Voluntary Benefits

While many employers adjusted compensation, most maintained coverage.

A report from Eastbridge Consulting Group finds voluntary/worksite sales appear to be weathering the recession.

New research from MetLife finds three out of five individuals out of work for at least six months due to disability did not have disability income protection. For those who did have coverage, only about one-third of their income was protected.

The LIFE Foundation is sponsoring Disability Insurance Awareness Month in May to encourage workers to take action to protect their paychecks in the event of a disability.

Members of the National Association of Health Underwriters have named Colonial Life the No. 1 worksite marketing/voluntary benefits company.

The number of brokers offering Unum's voluntary benefits has more than quadrupled over the past decade, according to a recent survey by Eastbridge Consulting Group.