Voluntary Benefits

Analysts at Eastbridge Consulting Group say the recession has finally caught up with the burgeoning voluntary benefits industry.

While employee benefit costs continue to rise, there is one popular employee benefit that comes at no cost to companies: pet health insurance.

Shares of Express Scripts Inc. slipped Tuesday after the pharmacy benefits manager reported disappointing first-quarter results.

Dominion Dental has dropped its third quarter group dental rates by 10 percent on its Choice Access PPO plans, making the company’s dental plans even more attractive to employers, says Jeff Schwab, director of marketing for Dominion.

This week's round-up of employee benefits news, reports and controversy from around the web.

John Hancock Financial announced Wednesday the results of its 2011 cost of care study, which found that long-term care (LTC) costs have continued to increase, but not as much as other goods and services.