Sales of voluntary worksite benefits increased to $5 billion in 2007, up about 7% from the 2006 total.
Researchers at Eastbridge Consulting Group Inc., Avon, Conn., have reported those figures in the firm’s latest voluntary benefits market review.
Much of the strength in the past 2 years has been due to rebounds at large worksite carriers, such as Aflac Inc., Columbus, Ga., the researchers report.