Employees with both CIGNA disability and medical coverage who also suffer a short-term disability are more likely to return to work and spend less time on leave than those without the integrated program.

UMB Healthcare Services has experienced a 35 percent increase in the number of its health spending accounts.

Women, young adults, and those who have seen higher premiums or cost sharing are more likely to research information regarding health care costs, quality and access in an effort to make informed decisions.

More U.S. employees rely on their employer and health plan for medical and health information, according to a nationwide survey of employees conducted by the National Business Group on Health.

MassMutual female retirement plan participants have been shifting an increasing percentage of their retirement savings into asset allocation investments but are favoring target-date options.

Hylant Group recently acquired a large portion of Creative Benefits Systems, an employee benefits provider in Grand Rapids, Mich.

Forty-three percent of Americans cited achieving better overall health as the primary reason to participate in a wellness program, according to the latest Principal Financial Well-Being Index.

Based on Colonial Life claims statistics, heart attacks, strokes and coronary artery bypass surgeries accounted for 58 percent of critical illness claims in 2010.