Benefits

August 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – While almost half of enrollees in traditional managed care health plans are satisfied with their health coverage, that number is decreasing, according to...

August 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Health care benefit costs at large employers are expected to increase 6.5% in 2015, slightly lower than 2014’s rate of increase, says a...

August 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Employers are embracing a multichannel approach to convey benefits information to their employees, according to a research brief from The Prudential Insurance Company...

August 12, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Changing retirement plan providers (recordkeepers) doesn't have to be a bad experience.

August 12, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Thirty-six percent of Americans currently contributing to an employer-sponsored retirement plan have never increased the percentage of salary they defer into retirement accounts.

August 12, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Members of the "sandwich generation" are feeling a squeeze on their retirement savings.

August 12, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A survey finds most employees do not need to make a six-figure salary to feel successful.

August 12, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More than four in ten (43%) employees surveyed by Fidelity Investments say they would settle for lower pay if it meant they received...

August 11, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly three-quarters (72%) of Hispanic investors polled for a Wells Fargo survey said they wish they could learn more about investing in mutual...

August 11, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has issued final regulations on Phased Retirement, a program allowing full-time federal employees to work part-time...

August 8, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A recent Federal Reserve report suggests many U.S. households fare well on short-term finances but sizable fractions of the population are failing to...

August 8, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Employers should use their open enrollment period to convey the most current information about health care coverage to employees, according to speakers for...

August 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Retirement plan participants find they can take it with them, as smartphone use overtakes usage of PCs and Macs, according to a study by...

August 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Current workers and retirees would trade control of managing their retirement assets for investment growth, flexibility and guaranteed lifetime income in an income...

August 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Human resources consulting firm Buck Consultants at Xerox is making changes to its retirement plans.

August 6, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Financial stress is a significant part of the overall stress that plan participants feel, a survey says, but plan sponsors can take steps...

August 6, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The assets of health savings accounts (HSAs) reached an estimated total of $22.8 billion as of June 30, according to Devenir Group LLC.

August 6, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More than three-quarters (78%) of the world’s employers are strongly committed to creating a workplace culture of health, according to survey results from...

August 6, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Wells Fargo/Gallup Investor and Retirement Optimism Index slipped eight points in the second quarter to reach +29, driven by increased pessimism among...

August 6, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Employers can quickly boost outcomes in their defined contribution (DC) retirement plans by improving participants’ Social Security withdrawal behaviors, a new analysis suggests.