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The boundary between voluntary and employer-paid benefit sales is disappearing in an increasingly competitive climate where more brokers are abandoning territorial patterns, suggests new research from Eastbridge Consulting Group.

Employee Benefit News now is accepting speaker proposals for its 2011 Benefits Forum & Expo, to be held Sept. 25-27 at the Hyatt Regency in Dallas. Get more information on how to get your session considered for next year’s program. Give us your A game, and we’ll give you a spot on the agenda in Big D.

A new study concludes that online health improvement programs are scalable to an entire workforce but should account for gender differences to get the best results.

In recent years, the Securities and Exchange Commission has been aggressively taking action against various mutual fund companies, alleging late trading and market-timing activities. These actions usually result in settlement agreements between the mutual funds and the SEC.

Average balances in 529 college savings plans fall far short of projected higher education costs in most situations, according to Morningstar’s latest research paper and industry survey, released on Monday.

New research on disease management services deflates the argument that a comprehensive program might increase health care costs because of the increased services.

Recent news from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveals that by 2050 one in three Americans will have diabetes. As if that weren’t horrifying enough, nine out of 10 of the new cases will be linked to obesity.

Nearly 20 years after they were first introduced, exchange-traded funds remain unfamiliar territory for many investors.

As Congress decides whether employers should have a permanent tax break on tuition benefits, some college-educated workers admit they should have majored in something different and want to head back to the classroom.

Join me at the listening post for a special Daily Diversion podcast as Towers Watson senior consultant Alan Glickstein discusses the newest regulations regarding cash balance pension plans and what they rules mean for you.