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ING will begin offering the ESG Managers Portfolios to participants in some of its defined contribution retirement plans as part of an ongoing effort to provide customers with socially responsible investment options.

"One of the first issues that must be addressed is the fiduciary issue."

Employers, and therefore brokers and consultants, often put their emphasis on the size of the provider network when selecting between dental benefits plans.

Stories are popping up everywhere about employers who are refusing to hire workers who smoke, or are tacking on a premium penalty, or even offering a quitting incentive, hoping to reduce health care costs and increase productivity.

Some analysts predict that a large number of employers will terminate their health plans in 2014 and simply pay the annual penalty of $2,000 per employee.

A New York senator said last week that legislation establishing a state-run health insurance exchange would ensure that health insurance brokers are involved in the process.

Aetna Inc. said Monday it will buy the Medicare supplement business of Genworth Financial Inc. for about $290 million, as it becomes the latest health insurer to announce a plan that capitalizes on the aging baby boomer population.

Members of the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans see employers paying more attention to the effects of the Affordable Care Act, but, at this point, few see the act causing employers to eliminate health benefits.