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Companies such as Domino’s Pizza are introducing a new weight loss challenge program that doesn’t cost them anything and makes employees put some skin in the game.

Never before have there been so many investment options open to retirement plan sponsors and participants. Still, at a time when most employers are focused on health care reform, selecting said options requires great care.

More than 70% of sales leads are lost because contact isn't made quickly enough, according to one study. But Brandon Stuerke, president of Advisors Edge Marketing, a specialist in marketing strategy and automation for financial advisers and other professionals, points out there are other ways to lose out on sales opportunities. Stuerke, a former financial adviser, shares four ways professionals commonly lose sales leads and how to fix them. [images: Thinkstock]

American International Group Inc. and MetLife Inc. are among insurers asked by a New York regulator to show how they protect against computer attacks.

While politicians in Washington argue over the Affordable Care Act, its ultimate fate is being decided far from Capitol Hill.

For individuals to be informed consumers, they need to be able to compare prices for similar healthcare services. You can do this when you buy a car, or a house, or a pair of socks, but until recently it’s been almost impossible to compare prices for healthcare services. This is slowly changing.

Auto/home insurance suffers from a lack of awareness in the workplace.

Now is the time to explore starting an off-cycle voluntary benefit sales initiative.

Health IT leaders discuss the pros and cons of making health care readily available online.

Three reasons why all benefit consultants need to get into the retirement business by The Guardian’s Stephen Davis.