Analysts at the National Business Group on Health say the recession may have actually curbed the number of short and long-term disability claims.

Roughly 60 percent of insurance executives responding to a recent LIMRA survey believe individual life insurance sales will remain flat and 68 percent predict group life sales will stall in 2011.

As the House of Representatives settles in to repealing the health care reform bill, a recent ABC News/Washington Post poll shows American voters are wary of a few provisions, but less than 20 percent actually favor repeal.

Experts at professional services company Towers Watson say recently released rules by the Internal Revenue Service should clear the path for more employers to renew their interest in cash balance and other types of hybrid pension plans.

Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones says the insurer's rate increases are unsustainable at a time when Californians continue to struggle, and plans to implement a full review.

Employers fear the federal guidance on health reform they got last enrollment season wasn't enough to clearly inform employees about all the changes to their health benefits.

Only 12 percent of working Americans eligible for a retirement savings contributions tax credit are aware that this credit exists.

The number of HSAs and HRAs grew to 5.7 million in 2010, up from 1.2 million in 2006, according to new analysis from the Employee Benefit Research Institute.