Benefits

While it took nearly 5 years to reach $500 million, it took half that time to reach $3 billion, according to the Georgetown Center for Retirement Initiatives.

Recent surveys reveal employers’ approaches to offering flexible work and specialized benefits may be key to attracting and retaining top-tier talent.

Equitable introduced criteria to compare guaranteed and nonguaranteed offerings, while IRIC and Manifest made the case for linking account consolidation to investment for retirement income.

A group of academics found that design initiatives, policy developments and behavioral interventions could increase annuity uptake.

Experts recommend not prohibiting the use of artificial intelligence—but controlling its dangers.

The country’s largest state auto-IRA program cut fixed annual fees by $3 per participant and reduced asset-based fees by 10 basis points.

The order calls for the Department of the Treasury to launch TrumpIRA.gov by January 1, 2027, and promote awareness of the Saver’s Match.

The 100 largest public defined benefit plans in the U.S. lost 3.5% on their investments in March, sending funded ratios sharply lower, according to Milliman. 

Experts identified key actions health benefit plan sponsors should consider with respect to pharmacy benefit managers.

According to retirement experts, the employer-first mentality is a thing of the past.

 The asset manager’s eighth annual pension themes report noted that many defined benefit plans are diversifying and seeking increased returns.

For Q1 overall, the funded status of the largest 100 U.S. corporate defined benefit plans improved by $6 billion, per Milliman.

Speakers broke down key requirements of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 for health benefit plan sponsors.

Data from a Pentegra survey show most advisers link pooled employer plans to improvements in overall plan quality.

Mississippi enacts the newest state-run program, while Tennessee lawmakers change gears, substituting a measure to have the state serve as a custodian for federal Trump Accounts.

Younger plan members want ‘bullet points,’ while pre-retirees want ‘long form’ advice, one award-winning plan sponsor says.

According to the U.S. Postal Service, the interruptions ‘will not affect the benefits of future or current retirees’ as it deals with mounting costs and uncertain long-term stability.

The era of one-size-fits-all benefits may be fading, but it is far from gone.

Experts share how plan data can help drive sustainable outcomes.

Fewer workers, older employees and widening skill gaps are forcing companies to fundamentally redefine what it means to support employees.