According to a new study commissioned by Unum and conducted by Harris Interactive, employees are placing more value on benefits than ever.

It's something that most people will deny, but one-third of the U.S. population is obese. The next step is usually metabolic syndrome (METs), which can lead to cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes.

The House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and the Subcommittee on Health, arms of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, held a joint hearing Wednesday, to pounce on the early warnings dooming the Community Living Assistance Services and Support Act Act (CLASS), two years before it was finally declared dead...

The number of people seeking unemployment benefits dipped slightly last week, though not by enough to suggest that hiring is picking up.

Medicare's basic monthly premium will rise significantly less than expected next year, the government announced Thursday. That could pay political dividends for President Barack Obama and for Democrats struggling to win over seniors in a close election.

Fiduciary Plan Governance, LLC, a team of retirement plan specialists and former Department of Labor senior investigators, will host a seminar for plan sponsors and fiduciaries in Waltham, Mass., on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011.

The Hartford is introducing MyTomorrow, an online educational resource that is designed to assist consumers in recognizing possible financial risks and better understand their benefits options.

Nearly half of large companies, with more than 1,000 employees, automatically enroll employees in their retirement plans, and an additional 36 percent are considering implementing this feature, according to Diversifieds Report on Retirement Plans-2011.