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Employers can now offer a carryover of up to $500 in flexible spending account funds or allow a two-and-a-half month grace period at the end of the year. But the FSA grace period ends March 15.

In light of federal rules issued late last year, some types of skinny health plans are dead. But are all skinny plans dead? Maybe they just need to bulk up a bit.

Advisers need to stay current on technology regulations to help employers, many of which are using multiple IT systems — a strategy that could lead to penalties.

Calling it the most personal device the company has ever created, Apple on Monday officially launched its smartwatch designed as a “comprehensive health and fitness companion.”

A new initiative announced by the White House Monday will bring $100 million in grant opportunities to create new high-tech jobs.

For small employers hesitant about the cost and workload involved with administering a retirement plan, benefit advisers can offer SIMPLE IRAs as an option.

As corporations continue to freeze or eliminate defined benefit plans, American workers may be getting increasingly concerned about their financial security in retirement and looking for guaranteed income options.

Despite predictions that private exchange enrollment will hit 30 million in 2017, employers remain cautious about them, including those early adopters who say they had little choice but to move to one.

Employee Benefit Adviser, in partnership with business intelligence data analytics firm miEdge, introduces the top 10 large-group dental plan insurance carriers in the country. Revealed in descending order, the listing is based on Form 5500 Schedule A reporting data on premiums as of Dec. 31, 2014.

The vast majority of employers realize that retirement medical benefit security is important to their retirees, but rising costs and risk concerns have prompted many of them to adjust their offerings.