Healthcare

One of the primary features of the Affordable Care Act is the establishment of state-based health insurance exchanges.

Middle-income Baby Boomers, those earning between $30,000 and $74,000 are vastly underserved in terms of preparing for retirement, according to a new report from the Insured Retirement Institute, “Middle-Income Boomers and Retirement: Tapping the Significant and Underserved Middle-Income Market.”

While companies have been slashing payrolls in recent years, a new study finds that at least they haven't been trimming their severance packages. Severance and change-in-control plans have survived the recession fairly intact, according to a study released this week by WorldatWork and Innovative Compensation and Benefits Concepts LLC (ICBC), an HR consulting firm.

Thirteen states and the District of Columbia have received funds from the Health and Human Services Department totaling $185 million to build state insurance exchanges to aid consumers and small businesses in comparative shopping for health care coverage.

Thirteen states and the District of Columbia have received funds from the Department of Health and Human Services totaling $185 million to build state insurance exchanges to aid consumers and small businesses in comparative shopping for health care coverage.

Forty-two percent of workers are living paycheck to paycheck, down slightly from the 43% who were in this financial state in 2010, CareerBuilder found in a survey of 5,200 workers. This 42% level is at pre-recession levels, indicating that while incremental, household finances are improving.

North Carolina is making strides to promote transparency and accountability for insurance consumers.

Forty-two percent of workers are living paycheck to paycheck – another reason clients have to help employees wring maximum value from their compensation.

According to a new LIMRA report, “Voluntary Worksite Benefits: Penetration and Market Potential,” almost one-third of all employers are considering offering new voluntary benefits to replace existing benefits that are paid entirely or in part by the employer. This would potentially affect between 19 million and 45 million employees over the next two years, LIMRA estimates. Interest in voluntary is particularly high among large organizations (1,000 or more employees); half of these firms show interest in transitioning their existing benefits to voluntary.

A survey of CFOs in the U.S. and Europe found more willingness to hire in the final six months of the year in the U.S. than in Europe.