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Former New York State Comptroller Alan Hevesi will serve one-to-four years in prison for his role in the now infamous pay-to-play pension fund kickback scheme.

The U.S. Supreme Court took no action Monday on a request to speed up a ruling on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul law.

For the first time in almost 10 years, the Department of Labor is reviewing its rules on electronic disclosures in ERISA plans. Help drag DOL into the 21st century by providing your comments on how you use electronic media to provide benefit plan information to participants and beneficiaries.

It appears young investors may have been paying attention as the market crash threw baby boomers’ futures into disarray.

The Leapfrog Group, an employer coalition advocating increased health care quality and safety, joined many other organizations in applauding the Obama administration's new $1 billion Partnership for Patients safety program.

Brokers and advisers may need to play a more strategic role in helping their clients navigate an expected convergence of health care reform and absence management that will add another layer of complexity to regulatory compliance in these areas.

If there is going to be growth in the life insurance market it will be in the mass affluent market, said executives at the 2011 Life Insurance Conference on April 12.

President Obama signed legislation Thursday, April 14 repealing the expanded 1099 reporting requirements in the health care reform law and Small Business Jobs Act.

In the voluntary benefits business for more than a decade, Nashville's Karen Quigley knows a tidal change when she sees one. With carriers increasingly entering the core voluntary market, and health care reform looming large, Quigley knew it was time to adapt.

This article is the second in EBN's year-long BeneFIT Success series, which will chronicle employers and employees in their individual and organizational wellness triumphs. The first installment, "Uphill battle, downhill momentum," was featured in the March EBN and is available at ebn.benefitnews.com. Learn more about how to submit your company as a candidate for the series at the end of this article.