Shares of insurer HealthSpring Inc. stumbled Wednesday, a day after the health insurer said its second-quarter net income climbed 50 percent and it raised its annual earnings forecast.

Most employees can expect to see voluntary benefit options added to their benefit plans thanks to new regulatory and economic issues. Half of employers surveyed by Colonial Life & Accident Insurance say they expect to add voluntary, employee-paid insurance benefits to their plans within the next year.

Today’s job market isn’t easy for anyone, but recent college graduates especially are facing a tough time.

Given a second chance to ratify a labor deal that could stop thousands of state employee layoffs, union leaders in Connecticut are turning to rank-and-file members to help persuade their colleagues to vote "yes" this time.