It’s OK to talk about retirement. Even if it’s only for the just-in-case – you know, in case you actually do retire.

Cash balance plans are the fastest growing sector of the retirement plan market, with a 20 percent average annual increase in new plans since 2001.

Fidelity Investments reported Tuesday nearly one-third of its plan participants who recently made a job transtion aren't sure what to do with their retirement savings.

New analysis from The Principal shows automatic enrollment features in 401(k) plan designs can drive better savings behavior without dramatically affecting participation.

New York Life Insurance Company announced Monday first-quarter gains in sales of life insurance, income annuities, long-term care insurance and mutual funds, as well as a solid double-digit increase in the number of new agents hired in the first three months of 2011.

Nearly 40 percent of parents say they don't plan on keeping their adult children on their health insurance, even though health care reform law now allows them to do so.

The American Benefits Council wrote a letter Thursday that urges the Department of Health and Human Services to scale back a complex regulatory regime that has “grown exponentially” in recent years.

Consulting and actuarial firm Milliman reported Wednesday a typical family of four is paying $1,319 more this year for a preferred provider organization (PPO) plan — the highest dollar amount increase in the history of its Milliman Medical Index (MMI).