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Concerned about financial strains, employees want more information about how to handle their retirement plans and personal debts.

"I just saved a bunch of money on my company´s health expenditures by switching to a radiology benefit manager!" Okay, doesn´t roll off like "switching to Geico," but you may save significantly more. A current EBN report tells you how.

Here´s a downward spiral we can all agree we´d like to continue: Census data reveal that the number of uninsured individuals in the United States fell by 1.5 million between 2006 and 2007, driven by growth in Medicare, Medicaid, military programs and Massachusetts health care reform. This report from...

Like your mom always said, "If Jimmy jumped off a bridge, would you?" The lesson being, consider carefully whose lead you follow. Amid economic peril, that lesson is even more important regarding 401(k) advice. Forbes offers tips on separating the wheat from chaff on retirement advice.

New survey results from Sun Life Financial show that 46% of employees surveyed are "very confident" they will have enough money to take care of their basic living expenses at 67. however, a much smaller number (28%) are just as confident they´ll be able to handle health care expenses at that age....

Although much of the early response to the economic crisis -- EBN's included -- dealth with the blow to Americans' bank accounts and retirement assets, reports now are surfacing on how the financial slide has affected health care decisions for individuals and families.

Read up on the new Treasury regulations on executive compensation. It may make for an awkward conversation with your CEO and CFO, but you´ll want to stay on the right side of the law on this one - particularly the limits on golden parachutes (you don´t want to look like another Lehman, do you?)....

Could be good news, bad news on the 401(k) front, as the IRS announced it´s raised the annual contribution limit from $15,500 to $16,500, but congressional lawmakers want to take the bull in a china shop approach to governing the plans, seeking to eliminate tax breaks for investors and mandating participation....

We've got a top-notch Web Discussion coming up for you Thursday. Our recent Benefits Forum and Expo showed that wellness programs were one of, if not the top issue on benefit manager's minds.

Were you just a bit disgusted when you heard that AIG had sent their head honchos on a resort retreat just weeks after news of their bailout broke? Just think, they were getting rubdowns and enjoying five-course meals while you were sweating away over open enrollment business in your office. If you...