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 >$50MM – $200MM

In the midsize-plan market, plan administration and sponsor services and support received their second-highest scores—74% and 76%, respectively. Satisfaction with participant services and investments and fees for this group of plans fell in the middle of scores for all of the plan markets.

Top 5 Providers

by Net Recommendation/Promoter Score*
1T. Rowe Price90.00%
2Charles Schwab89.40%
3Empower Retirement84.80%
4Voya80.00%
5Ascensus75.00%
*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: Milliman (71.4%); Transamerica (55.6%).
Participant ServicesPromoter Satisfaction Rating# of BICs
1Charles Schwab70.10%5
2Voya68.00%4
3Empower Retirement64.70%4
4Milliman64.20%0
5T. Rowe Price61.70%2
Plan Sponsor ServicesPromoter Satisfaction Rating# of BICs
1Empower Retirement89.40%2
2Charles Schwab81.70%1
3T. Rowe Price80.00%1
4Ascensus75.00%1
4Milliman75.00%1
Plan AdmistrationPromoter Satisfaction Rating# of BICs
1Milliman85.40%3
2Charles Schwab83.50%3
3T. Rowe Price76.70%1
4Empower Retirement72.50%0
5Ascensus72.40%2
Investment & FeesPromoter Satisfaction Rating# of BICs
1Empower Retirement81.00%2
2Charles Schwab75.30%2
3Milliman71.40%1
4Ascensus67.70%0
5Voya66.70%1

Best in Class: >$50MM – $200MM
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

Ascensus2075.0% 50.00%
Charles Schwab4789.4% 37.00%
Empower Retirement3384.8% 15.20%
Milliman1471.4% 14.30%
T. Rowe Price1090.0% 40.00%
Transamerica2755.6% 19.20%
Voya2080.0% 65.00%

Plan administration

Plan design flexibility

Systems integration

% “Completely satisfied”

Ascensus72.40%
Charles Schwab83.50%
Empower Retirement72.40%
Milliman85.40%
T. Rowe Price76.70%
Transamerica58.80%
Voya67.80%

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”

Ascensus 53.50%
Charles Schwab 70.10%
Empower Retirement 64.70%
Milliman 64.20%
T. Rowe Price 61.70%
Transamerica 48.00%
Voya 68.00%

Website, reporting
and tools

Account/Client service teams

% “Completely satisfied”

Ascensus75.00%
Charles Schwab81.70%
Empower Retirement89.40%
Milliman75.00%
T. Rowe Price80.00%
Transamerica55.60%
Voya72.50%

Investment options

Fee value and transparency

% “Completely satisfied”

Ascensus67.60%
Charles Schwab75.30%
Empower Retirement81.00%
Milliman71.40%
T. Rowe Price60.00%
Transamerica60.00%
Voya66.70%

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