Benefits

They also believe their financial future is largely dependent on their physical well-being.

Employers have introduced a number of tactics to control costs, and many are turning to consultants to help with compliance.

Emergency savings, budgeting and prioritizing goals are concerns all plan sponsors should address in their financial wellness programs.

More than half of employees working for companies offering health insurance say they would prefer assistance from their employers when choosing their health plans, according to a new...

The agency found a lack of understanding about Social Security benefits by many individuals.

According to preliminary findings from a new survey by Mercer, with health benefit costs stabilizing and the excise tax delay, employers are considering less cost cutting.

Sixty-one percent of employees who receive equity compensation advice feel highly confident about retirement.

The biggest barrier reported by non-participants was a lack of information.

As open enrollment season approaches, companies can take key steps to help employees choose the best health care plans while reducing expenses and boosting productivity in light of...

Although employers saw a slight reduction in health care costs this year, employees’ shares of rising deductible costs increased as they continue to accept lower coverage levels, finds...

There has been a year-over-year increase of 22% for HSA assets, a survey finds.

Roughly 50% of LGBT employees are still unsure of the impact recent court decisions effectively striking down the Defense of Marriage Act will have for their workplace benefits,...

“Employers’ focus in 2017 is shifting away from plan design to optimizing how health care is accessed and delivered,” says Brian Marcotte with NBGH.

The Investment Company Institute applauds the California governor and legislature for aiming to promote savings among the state’s private sector workers—but it questions lawmakers' proposed method. 

Mercer experts reviewed open enrollment objectives and recent developments in the health care provider market during a webcast Thursday—suggesting open enrollment can also be a time to address...

Although 59% of employees say benefits are “very important,” only 25% of them believe their employers’ health and wellness programs are effective, according to research by One Medical. 

“Many companies now recognize captives’ importance as a tool in benefit cost management, by identifying and addressing the key cost drivers,” says Mark Cook, director at Willis Towers...

Small employers have been cutting health care benefits for employees since the passing of the Affordable Care Act, according to research by the Employment Benefit Research Institute.

Aon Hewitt and American Benefits Institute discovered that only 20% of multinational firms surveyed are leading the way as “best practice” organizations.

The largest increases in self-insured plan coverage among covered workers have occurred in establishments with 25 to 99 employees and with 100 to 999 employees, EBRI finds.