Benefits

April 29, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An ICI research report on defined contribution (DC) participants’ activities found that the majority continued to save in their workplace retirement plans in...

April 29, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Employees in consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs) are less likely than those with traditional coverage to be between the ages of 21 and 34,...

April 29, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Service providers for defined contribution plans have increasingly taken on responsibility for the plans.

April 29, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A survey of employers found that 86% use electronic distribution to send their Summaries of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) to employees.

April 29, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - If there’s a magic number that helps people feel optimistic about a successful retirement, it’s half a million, according to Maritz Research.

April 26, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers that don’t effectively communicate the value of their benefits offering may not get the credit they deserve.

April 26, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Many Gen Xers are on the right track to reach retirement, according to a study from the MetLife Mature Market Institute.

April 25, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – EBRI research suggests people who own more than one type of retirement plan are more likely than others to invest a higher percentage...

April 25, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A second wave of benefits providers has signed on to join Mercer’s private health benefits exchange, Mercer Marketplace.

April 25, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Aflac’s 2013 WorkForces Report (AWR) found that most employees are not prepared to manage their own health care plan.

April 25, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Americans are on track to replace 61% of their current income in retirement, according to the third annual Lifetime Income Survey by Putnam...

April 24, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – If you caught last night’s “The Retirement Gamble” documentary, you can likely understand it generated some criticism in the retirement industry.

April 24, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – If you caught last night’s “The Retirement Gamble” documentary, you can likely understand it generated some criticism in the retirement industry.

April 24, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has released an update of their “Finding a Lost Pension” booklet.

April 24, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An April 30 webinar from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is marketed toward college seniors and young workers.

April 24, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - When interpreting how plan sponsors would describe the primary objective for their retirement plans, creating a secure retirement and offering a competitive benefit...

April 24, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A survey of retirement plan advisers (called “consultants” in the study) revealed two important criteria for providers to be included in a plan...

April 24, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – What is financial literacy and how does it impact employers’ retirement plans?

April 24, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Only 30% of 401(k) plan participants said they “paid attention” to the fee disclosures they received last year, according to the quarterly Wells...

April 23, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – For many executives, one key to their success is their administrative assistant, according to an OfficeTeam survey.