Jennifer Morrell

Towers Watson has signed a web broker entity agreement with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, which supervises the health insurance exchange operated by the federal government in 36 states.

After inputting age, income and additional retirement savings information, individuals are shown personalized scores that reflect the amount of their retirement savings as a multiple of their annual income.

The Hartford, a provider of defined contribution retirement plans, has enhanced its website for 401(k) plan participants in an effort to provide greater control and track user progress toward meeting individual retirement goals.

Massachusetts Life Insurance Co. (MassMutual) has launched a new "Why Life Insurance?" consumer awareness program on Facebook designed to get families thinking and talking about their financial futures.

Applied Systems, an insurance technology company, is providing a forum where insurance professionals can engage in conversation about insurance, technology and related topics through its blog: http://blog.appliedsystems.com.