Benefits

April 12, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As a result of the economic crisis, changing life-stage expectations, and wide variations in investor preparedness and saving practices, the leisure retirement ideal...

April 12, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Purchasers of group long-term care insurance tended to be slightly older in 2009, and an increasing number selected less costly policy features, according...

April 12, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Controlling benefits costs is now the top benefits objective for employers, edging out employee retention for the first time since 2006, according to...

April 12, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A majority of employers that made changes to their retirement plans in response to the economic downturn expect to keep those changes in...

April 12, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – It has been famously said that there is nothing certain but death and taxes.

April 12, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A Democratic Congressman has introduced a bill that would prohibit employers from using credit checks when considering a job candidate.

April 7, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A coalition of mental health care benefits organizations has filed a suit seeking to prevent the implementation of an interim final rule requiring...

April 7, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Apparently Michigan isn’t the only state with executive branch “conflicts” over the status of the new federal health care legislation.

April 7, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Five more U.S. states will join a collective lawsuit challenging the new health reform law, Florida's attorney general said Wednesday.

April 7, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Some 56% of workers say they will be relying on their income tax refund to pay off their accumulated bills.

April 7, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The United Auto Workers has filed a lawsuit against General Motors, claiming the automaker owes the union $450 million as part of a...

April 7, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem announced that he will join a federal lawsuit filed by fourteen state attorneys general challenging the constitutionality...

April 7, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey commissioned by financial services company USAA finds more Baby Boomers are aware of their ability to convert individual retirement account...

April 6, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Apparently those who have a retirement plan at work are even better off than you might think.

April 6, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to a recent Retirement Income Survey released by MainStay Investments, financial advisers indicated that for clients delaying retirement, maintenance of lifestyle was...

April 6, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study confirms that employers believe the use of value-based design (VBD) in health benefit programs improves employee health and productivity.

pril 6, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The new owners of Cadbury have told 3,600 employees they must take a three-year pay freeze unless they opt out of Cadbury’s final...

April 6, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) – In a recent Webcast, Bob Architect, Vice President, Compliance and Market Strategy, VALIC, discussed how 403(b) plan design choices can greatly enhance...

April 5, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Coca-Cola Co. has received final authorization from the Department of Labor for its proposal to fund its retiree health care benefits through...

April 5, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Recent research has found that one fourth (26%) of employers have either scaled back their retirement plan contributions or eliminated the company match...