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Investors reaching or in retirement are much more likely to stay in the stock market if they’re invested in financial products that provide guaranteed income. That was one of the major findings this week from an online survey Prudential conducted in May of this year.

Women who take charge, do the math, plan for contingencies and work with their partners and/or financial advisors have a better chance of securing their finances in retirement than those who shrink from the process, according to a new study from the MetLife Mature Market Institute.

The cost of health insurance continues to climb for U.S. companies and workers, with annual family premiums this year growing at a pace triple that of 2010 and outpacing wage increases, according to a survey.

You can't throw numbers at Millennials. It just doesn't work, especially in trying to convince them to save for retirement. The focus is on the here and now.

The Labor Department is likely to stick with a plan that could restrict brokers who provide IRA account advice from charging commissions.

Call it the holy grail, silver bullet or magic pill, but the universal goal of benefits professionals is finding a way to lower costs while maintaining employee engagement. Ron Leopold, vice president medical director for MetLife, says the magic ingredients in the “money pill” may be investments in helping employees find physical and fiscal success.

Insurance agency online marketing provider Insurance Website Builder is partnering with Insurance Technologies Corp. to add a Facebook social media plugin to its offering. The Facebook social media plugin installs a mini version of an insurance agency’s main website on Facebook, including blogs, employee directory, locations and quote forms.

Brokers and advisers must change now and prove to companies that doing nothing could be “detrimental” a former adviser said at EBA Summit.

QUESTION: With all of the buzz surrounding “alternative funding” these days, can you please provide a couple of strategies that can assist clients in better controlling health care costs? ANSWER: The bottom line is that it is time for brokers to understand that the new reality means a smaller market and less commission for their fully insured groups. …

A genie tells you that she’ll grant you one wish for your employee benefits programs. It will take effect immediately, and will cost you nothing in time, talent, money or morale. What would you wish for?