Over $8 billion dollars in long-term disability insurance claim payments was paid to disabled workers in 2009, a 2.9 percent increase from 2008, a recent survey found.

Social media has helped only 14 percent of independent life insurance producers generate "word of mouth type" leads.

Employers need to maintain a long-term view of changes as a result of health care reform.

More than one-third of long-term care insurance buyers pay less than $1,499 per year for coverage.

Almost 1 million employers, or 19 percent, plan to extend health care coverage to their employees' adult children before they're required to do so next year, according to new research from Hewitt Associates.

Enrollees in CDHC plans shared most cost-conscious behaviors with non-enrollees.

There is ample opportunity for employers to leverage wellness programs, according to the annual study.

42 percent of men are worried about outliving retirement savings, compared to only 37 percent of women.