Benefits

Recent reports have claimed health savings accounts (HSAs) can be a useful additional tool for retirement saving. But, how feasible is it that employees can accumulate savings in...

A new research report suggests public school teachers would not choose a DC retirement plan over a DB retirement plan without powerful incentives.

Two major league baseball teams have discontinued pension plans for non-uniformed staff.

People enrolled in so-called “consumer-driven” health plans are more involved in their health care, according to a new report from EBRI.

State and local governments, overall, face significant costs for post-retirement benefits.

Employers remain committed to providing medical benefits for employees, and almost half have or will consider a private exchange for full-time active employees before 2018.

Few employers plan to eliminate or make major changes in their health care benefits in the near future.

Millennials put a lower priority on medical care than do other generations, but they are the most likely to want employers to play an active role in supporting...

Rising health care costs over the last decade have prompted many local governments to make changes to their plans and strategies.

Confidence continues to rise among public pension plan administrators about the sustainability of their funds and their readiness to address future retirement issues.

An Illinois judge has ruled that pension reforms signed into law in December 2013 violate a clause of the Illinois state constitution.

The average total health benefit cost per employee rose 3.9% this year, alongside a 5% enrollment increase in high-deductible, consumer-directed health plans (CDHPs), as revealed in a Mercer...

Reduced benefits for life doesn’t sound like much of a deal, but that’s what most people opt for when they decide to take Social Security benefits early.

The vast majority of workers rate employer-sponsored benefits as an important consideration when deciding to take a job, according to a survey by the Employee Benefit Research Institute...

A new report suggests multiemployer defined benefit (DB) plans are rebounding after a turbulent decade.

While participation in employer-provided 401(k) plans is strong among younger workers, data from Aon Hewitt shows many are not taking full advantage of matching 401(k) contributions.

Three-quarters (75%) of workplace life insurance customers belong to either Generations X or Y, according to a LIMRA study.

Average health care costs are expected to increase by 5.5% to $11,304 per employee in 2015, according to Aon Hewitt.

 

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a reminder that employees can plan now to get the benefit of the saver’s credit for retirement savings.

October 31, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Given an extra hour to focus on their finances, most women say they’d work on budgets and learn more about investing, according to...