Benefits

July 11, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Retirement plan sponsors say automatic features are increasing employees’ retirement readiness, according to a study from Lincoln Financial Group and Retirement Made Simpler.

July 11, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Employees who have one-on-one sessions with retirement professionals more likely participate in retirement plans and save more than those who do not.

July 11, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Middle-income retirees surveyed list health care expenses as one of their biggest financial surprises in retirement.

July 10, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Data from the 2010 Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF) suggests retirement savings progress has slowed and even reversed in the wake of the...

July 10, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Arizona Governor Jan Brewer has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow Arizona to eliminate health care benefits for state employees' same-sex partners.

July 9, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The majority of employers surveyed said they had been waiting for the Supreme Court’s decision before developing a strategy to respond to the health reform law’s...

July 6, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The University of Michigan is expecting nearly one-fifth of its workforce will retire in the next five years.

July 5, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Identification of plan sponsor objectives for defined contribution (DC) plans should drive the overall investment consulting process.

July 2, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Neither an optional defined contribution (DC) plan nor an opt-out of employee contributions should be implemented for the Wisconsin state employees’ retirement system,...

July 2, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Assets in employer-sponsored retirement plans, IRAs, and annuities totaled $17.9 trillion at year-end 2011, up slightly from year-end 2010, according to data from...

July 2, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The cost of providing employee medical benefits continues to escalate at double-digit levels around the globe, although some regions are seeing cost increases...

June 29, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite the differing reactions among U.S. business sectors to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Supreme Court ruling, 77% of surveyed organizations are very...

June 29, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Saddled with student loan debt or a down payment on a house, younger employees see retirement saving as far off.

June 29, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Silvia Frank, program manager at Trinity Health, says 403(b) plan sponsors should share experiences and support each other in creating the best program...

June 28, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) still faces a contentious political outlook, a provider alert contends.

June 28, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The immediate response from the employee benefits industry about the Supreme Court decision on the health care law was to spur employers to...

June 28, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An SEI quick poll of 50 corporate defined benefit (DB) plan sponsors found 26% use a 3(38) fiduciary manager.

June 27, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Mobile County, Alabama, judge is suing state officials to try to block new pension reforms.

June 27, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors should be adding more fixed-income choices to their investment menus, according to a study.  

June 27, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employees in Canada may be mistaken about their access to healthcare coverage in retirement, a survey suggests.