Benefits

Employer offerings of high deductible health plans surpassed health maintenance organizations in 2014.

“Employers are still in the information-gathering phase, learning about private exchanges,” says Tiffany Wirth, executive director of the Healthcare Trends Institute.

Managing costs and maintaining employee productivity are top goals for companies, a Wells Fargo survey finds.

Fidelity's final quarterly retirement snapshot for 2014 shows the average 401(k) balance continues to push record levels.

A panel has recommended cutting back defined benefit pensions for military personnel and adding a defined contribution plan.

Employees with HSAs to which employers contribute were less likely to contribute the maximum amount allowed, research finds.

A study from EBRI shows average HSA account balances have grown over the longer term regardless of how long the account has been open.

A lawsuit claims VALIC misled West Virginia public school employees to invest retirement savings in investments that did not perform as well as promised.

A quarterly analysis from BlackRock finds the cost of purchasing lifetime income units increased significantly in the last 12 months, putting pressure on pre-retirees planning for life after...

New research from ADP finds half of employers with 1,000 or more workers don't feel prepared to comply with all Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act regulations.

A committee tasked with considering a state-established retirement plan for private-sector employees has issued its recommendation report.

Alfred R. Villalobos, accused of bribing CalPERS officials to benefit investment firms, was set to go to trial February 23.

Once employers have exhausted all cost-saving strategies, UBA anticipates more will consider self-funding health benefits.

A judge has issued multiple restraining orders to prevent the Singing River Health System from terminating its pension plan for employees.

Don’t look for a specific plan or product, and it may not work for all companies, but phased retirement is a coming trend, AARP says.

The U.S. House of Representatives is trying to ease employer mandate requirements of the ACA.

Health care reform has given employers new ideas about providing health benefits to pre-65 retirees.

A bill establishing the Illinois Secure Choice Savings Program has been signed into law.

Six elected judges say a new pension law in California was illegally applied to them retroactively.

The city of Cincinnati will pay higher contributions to its pension system under a new agreement.