High unemployment, rising costs for medical treatment, and dismal economic forecasts have employers and their advisors seeking ways to control health care benefit spending. The industry is responding with some innovative solutions.

Studies show that 80 percent of all workers' compensation claims are musculoskeletal sprain/strain injuries.

As any casual observer of the news knows, the incidence of obesity in the U.S. is growing dramatically. And intuitively, the implications of this trend for workers compensation are disturbing.

Wells Fargo Insurance Services says it has acquired EDIFY, LLC, an employee-benefits consulting firm based in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.