Healthcare

More than 20 million employed Americans play fantasy football, but cracking down on participation at the office may be more trouble than it’s worth.

An American Psychological Association survey says that, despite the shaky economic recovery, a lack of better jobs is not one of the major factors leading to workers sticking with their current employers.

More than a quarter (26.3%) of Texans do not own health insurance, giving Texas the lowest rate of health insureds in the nation, according to 2010 data released last week by the U.S. Census Bureau; Massachusetts, Hawaii and the District of Columbia represented the states with the highest rates of health insureds, respectively.

The 2012 Voluntary Benefit Adviser of the Year award recognizes excellent service to group benefit plan sponsors.

A health reform legal requirement taking effect this month adds pressure to client communication practices - but also gives advisers a chance to add value to their services.

Getting Gen Y to take action on disability coverage by demonstrating need.

Discount programs offer employees exclusive savings.

The recent ruling on health reform has created an even greater need for accurate benchmarking data. Proving the age old adage that if you can't measure it, then you can't manage it. Advisers armed with information that drills down through national, regional, state, industry and company size will be better prepared to assist larger employers with employee acquisition and retention, and smaller employers make intelligent decisions on whether or not to "pay or play."

Workplace Benefits Mania conference focuses on voluntary benefits in Las Vegas

Where brokers and advisers should focus on when communicating the value of fee transparency to clients