Employer Strategies

It’s vital for benefits managers to do their homework and select the right vendor—or risk losing millions of dollars while making no change to health outcomes.

Retiree investors can use safe withdrawal rates and maintain a diversified portfolio with more asset classes, writes Wade Pfau, professor at The American College.

The trend of subdued numbers indicates employers are placing a premium on workers with experience and skills.

The Self-Insurance Protection Act, already passed by the House, aims to assure stop-loss insurance will continue to be available to self-funded employers.

Sally Poblete’s Wellthie offers broker and comparison shopping tools that simplify plan option choices for small businesses and employees.

Movement builds across boardrooms and political corridors to accommodate more workplace flexibility as supporters eye national policy.

Workers should not necessarily consider a 401(k) the first stop for retirement savings.

When it comes to motivation, employers need to realize it isn’t all about money. Workers want to feel like they have a purpose, says Steffen Maier.

Minimize the risk of bringing in a producer who has misappropriated trade secrets by asking proactive questions, says lawyer John Birmingham Jr.

Expanding clinical consultations, utilizing available data and studying drug effectiveness are top avenues to plan improvement.