Pros, Cons Of Company-Paid Insurance (Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News)
Is life insurance an item on your workplace's menu of benefits? If so, you may be in or near the time of year when you can opt in or tweak your level of coverage. The fourth quarter is the benefits election time for many companies. Others let you make moves year-round.

Mental illness reduces life expectancy, study finds (Rocky Mountain News)
Serious mental illness can lower a person's life expectancy by 25 years, according to a study that Colorado doctors say the state should consider as it drafts a health insurance plan.