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Market volatility has made annuities markedly more attractive in the past year.

A new poll of young Americans shows that available employment opportunities mean more to Generation Y than college interest rates or staying on their parents’ health insurance plans.

Companies like Dow Corning and IBM are jumping on the bandwagon for overseas employee volunteer assignments with an eye on insights into joint markets, improved skills and increased retention among the youngest and hungriest workers.

Thirty-nine percent of U.S. adults do not have life insurance, according to survey results released by InsuranceQuotes.com. And many of the 2,000 Americans surveyed who do have life insurance appear to be underinsured and not as knowledgeable as they should be about their policies.

I had the great opportunity to attend, and speak at, the recent Employee Benefit Adviser Summit in Phoenix. For those of you who may not be familiar with this event, you really are missing out on a great opportunity. Not only do they bring together the agency/brokerage/consulting side of the industry, there is also a conference track for HR professionals.

Ford has said recently that Canadian labor costs are the most expensive it faces around the world.

Guest blogger Karrie Andes shares her personal journey of becoming an adoptive parent and how it's helped her promote her company's adoption assistance benefits.

As the emphasis of defined contribution retirement plans shifts from wealth accumulation to income replacement, new pitfalls lie along the new path.

Maximizing enrollment and healthy participation starts with crafting a health savings account that fits employees’ needs and ends with making sure they know how it can help them.

Participants in comprehensive workplace wellness programs achieve a significant reduction in health risks in as little as 18 months, according to a new study conducted by the Principal Financial Group, with the greatest impact among participants who also received personalized health coaching.