The majority of American employees (79%) would prefer new or additional benefits or perks to a pay increase, according to the the Glassdoor Q3 2015 U.S. Employment Confidence Survey.
Single and family premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance in the United States rose an average of 4% this year, continuing a decade-long period of moderate growth, a survey finds.
Sun Life Financial has agreed to acquire Assurant's employee benefits business for US$975 million.
It’s 11:00 p.m. and you’ve survived another day of back-to-back meetings, endless emails, gridlock traffic, making dinner and getting the kids off to bed. Your head hits the pillow as you turn out the light, but your mind is still at the office, assessing the day’s events and speculating what tomorrow might hold in store. This is an all-too-familiar scenario that many of us encounter routinely.
Sun Life Financial is in discussion to purchase Assurant’s employee benefits division, reports Bloomberg News.
A Massachusetts woman has filed a class-action lawsuit accusing Walmart of wrongly denying employee benefits for same-sex spouses.
Marsh & McLennan Agency (MMA) has acquired Vézina, an independent insurance brokerage firm in Montreal, Quebec for an undisclosed amount.
Canadian employers face difficulty evaluating the impact of employee and family assistance programs (EFAPs) and many are unsure of how they advance their overall organizational objectives, finds a survey.
Plan sponsors miscalculate how many of their employees have chronic diseases, which suggests they may also underestimate these diseases’ impact over time.
The rise of big data means information is coming into organizations in greater volume, variety and velocity than ever before.