Act falls short on shifting the burden of high health-care costs from smoking ailments to the smokers themselves and making progress toward the goal of universal health care, even for smokers, new Yale School of Public Health study finds.

Although market volatility makes stocks a risky investment option, retirement investors should continue to hold stocks in their portfolio.

The first ACA reporting season was traumatic for many employers. But the hard-learned lessons should lead to a much better process for the 2016 plan year.

Proper education of brokers and advisers is critical to the success and improved public trust of long-term care insurance

Covering the legality of cash payments, pregnancy discrimination, health questionnaires and arbitration agreements, legal experts break down recent decisions.

The move is part of a broader effort to raise productivity by reducing employee time spent traveling to and waiting for care.

The goal is to help some 55 million employees with no access to workplace retirement plans.

Linking raises and bonuses to goals and objectives has become less effective with today’s workforce. Providing frequent feedback and opportunities for growth will do far more to motivate employees.

Trust in your all-star performers’ capabilities and use positive motivation, says adviser Eric Silverman.

Lawley Benefits executives discuss how their PBE has become a market differentiator for their brand, and what the product brings to employers.

The agency’s Deputy Associate Chief Counsel responds to questions concerning three different types of wellness incentives and their tax status.

It’s a broker’s duty to keep their representatives informed of health reform’s impact on clients, says former president of NAHU, Tom Harte, who recently testified in front of a Senate committee on the subject.

The majority of Americans believe such a step should be mandatory in the hiring process.

Bank of America Corp. sees the U.S. corporate pension industry throwing its interest-rate assumptions out the window.

30 fastest-growing achillary carriers in the large-group market

Women should boost their savings rate and invest their windfall to increase their odds of securing their financial well-being.

The carrier sought adviser feedback on a new way of thinking about benefit communication that may transform the industry, says Frenkel Benefits’ Craig Hasday.

Despite the rhetoric to the contrary, employers are challenged by a tight labor market. Here are some strategies that can help.

More companies want to have a ‘net positive’ impact on their community, and are turning to their employee health initiatives to make it happen.

It is increasingly the adviser’s job to counsel employers on a broad range of workforce management topics, such as reaching career goals, according to ADP’s Aldor Delp.