Benefits

June 19, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Many individuals with employer-sponsored health insurance are delaying or avoiding getting health care due to cost.

June 19, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Consumer-directed health plans (CDHPs) were the only type of health insurance that grew in 2012, a new analysis finds.

June 18, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Twenty-seven percent of bosses surveyed by CareerBuilder have a current direct report that they would like to see leave their company.

June 18, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Generation X employees struggle the most when it comes to saving for retirement, a survey by PwC indicates.

June 18, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Overall, Americans are more secure than one year ago about their ability to retire comfortably, a survey found.

June 18, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – As they approach retirement, Canada's younger Boomers (ages 50 to 59) are focusing on health concerns more than finances.

June 18, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Participants have a disconnect between portfolio allocations and their understanding of risk, according to a speaker at the (K)onvergence Summit in New York.

June 18, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Health care inflation in the U.S. is projected to dip to 6.5% in 2014, according to PwC's Health Research Institute (HRI).

June 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – When the play-or-pay provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) takes effect next year, most companies are opting to play.

June 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new report signals imminent change in the defined contribution (DC) investment marketplace.

June 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Baby Boomer faculty at higher education institutions say they will delay retirement or not retire at all.

June 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – As with all employment sectors, the higher education sector finds employees are saying they will delay retirement.

June 14, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Russell Investments recently released a paper that examined the redesign of a retirement plan's core investment menu.

June 14, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Significant hurdles stand in the way of wider adoption of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in 401(k) plans, according to research from Cerulli Associates.

June 14, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - On average, Americans 50 years old or older plan to live more than 20 years in retirement.

June 14, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new poll shows 70% of small business owners see threats to business and the economy from the lack of retirement security.

June 13, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A report released by the TIAA-CREF Institute and the Rockefeller Institute of Government shares expert considerations for public sector pension reform.

June 13, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The expenses 401(k) plan participants incurred for investing in long-term mutual funds declined in 2012, the Investment Company Institute (ICI) found.

June 13, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – With health care reform looming, nearly half of U.S. employers (45%) are considering making changes to their total rewards programs or workforce strategies,...

June 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Many employers are still scrambling to prepare for provisions of the federal health care reform law going into effect next year.