The Principal has named 10 growing businesses (selected by an independent panel of judges) as the 10 Best Companies for Employee Financial Security in 2011.
Health care reform is changing many things about the insurance industry, and in some cases those changes are not in the broker's favor. But at least one area of the market is seeing a boon thanks to the Affordable Care Act wellness plans.
Employers in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri are looking to health insurers to control costs, and more employers are turning to high-deductible and self-insurance health plans to do so.
According to a new survey by the National Business Group on Health, large U.S. employers are planning to shift higher health care costs to workers next year, thanks largely to cost increases that are more than twice the rate of inflation.
HHS, the Labor Department, and the Treasury Department have issued new rules giving consumers access to standard Summary of Benefits and Coverage and glossary of terms forms.
Assura Group of NY has created an option other than state unemployment benefits for those concerned about what might happen in the event of involuntary job loss.