Adults, age 45 to 54, are taking longer to recover from the down economy, according to research conducted by the market research firm Mintel.

COBRAGuard Inc. is now the sponsor of the Health Insurance Advocate Show, the U.S.'s sole radio program devoted to covering the national health care debate.

PERMA, an alternative-risk solution provider, has chosen Benefit Express to electronically administer benefits for its Health Joint Insurance Fund segment, which is accessible to governmental departments and school districts in New Jersey.

U.S. retirement plan providers are challenged with record cost troubles, and many are dropping offered benefits or looking to rebalance funding between employers and employees, according to a new BNY Mellon Asset Servicing study.

By lowering co-payments on prescription drug co-payments and promoting disease management companies can cut health care costs, finds a three-year study commissioned by the Florida Health Care Coalition.

After correcting employer-imposed job tenure requirements, only 58 percent - or 44 million - of U.S. private-sector employees were provided paid sick days in 2010, according to new research from the Institute for Women's Policy Research.

Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC, a Marsh Inc. subsidiary, White Plains, N.Y., has acquired the $4 million benefits brokerage and consulting firm Strategic Benefit Solutions Inc., based Alpharetta, Ga.

Retirees still require a large savings to cover out-of-pocket health expenses in retirement, despite the reduced retirement health costs the new health reform law brings, according to a nonpartisan Employee Benefit Research Institute report.