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Preparing for late-life care, and its associated financial burden, often requires more planning than purchasing insurance.

Activity was concentrated in a small number of plans following strong company earnings announcements, according to Alight.

Gallagher Benefits Services Appoints New CEO, Mesirow Names Shawn Beber as CEO, The Standard Hires Regional VP in Retirement Plans; and more.

The Health Enhancement Research Organization says its focus on workplace health plans compliments the retirement researcher’s work.

Marsh introduces BrightPath DC plan; State Street launches mutual fund share class of S&P 500 ETF; and Prudential adds AI claim management assistant.

The impersonator falsely identified plan compliance issues and recommended that sponsors name him as their plan administrator.

Participants allege breaches of fiduciary duty in ‘at least five interrelated respects.’

Attorneys say the change could help broker/dealers distribute private-fund materials containing targeted returns, while requiring new policies and disclosures.

Experts share best practices for sponsors to help encourage wise benefit elections by participants this fall.

Milliman found that the 100 largest U.S. public pension funds fell to 87.4% funded in Septmber from 89% in August.

The long-standing practice of participants suing on behalf of other plan members, the subject of differing appeals court decisions, could get a Supreme Court review.

Speakers discussed decision frameworks that plan sponsors can use to decide which, if any, retirement income solutions to implement.

Experts recommend sponsors begin with a suitability standard to narrow down the options available in the marketplace.

Evaluating benefits through a recruitment lens means plan sponsors should identify industry peers and also regional competitors.

The benchmark question is no longer ‘Do we have auto-enrollment?’ but ‘Are our defaults strong enough to produce successful outcomes?’ 

The IRS on October 28 issued a revenue ruling that holds employees count as retired for the purpose of receiving 401(h) medical benefits once they reach age 59.5.An...

Principal Asset Management hires JJ Wilczewski as head of US, Europe distribution; and Ameritas names Ying Zhao as vice president of actuarial and financial strategy.

The rule is intended to improve transparency into fees and compensation plan sponsors pay pharmacy benefit managers and their affiliates.

Jiko, BlackRock introduce direct T-bill ownership; Jackson launches suite of fixed index annuities; National Life Group updates annuity portfolio; and more.

Plaintiffs say the health insurance provider misused benefit plan assets and charged excessive and undisclosed fees.