December 13, 2017

Kelly A. Abeles joins Prudential Group Insurance association business

NEWARK, N.J., Dec. 13, 2017 – Kelly A. Abeles has joined Prudential Group Insurance as vice president, Association Strategy and Account Management, where her responsibilities will include in-force revenue development and strategic business planning and development. Prudential Group Insurance is a business of Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU).

December 10, 2017

American workers trust life insurers for financial security, survey says

What keeps American workers awake at night? For one in three, it’s the fear of losing a loved one.

This finding, among several insights from the American Workers Surveycould be why 87 percent of respondents say life insurance is important, and why two in three have coverage.

November 03, 2017

Natural disasters don’t need to be financial disasters

Even if the damage to homes and personal property is devastating, the financial impact of a natural disaster doesn’t have to be. There are lessons to be learned from those who bounced back from past disasters—and the strategies, programs and policies that helped them do it.

October 26, 2017

Spooky fact: Workers spend more time on Halloween than on benefits decisions

It’s that season again, when ghosts and goblins take to the streets, Thanksgiving menus are planned and gift lists are written—and when most employers offer open enrollment for health and benefit plans.

August 30, 2017

Gig economy may threaten financial wellness of contract workers, Prudential survey shows

NEWARK, N.J., Aug. 30, 2017 - The gig economy — the increasingly popular employment model where people work as independent contractors rather than employees of companies — has a destabilizing effect on personal financial security, a Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU) survey shows.

July 20, 2017

Prudential places customers at its structural core; announces new leadership architecture for U.S. businesses

NEWARK, N.J., July 20, 2017 - Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE:PRU) today announced a new organizational structure for its U.S. businesses that extends its customer reach and facilitates pathways to new markets. The structure better reflects the company’s strategic focus on leveraging its mix of businesses and its digital and customer engagement capabilities to expand its value proposition for the benefit of customers and stakeholders.

May 26, 2017

Protect paychecks against the unexpected

You helped friends move their furniture; now you can’t move. That could cost three paychecks.
 

May 16, 2017

Prudential doubles down on financial wellness; offers new tools to unlock “The Wellness Effect”

NEWARK, N.J., May 16, 2017 - Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU) has deepened its commitment to the financial wellness of American families. The company announced a three-year $5 million partnership with the Aspen Institute to advance solutions that increase financial security for all American workers, and armed employers with new tools and resources to help them to understand and improve the financial health of their workforce.

May 12, 2017

Beware the health care costs of living longer

Rethinking our ideas behind how—and how much—we need to save for health care in retirement is the main concern of Retirement Planning: Coping with Higher Health Care Costs,” recently published in the Journal of Financial Service Professionals, authored by Prudential’s Brett Berg, an Individual Life Insurance vice president focused on advanced markets, and Dr. Robert Pokorski, vice president and medical director and an internationally renowned expert on longevity.  As advances in nutrition, medicine, and healthy living have extended our average lifespans, a new problem has metastasized—we are outliving the assets we put aside to pay for geriatric and end-of-life care.

February 14, 2017

Masterpiece of Love film series explores love, loss and recovery

Prudential Financial on Valentine's Day introduced its Masterpiece of Love, a series of short films celebrating life, love, art and the regenerative power of the human spirit.