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February 3, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com)—The Principal Financial Group unveiled the Principal Reimbursement Arrangement, part of a group medical insurance package aimed at assisting members pay for health care services.

March 26, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While pension returns and funding levels were squeezed by shrinking markets and growing liabilities last year, plan sponsors didn't appear to be rushing...

February 26, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly 70% of those with 401(k) plans have used the Internet to access their accounts, a new survey finds.

February 2, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite a fierce struggle to block the Bush Administration from proposing rules allowing companies to convert from a cash balance plan to a...

February 26, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Board of Directors of Alliance International Fund has proposed merging the fund into the AllianceBernstein International Value Fund, according to a Dow...

February 2, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com)—Ameritas Group, the dental and eye care division of Ameritas Life Insurance Corp., introduced a dental rewards program, offering insured individuals with good dental care...

February 26, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Financial consultants may have an easier time in deciding whether a client would be better off contributing to their state's 529 college savings...

February 2, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Detailed hedge fund data from Hedge Fund Research, Inc. (HFR) will be added to Ibbotson Associate's EnCorr analytical software, according to a press...

February 26, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Users of Workbench, a global markets information system from CIBC Mellon, can now customize their home pages to display information of most interest...

February 2, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - At least one segment of the workforce has apparently been enjoying a post-downturn job bonanza in recent weeks - human resources professionals.

February 14, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than half (55.7%) of survey participants say they would use the new individual savings options proposed by the Bush Administration - instead...

February 2, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A quarter of human resources professionals admit that their companies are less likely to hire a job candidate if that person is recovering...

February 14, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pension accounting rules should be overhauled, and companies should be required to disclose their pension finances more frequently.

February 2, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com)-Although health care costs are skyrocketing, the money is well spent, with each additional dollar spent on health care services producing health gains valued at...

February 14, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Money managers at the Florida Retirement System (FRS) will have a new investment building block to work with when assembling a portfolio asset...

February 2, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com)-Starting Monday, job applicants using Yahoo!'s HotJobs.com will be able to perform a background check on themselves to make certain the information is correct before...

February 14, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For the second time in a decade, the US accounting standards board finds itself under intense pressure to back off of a proposal...

February 14, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a move that will likely generate controversy among employers, Ernst & Young now says it believes that stock options should be reflected...

February 14, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is seeking public comment on a proposed rule that would remove restrictions that currently inhibit the agency's...

February 2, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Securities and Exchange Commission has demanded information from prime brokers about a practice called "capital introduction" in which the brokers introduce...