A major trend in the insurance industry, and the worksite segment specifically, is the consolidation of carriers. Seemingly, the larger ones are gobbling up a host of smaller --and often very efficient -- carriers. In fact, there's a
Recent MetLife research reveals nearly half of American employees have not take any steps to determine income need in retirement. Additionally, over one-quarter of U.K. employees and over half of Australian employees have failed to do any retirement
According to an investigation by the Government Accountability Office, more than 27,000 nursing homes, hospitals, physicians, and other providers collected millions of dollars in Medicare payments but failed to pay taxes, the Washington Post
49 percent of employees want help with retirement savings. 47 percent want help with their employee benefits. 44 percent want help with their overall financial situations. Source: MetLife's 6th Annual Study of Employee Benefits Tr
69 percent of employees are planning to use vacation time over the summer. 20 percent of employees had vacation requests denied because a coworker had requested the same time. 15 percent of employees plan on using a sick day to get aw
A study recently released by Mintel suggests many Americans are unprepared to handle a disability or need for long-term care. The study found less than 60 percent of people are familiar with long-term care insurance, and almost three-quarters don't
Two-thirds of employees surveyed said their health care plans were hard to understand. 65 percent of people surveyed who did not have a college education said their healthcare expenses were a challenge; 40 percent of people with a degree s