Voluntary Benefits

Last year, roughly 2.4 million more adults were obese than in 2007.

Voluntary sales increases for 2009

Voluntary critical illness sales almost doubled in 2009 as compared to 2008, according to Eastbridge Consulting Group's annual U.S. Worksite Sales Report.

Lack of support staff prevents small businesses from providing voluntary benefits programs to their employees.

When the price of care in their neighborhood is too high, recession weary patients are travelling much shorter distances to be treated.

Colonial Life surveyed employee benefits brokers in June to find what brokers felt were the most important qualities in a voluntary benefits carrier.