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June 21, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors will soon be able to connect employees with a new level of health benefit, as consulting firm Hewitt Associates brings its...

September 6, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Polaroid has told workers and retirees that their health care premiums will rise significantly as the financially troubled firm struggles to stay solvent,...

September 6, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More often than not, consumers are not at fault for issues with their health plans, according to new data from Hewitt Associates.

September 6, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Faced with the biggest annual jump in employee health-insurance premiums since 1992, more companies are considering asking workers to increase their share, a...

September 6, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - American companies laid off 32% fewer workers in August than in July but that was still 140,019 pink slips, according to outplacement firm...

September 6, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -- Many institutional equity managers are now rallying, according to mid-year performance data from Nelson Information.

September 6, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Labor Department figures show that 3,000 fewer people filled out state unemployment insurance claims forms in the week ending September 1. But continued...

June 21, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Vice President Al Gore's latest proposal to shore up social security may threaten private pension plans, according to industry experts.

June 21, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Committee of the House of Representatives has approved a bill intended to expand the availability of stock options to all employees, following...

May 9, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite relatively equal access to employer-sponsored retirement programs, there are noticeable differences in retirement preparation and confidence among three primary minority groups according...

May 9, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In the wake of slipping markets and a precarious economy, American workers seem less confident about the prospects for a comfortable retirement and...

May 9, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - MetLife Retirement & Savings announced the launch of a new Web site aimed at 401(k) plan sponsors and their participants.

May 9, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Thanks to the Internet, small public sector employer will now be able to take part in 457 affordable deferred compensation plans.

September 5, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - American Express Financial Advisors has hired William F. Truscott as its chief investment officer, effective Sept. 6.

September 5, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The annual review of STOXX Ltd.'s blue-chip indexes didn't contain many surprises but could trigger fund flows at the end of the month.

September 5, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) costs are expected to rise even faster this year than other health-care plan types and at double-digit rates, a survey...

September 5, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Only a fourth (24%) of American workers are committed to their employers and plan to stay on for at least two years, while...

May 9, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors may soon have a wider choice of completely electronic 401(k) service providers with Wednesday's announcement that Pyramid Digital Solutions can now...

May 9, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Bush administration has taken a position against the coal industry, choosing to defend Black Fund rules that make it easier for coal...

September 4, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Although nearly half (48%) of Americans had some kind of problem with their health plan in the last year, roughly two-thirds give their...