Tag: Post-Retirement

Benefits | June 23rd, 2011

GM Faces another Retiree Benefits Suit

June 22, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A group of 45 General Motors Co. salaried retirees have filed a lawsuit claiming the...

Opinions | June 22nd, 2011

IMHO: Chances Are…

June 22, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - I’ve long adhered to the wisdom of having a “Plan B,” a fallback position...

Benefits | June 21st, 2011

Boomers not Considering Future Housing Needs

June 21, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to a survey from The Hartford and the MIT AgeLab, 50% of boomers want...

Benefits | June 21st, 2011

Gen-Xers Fear Bleak Retirement

June 21, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new nationwide study found that although the majority of Americans ages 29 to 49...

Administration | June 9th, 2011

Actuaries Botch CT Town’s OPEB Calculations

June 9, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Westport, Connecticut's obligations for retired employee benefits could be several million dollars higher than previously...

Benefits | June 9th, 2011

Health Care Reform Driving Change in Retiree Medical Programs

June 9, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Health care reform is driving employers to embrace new solutions to help active employees prepare...

Benefits | June 7th, 2011

Delaying Retirement no Guarantee of Being Able to Afford Retirement

June 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study released by the nonpartisan Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) finds that if...

Benefits | June 6th, 2011

Living Longer Impacts Retirement Savings and the Workplace

June 6, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Living longer than expected is one of the most serious issues facing U.S. workers today,...

Benefits | June 3rd, 2011

Retirement Funding Expectations Changed

June 3, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The May Wells Fargo/Gallup Investor and Retirement Optimism Index found significant differences between how today’s...

Benefits | June 2nd, 2011

Communities Struggle to Meet Needs of Aging Population

June 2, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new report finds that, due to the financial consequences from the recent recession, many...

Compliance | May 18th, 2011

Legislation Aims to SEAL 401(k) “Leakage”

May 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Two US Senators have introduced a bipartisan bill designed to cut down...

Products | May 18th, 2011

ACS Expands Medicare Advocate Solution

May 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (ACS), a Xerox company, announced the expansion of the My Medicare...

Benefits | May 17th, 2011

Study Finds Workers Lacking Backup Plan for Retirement

May 17, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – If you’re planning to work past – or through – retirement –...

Benefits | May 13th, 2011

Higher Retirement Age not All That’s Needed to Address Longevity

May 13, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Recent reforms will still be insufficient to cover increased pension costs in the future, despite...

Compliance | April 26th, 2011

Uncle Sam Retiring Social Security…Checks

April 26, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of the Treasury is retiring the paper Social Security...

Administration | April 26th, 2011

Group Says Report on State Retiree Benefit Funding Is “Flawed”

April 26, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems (NCPERS) says a new analysis from the...

Administration | April 26th, 2011

Report Indicates $1.26T Funding Gap for State Retiree Obligations

April 26, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new report contends the gap between the promises states made for employees’ retirement benefits...

Benefits | April 20th, 2011

Large Employers Reconsidering Retiree Health Care

April 20, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most large employers are now beginning to rethink their retiree health care strategy as a...

Benefits | April 18th, 2011

Boomer Babies Bounce Back – Home

April 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than half of Baby Boom-generation mothers support adult children financially, according...

Benefits | March 31st, 2011

Fidelity Retiree Health Cost Estimate Drops Back 8%

March 31, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The annual Fidelity Investments estimate of the retirement health-care costs for a 65-year-old couple fell...