Voluntary Benefits

SPDs, mac & cheese and the top health care reform stories this week.

Group dental differs somewhat from individual dental plans, and both markets are definitely going to heat up as PPACA gets implemented over time.

Global insurance company American International Group Inc. and the federal government are offering to sell a total of 300 million AIG shares to the public.

With cuts to health benefits plans, employers are looking for ways to add value to employees. And one way to do that is by offering more voluntary benefits.

Shares in American International Group Inc. tumbled on Monday, deepening a slide that's brought the insurer's shares to the lowest point since March 2010 and stoked concerns over whether the U.S. government will be able to make a profit off an upcoming sale of AIG stock.

Prudential Financial Inc. on Wednesday said that its first-quarter profit rose 10 percent as sales of its insurance products and annuities increased and investment income rose.