The National Business Group on Health, a national non-profit organization of large employers, honored Unum and Fiserv Inc. yesterday with the Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles Gold award. NBGH has offered this award for four years to recognize
Assurant recently launched a family-focused dental insurance program, Family Share Max, which will replace individual maximums. The plan will allow families to allocate funds to each family member from one shared coverage pool, and eliminates
Atlanta-based Purchasing Power was counted among Entrepreneur Magazine's Hot 100 fastest-growing businesses in America. To get on the list, companies had to be founded between 1999 and 2003, and have positive job growth between 2003 and 2007. The
The Mass Marketing Insurance Institute will celebrate its 38th anniversary with the 2008 Annual Conference & Expo in Denver. The conference, "Mile High Marketing: Reach the Peak of Voluntary Benefits," will feature keynote speakers
A report published by Employee Benefits Research Institute indicates that while employers are not considering dropping health coverage for employees, if one large company were to do so, others would be forced to consider doing the same to stay
With April 15 less than a week away, some employees may feel their physical and mental health slipping, leading to absenteeism and higher health care costs. According to a 2006 study by the American Psychological Association, money is the main cause
Fringe Benefits Group has renamed its limited medical insurance policy, Framework Health Plan. The plan is designed to be affordable, flexible and easily administered, and includes guaranteed issue, customized enrollment forms, and experienced
Benefitfocus has launched a new technology that will allow health insurance carriers to offer individual health insurance while tracking the ROI for specific marketing campaigns. Benefitfocus eDirect allows health insurance carriers to reach out to
Office betting pools may seem like harmless fun, but as March Madness approaches, studies show the apparent danger of office-sponsored gambling. According to Isabelle Duguay of Bensinger DuPont & Associates, the danger is in employees who have
Even though Americans are thinking about life risks more than people in other countries, few of them are doing anything about it. A report by AXA Equitable, which surveyed people in 11 countries, found that even though 63 percent of Americans