There are more than 6,000 captives worldwide, up from 1,000 in 1981.

Are the public insurance exchanges just a temporary bridge to a world in which most people find health insurance through privately run exchanges? That's one prediction from a medical firm.

There won't be a magic moment, but the Obama administration's much-maligned health insurance website should be able to weather an expected year-end crush of customers, officials asserted Friday.

A recently-formed coalition of big-name organizations has banded together to build retirement security for even the lowest-income workers.