of Excellence designation from BenchmarkPortal for the second year in a row. EyeMeds call center was also ranked 12th among the best call centers in the nation in the Center of...

Another thing we can blame on the economy: The U.S. individual disability income markets combined premiums dropped for the second consecutive year as a result of poor economic conditions. But theres good news: The drop from 2009 to 2010 (3.4 percent) was significantly lower than the previous year (12.5 percent)...

Life insurance is more important to single mothers than women in general, but they still aren't buying enough coverage, according to a LIMRA study.

Most employees can expect to see voluntary benefit options added to their benefit plans thanks to new regulatory and economic issues. Half of employers surveyed by Colonial Life & Accident Insurance say they expect to add voluntary, employee-paid insurance benefits to their plans within the next year.

I recently heard a business owner describe his company's voluntary benefits package as a "nice to have." If that's the case, I say get rid of the package and save both the aggravation and administrative cost.