Eastbridge Consulting Group's Voluntary Industry Confidence Index is at its highest level in three years, according to an announcement released Monday.

The overall Confidence Index increased to 99.9, up from 95.9 at year end 2009 and 92.9 in the mid-year 2009 survey.

"We are quite excited to see the index continue to go back up as those in the industry grow more confident of voluntary's role," said Gil Lowerre, president of Eastbridge. "We believe this is a result of both our slowly improving economy as well as the opportunities that those in the industry see with health care reform and employer efforts to control benefit costs while still providing employees a way to cover their families."

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