Combination life insurance products had their third straight year of double-digit growth in 2011, increasing in sales by 56%, as investors sought safety from market uncertainty.

The cost of health care this year for a family of four exceeds $20,000, a record high despite a lower rate of increase from past years.

Homeowners’ insurance policy premiums, on average, rose 19% between January and December 2011, according to the 2011 HomeInsurance.com RateReport.

Life insurance activity, based on individually underwritten applications filed, appears to moderating after several solid months at the beginning of the year.

Younger buyers are leading to more critical illness claims filed by those under 55 years old, new research suggests.

Medical care should be taxed as a means of increasing the money put into the “chronically underfunded public health system” in the U.S., a new report recommends.

The amount of inforce individual disability income insurance rose 2% in 2011, reaching a total of more than $4.5 billion, according to a new survey of carriers.

The majority of workers don’t expect they or their family members to be diagnosed with a serious illness, factors that discourage them from seeking employee benefits to protect them from these possibilities, according to a new survey.

Several heath plans have experienced significant growth in several segments, according to a preliminary report on 750 U.S. health plans’ annual financial statements for 2011.

The final effect of provisions in the federal health reform law “have not been as significant” as anticipated for most businesses, according to a new study.