2023
Best in Class DC Providers

Tktk This year’s Best in Class providers represent an evolving set of best practices.

Service Ratings

Service Ratings

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Plan Assets >$200MM – $1B

Satisfaction with investments and fees averaged 68%, and sponsor services and support 65%, those being the second-lowest scores, over all the plan sizes, that these offerings received. This market also gave the lowest scores to plan administration and participant services, both at 60%.

Top 5 Providers

by Net Recommendation/Promoter Score*
1Milliman92.90%
2Charles Schwab87.10%
3T. Rowe Price73.30%
4Transamerica60.00%
5Principal50.00%
*Net Recommendation/Promoter Score is based on Satmetrix Systems' Net Promoter ScoreSM methodology and represents an overall percentage of respondents likely to recommend the provider minus those who are 'neutral' or 'likely to recommend against.

Other providers and their recommendation percentage listed in this market: Empower Retirement (31.8%), Fidelity (20.0%).
Participant ServicesPromoter Satisfaction Rating# of BICs
1Transamerica80.90%3
2Charles Schwab72.70%3
3Milliman70.20%4
4T. Rowe Price61.10%0
5Empower Retirement50.90%0
Plan Sponsor ServicesPromoter Satisfaction Rating# of BICs
1Milliman82.10%2
2Charles Schwab80.70%1
3Transamerica75.00%1
4Empower Retirement64.30%0
5Fidelity55.00%0
Plan AdmistrationPromoter Satisfaction Rating# of BICs
1Milliman85.70%3
2Charles Schwab82.60%3
3Transamerica69.00%0
4Empower Retirement57.10%0
5T. Rowe Price54.60%0
Investment & FeesPromoter Satisfaction Rating# of BICs
1Transamerica83.30%0
2Milliman81.50%2
3Charles Schwab79.00%2
4Fidelity62.50%0
5Principal57.10%0

Best in Class: >$200MM – $1B
Minimum of 10 responses; Best in Class benchmark of 70%

= Best in Class award.
= Service Commendation.
= Received too few ratings in category and was thus ineligible for recognitions.
= The score was in the top quartile of all comparable scores for that area of service.

OVERALL

RECORDKEEPING PLATFORM

PARTICIPANT SERVICES

SPONSOR SERVICES AND SUPPORT

INVESTMENTS AND FEES

# Responses

Recommendation likelihood

% Service Star nominations

Charles Schwab3187.1% 38.70%
Empower Retirement2231.8% 27.30%
Fidelity1020.0% 20.00%
Milliman1492.9% 50.00%
Principal1450.0% 21.40%
T. Rowe Price1573.3% 28.60%
Transamerica1060.0% 20.00%

Plan administration

Plan design flexibility

Systems integration

% “Completely satisfied”

Charles Schwab82.60%
Empower Retirement57.10%
Fidelity34.50%
Milliman85.70%
Principal33.30%
T. Rowe Price54.50%
Transamerica69.00%

Online/Mobile retirement
planning tools

Online/Mobile financial
wellness offerings

In-person/Virtual participant
support

Enrollment materials
and support

Print/Digital communications
and education

% “Completely satisfied”

Charles Schwab 72.70%
Empower Retirement 50.90%
Fidelity 38.80%
Milliman 70.10%
Principal 43.30%
T. Rowe Price 61.10%
Transamerica 80.90%

Website, reporting
and tools

Account/Client service teams

% “Completely satisfied”

Charles Schwab80.60%
Empower Retirement64.30%
Fidelity55.00%
Milliman82.10%
Principal50.00%
T. Rowe Price46.70%
Transamerica75.00%

Investment options

Fee value and transparency

% “Completely satisfied”

Charles Schwab79.00%
Empower Retirement56.80%
Fidelity62.50%
Milliman81.50%
Principal57.10%
T. Rowe Price55.60%
Transamerica83.30%

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