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Differences between physical and mental health services mean ensuring equal care ‘in spaces that can be quite different.’

Leveraging pharmacies for medical care and incentivizing employees to seek preventive care are among the ways plan sponsors are trying to keep cost hikes in check.

Both firms introduced collective investment trusts designed to diversify exposure within professionally managed products and services.

The global professional services firm is acquiring the employee-benefits and retirement-plan consultant in a $17 billion all-cash deal. 

In the backdrop, inflation is expected to cool next year while healthcare costs rise.

The agency raised rates that pension plans and multiemployer plans use for valuation and funding purposes.

Jackson Lewis names new employee benefits principal; State Street appoints Pete Dorsey as chief revenue officer; and Prosperity taps Jeff Lenhart as president.

Washington’s state-facilitated retirement savings program is scheduled to open in July 2027.

A MissionSquare study found public sector employees are less likely to work with financial professionals and more likely to rely on friends and family for guidance.

Alight brings Spring Health into partner network, and TMX Group completes acquisition of RAFI Indices.

The Government Accountability Office found that most of the 31 service providers it reviewed did not did follow ‘leading privacy practices.’

Research found managed-account users contribute 1.2 to 2.3 percentage points more than non-users across age groups.

Smart USA CEO Duane Bernt will continue to lead Smart’s U.S. entities, including primary operating company Stadion Money Management.

Under the agreement, Altruist will continue to operate as a standalone business.

The employer advocacy group warned that litigation challenging wellness program incentives could discourage employers from offering health-related premium discounts.

The American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries designation is designed for plan administrators, recordkeepers and advisers.

Recent projections for 2027 increases range from 9.2% to 11% without plan-design changes.

Cash balance plans grew by 1,025% over two decades, according to an Ascensus report.

Employers should design their benefits to meet employees’ pressing needs, according to a new report.

The report presented economic scenarios that could strain Social Security and raise borrowing costs with current national debt conditions.