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Life Technologies, a California-based medical research and life sciences company with more than 10,000 employees, shifted its workforce to a CDHP in 2010. Benefits leader Carole Mendoza says the education and communication effort for the change ran the gamut from bathroom newsletters (the old “porcelain press”) to blogs, webinars and social networks.

At least one expert at a panel at this week’s ASPPA 401(k) Summit in Las Vegas said the plans work well for people who can afford to contribute large amounts and who don’t withdraw the money, but acknowledged they do little for low- to moderate-income workers.

People who suffer from insomnia may have an increased risk of heart failure, according to the largest study ever to investigate the link.

In 2025, three in four working Americans will be Millennials. By helping them manage stress and anxiety in their 20s and 30s with EAPs, they’ll be more productive and better-equipped to assume leadership positions down the road.

Pressure is growing to change incentives for retirement savings as U.S. lawmakers look for revenue, and top earners may pay the price.

Try a little “brain-based sales and marketing,” suggests ASSPA’s Lisa Allen. Speaking about building a loyal client base this week at the ASSPA/NAPA 401(k) Summit, Allen offered the view that plan sponsors typically choose to work with an adviser because they find a “good personal fit,” then retroactively confirm that all of the objective and numbers-based reasons for that decision are in line.”

Principal Financial Group Inc., the seller of life insurance and retirement products, agreed to buy a 55% stake in Liongate Capital Management LLP to expand in hedge funds and meet demand for alternative investments.

It’s nothing new that Americans are working and living longer. But with 401(k)s, IRAs, Roth IRAs and the old money-under-the-mattress plan, what could possibly be added to secure Americans’ financial security? Pension Advisory Group thinks it has the answer — a new group long-term disability insurance product.

A new study released by insurance industry researcher LIMRA shows that half of defined contribution employees are still not aware of how much they pay in annual fees and expenses, despite fee disclosure requirements added in 2012.

Guest blogger Noreen Oswald is a senior at Temple University majoring in Risk Management &Insurance with a track in employee benefit management. She visited February’s Workplace Benefits Renaissance conference with a group of fellow students and EBA invited her to share her hopes for a future in the industry.