Retirement

The new suite of separate accounts makes it easier to add an LDI strategy to a defined benefits plant.

A study out Monday says most Medicare recipients 59 percent would pay higher premiums under a hypothetical privatized system, with wide regional differences leading to big hikes in some states.

Social Security recipients won't be getting big benefit increases next year, but the small raises they will receive are playing an important role in helping seniors grow their incomes even as younger workers lose ground.

Eastman Kodak Co. said Wednesday it has asked a bankruptcy court judge to allow it to end retiree medical and some other benefits at the end of the year as part of its restructuring.

Penn Mutuals Philadelphia agency was among Pennsylvanias 2012 best places to work.

California officials have reached a $25 million settlement with a company that sells end-of-life policies through funeral planners, state Controller John Chiang announced Monday.