NOTE: This morning I saw that Fidelity is about to lay off 4,000 people. Across America thousands of people are losing their jobs. To those ...

Joane Fingers has been appointed vice president of group administration of Fort Dearborn Life Insurance Company. Prior to joining Fort Dearborn, she was life sales director at MetLife Inc.

The average employer that offers medical coverage spends 58 percent of total benefits costs on medical coverage; small employers spend 65 percent. 61 percent of employees say they are very concerned out-of-pocket costs will affect their fi

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Douglas B. Hamm has been appointed vice president, individual sales for Assurity Life Insurance Company. Prior to joining Assurity Life, he served as a division manager with Financial Freedom.

Theresa McHale has been promoted to practice leader of the employee benefits consulting practice at Conner Strong. She has been in the employee benefits business for over 25 years.

o 40 percent of employers provide gyms/fitness center discounts. o 38 percent of employers provide gifts and prizes. o 27 percent of employers offer a reduction in employee contributions to medical plans. o 17 percent of empl

Diane Albano has been appointed senior vice president of worldwide sales for Workscape Inc. She will be responsible for driving the company's comprehensive offerings, including its outsourced benefits administration and talent management solutions.