The fortune of Slack’s billionaire co-founder and chief executive officer increased about $400 million from reports this week that Salesforce is considering taking over the workplace chat tool.

The global insurance brokerage has closed 42 acquisition deals in 2020.

A string of recent acquisitions are meant to help the insurance broker boost and strengthen its employee benefit, wealth management and retirement services.

The insurance technology provider sees the deal as a way to grow organically while also continuing its rapid pace of acquisitions going forward.

“We read this as an occasion to really integrate women's health with children's health, and that the combination of that integrated support is what makes happier and more successful working parents,” says Erik Lumer, chief product officer at Maven.

In the IBM information void, workers are anxiously speculating about the scope of the restructuring. Several impacted employees said they asked their managers how many other colleagues lost their jobs and were told they didn’t have access to that information.

Now is a time for HR managers to reassess healthcare plans and make important changes, health insurance expert says.

The tech platform helps producers understand a group’s risk, customize coverage and secure competitive stop loss to match plan designs.

Industry consolidation has been on the rise as the role of private-equity and other financial institution-backed buyers expands.

While some retirees have seen a substantial increase in spending, many others are enjoying financial freedom.