The cost of dying: It's hard to reject care even as costs soar
Every night Dad emptied the coins from his pockets. The special ones he placed in an album, but most went into a jar to be saved. So how could the hospital bill for the final days of this frugal man -- with carefully prepared end-of-life instructions -- add up to $323,000 in just 10 days?

MetLife Expands Offerings for Associations and Affinity Members with Enhanced Group Level Term Life Insurance Coverage
Members of associations and affinity groups are increasingly looking for value-added benefits from their relationships, including easy and affordable access to insurance products. MetLife, the largest life insurer in the United States, today announced that it has enhanced its Group Level Term Life Insurance portfolio for association and affinity groups.

Life insurance: Is term life always enough?
Most families are better off buying cheap, straightforward term insurance, but there are situations where universal or whole life policies make sense.

Sysco Reports Second Quarter Net Earnings of $250 Million and Diluted EPS of $0.43
HOUSTON -- Sysco Corporation today announced financial results for its 13-week second fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2011.

John Hancock to Re-enter California Individual Long-Term Care Insurance Market
BOSTON, Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- John Hancock today announced that its individual long-term care insurance would be available in California, beginning February 27, including both its new California ...