Insurance

New service from Pinnacle offers decision and treatment support to employees at the time of a serious illness diagnosis.

In 2012, nearly half (45%) of voluntary benefit premium came from rollover business, Transamerica Employee Benefits' Jeff Caldwell pointed out at a recent broker conference. The exploding growth of this market is due to many factors, such as an increase in the number of supplemental products available, the growing number of carriers offering voluntary benefits, and producers wanting to sell them, newer plan designs and revenue generation efforts, Caldwell, Transamerica's marketing director, explained.

As more companies embrace consumer-driven health care models and prepare for the full implementation of health care reform, employees need voluntary benefits more than ever. This chart pack includes the latest data on voluntary benefits from the Aflac WorkForces Report and UBA’s Ancillary Products Survey.

Auto/home insurance suffers from a lack of awareness in the workplace.

Now is the time to explore starting an off-cycle voluntary benefit sales initiative.

Private disability insurance gets employees back to work more consistently than public programs yet the industry still struggles to get employees enrolled in the benefit.

As more companies embrace consumer-driven health care models and prepare for the full implementation of health care reform, employees need voluntary benefits more than ever. This chart pack includes the latest data on voluntary benefits from the Aflac WorkForces Report and UBA’s Ancillary Products Survey.

Willis North America announces the creation of its own private exchange and InsureXSolutions adds ancillary benefits to its existing product list.

MetLife Inc. said it would combine an offshore reinsurer with three U.S. life units after regulators began an investigation into the use of intra-company liability transfers, saying such arrangements could mask risk.

When helping employees with end-of-life decisions for their loved ones, brokers say offering choices and information is key.

Private disability insurance DI is more successful than public at getting people back to work, but millions remain uninsured so what lies ahead.

This formerly discounted, underinsured and underpenetrated generation now presents a larger sales opportunity than boomers.

As brokers continue to search for voluntary benefits to supplement their sales in the coming years, legal plans might just be one of them.

Mercer has announced an initial group of insurance carriers that will offer benefits through Mercer Marketplace, the company’s private benefits exchange for employers’ active employees and their families.

A cap that President Barack Obama has proposed on the size of tax-advantaged retirement accounts is seen as potentially pushing savers to another product that limits payments to the government: life insurance.

The delay of the feature of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act intended to help small businesses was because of concerns raised by insurers, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Friday.

Tom Rieskse Jr. offers employers advice about what to look for when considering one of the newer multilife long-term care insurance offerings.

MetLife poll reveals employers view voluntary legal plans as easy to handle and can improve employee satisfaction.

Two new insurance products aim to raise employee awareness about retirement planning and disability.

The efforts of Maurice Evans, director of HR at Integral Group, lead to higher enrollment in the company’s voluntary vision plan.