"The cause of the customer satisfaction decline is not difficult to find--sharp increases in premium costs and deductibles are to blame,"

Based on a new Profit Sharing/401k Council of America survey, 403(b) plan sponsors took significant steps toward managing their plans for the last three years, even in this down economy and new regulations.

Based on type of care and geographic location, long-term care costs greatly differ nationwide, according to Northwestern Mutual's 2010 Cost of Long-Term Care study.

In the third quarter, statutory net income of the largest U.S. life insurance groups more than doubled on a combined basis year over year, according to SNL Financial's analysis of third-quarter 2010 statutory insurance data.