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President Barack Obama faces a long re-election campaign having all but given up on the economy rebounding in any meaningful way before November 2012.

Pension shortfalls will be exacerbated by underestimating life expectancies, according to a report by Swiss Re. An essential element to preparing for longevity risk, the reinsurer found, is to develop better predictive methods for determining mortality.

New Hampshire is joining a growing national trend in allowing pharmacists to give more vaccinations than annual flu shots but doctors oppose the changes in what appears to be a turf war over a profitable aspect of medical care.

Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney on Tuesday will call for lowering the corporate tax rate and eliminating capital gains taxes for middle-class Americans as part of a plan to try to lift the struggling economy as well as create jobs.

In an economic downturn, would you put a priority on paying for a) food, b) housing, or c) life insurance?

The IRS recently gave a boost to hybrid annuity products with optional long-term care chronic benefit riders.

Four out of five Americans are still not adequately prepared to meet their needs in retirement, according to new analysis from HR consulting firm Aon Hewitt.

World stock markets took a beating Monday after U.S. companies stopped hiring in August, reviving fears that the world's largest economy is heading back into recession.