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Enterprise investment in the digital universe — cloud, hardware, software, services, and staff to create, manage, store and generate revenue from the information — has increased 50%, to $4 trillion, since 2005, according to an EMC-sponsored IDC Digital Universe study. The forces behind this relentless growth are driven by technology and money. New "information taming" technologies are driving the cost of creating, capturing, managing and storing information down to one-sixth of what it was in…

Plan sponsors can raise the level of participation in voluntary benefits by providing live assistance to explain options to their employees, according to a recent survey.

The majority of Americans say they want and need income replacement projections for financing their retirement, but most do not have access to the data nor an understanding of how to translate their 401(k) savings into a stream of retirement income, according to new research.

DTCC Insurance & Retirement Services announced the release of a new information service designed for insurance carriers and broker/dealers selling annuity products.

In a panel discussion at the Insured Retirement Institute’s regulatory conference on Tuesday officials from the Departments of Labor and Treasury discussed increasing access to guaranteed lifetime income products and the proposed rule on the definition of a fiduciary that would regulate retirement savings programs and professionals.

President Barack Obama and U.S. congressional leaders hope to reach a budget deal in the coming weeks that would narrow stubborn budget deficits and extend the country's borrowing authority.

Many Americans age 50 and older worry about funding their long-term care, don’t feel financially prepared, and would strongly prefer to receive long-term care at home rather than in a nursing home, according to a recently released survey.

Hundreds of National Association of Health Underwriters members attended the organization’s 81st annual convention in San Antonio, which concludes Wednesday.

The New Jersey Assembly on June 23 approved a bill that will require 750,000 government employees and retirees to contribute substantially more for their health insurance and pensions.

The National Association of Health Underwriters is gathered in the most visited city in Texas for the organization’s 81st annual convention from June 26 – 29.