Deals and People | November 21st, 2013 Lockton Names Director of Exchange Solutions November 21, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Lockton added Mike Smith to its national employee benefits practice, Lockton Benefit Group, as director...
Opinions | November 21st, 2013 What We're Thankful for About Health Care November 21, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The holidays are upon us and with it, so many reasons to be thankful. Take...
Benefits | November 20th, 2013 FSA Administrators Expect Large Rollover Adoption November 20, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Polled flexible spending account (FSA) administrators predict a significant number of employers will adopt an...
Benefits | November 20th, 2013 Employers Anticipate Cost Pressures From Health Reform November 20, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – While the average cost per employee for health benefits slowed this year, employers do not...
Products | November 20th, 2013 Buck Consultants Offers Enhanced Health Exchange November 20, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Buck Consultants is offering its clients an enhanced version of its private health insurance exchange,...
Benefits | November 15th, 2013 Providence, R.I., Retirees Sue over Retiree Health Care November 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Dozens of retired firefighters and police officers are suing the city of Providence, Rhode Island,...
Compliance | November 15th, 2013 ERIC Asks IRS to Simplify ACA-Related Regulations November 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) asked the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to simplify regulations about...
Deals and People | November 13th, 2013 Segal Names Eastern Region Health Consultant November 13, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – J. David Johnson has rejoined The Segal Group as a vice president and senior health...
Products | November 12th, 2013 CBIZ Launches Private Health Benefits Exchange November 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - CBIZ, Inc. launched its private health care benefits exchange, CBIZChoice.
Compliance | November 11th, 2013 Regulators Issue Final Mental Health Parity Rule November 11, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Federal regulators have issued a final rule implementing the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental...
Opinions | November 6th, 2013 SECOND OPINIONS: ACA Checklist: 2014 Plan Amendments November 6, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For the past few years, we have put together an annual list of ACA plan...
Benefits | November 5th, 2013 Retirees: Less ACA Rhetoric, Please November 5, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Retirees want more unbiased information—and less political grandstanding—on the Affordable Care Act (ACA),...
Deals and People | November 4th, 2013 Mercer Names Kansas City Principal Health and Benefits November 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Jack Noble has joined the Kansas City office of consulting firm Mercer as a principal...
Compliance | November 1st, 2013 Treasury Permits Carryover of FSA Amounts November 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced a new rule for flexible...
Benefits | November 1st, 2013 Cost of Benefits Top Concern Among Midsized Employers November 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The cost of health coverage and other employee benefits is the top concern of midsized...
Products | October 31st, 2013 UBA Launches Private Exchange October 31, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – United Benefit Advisors (UBA) launched a private insurance exchange marketplace for large group employers.
Benefits | October 30th, 2013 Health Exchanges Could Greatly Benefit Young Adults October 30, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The health insurance exchanges created as a result of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care...
Benefits | October 30th, 2013 Retirement Health Care Costs Cited as Top Concern October 30, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new study by John Hancock found that employees’ biggest retirement-related concern is the financial...
Benefits | October 29th, 2013 Canadian Employers See Growing Need for Wellness Programs October 29, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Almost one-quarter (24%) of Canadian employers said work-related stress and sedentary lifestyles are the top...
Benefits | October 28th, 2013 PPACA May Create Need for New Kind of Adviser October 28, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Health benefits costs will continue to increase despite the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act...