The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will be helping states, area agencies on aging and other entities give more advice to seniors, people with disabilities, and caregivers.

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners should not think about producer compensation when implementing the new federal minimum loss ratio requirements, according to Birny Birnbaum.

President Obama has issued a memorandum that directs federal agencies to do what they can to offer same-sex domestic partners the same benefits they offer opposite-sex spouses.

Regulators in a Northwestern state want insurers to do more to try to detect cases of applicants buying juvenile life insurance for speculative or fraudulent reasons.

The people who sell benefits products say employers are asking workers to pay more for their benefits.

A health insurer is using a female avatar to steer customers around its website.

A life insurer has formed a marketing alliance with a baseball team.

A large majority of United States variable annuity buyers are electing to have living benefit guarantees on their policies.

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