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The DOL’s proposed changes are expected to be released as early as this month and will have a dramatic effect on employers’ compensation programs, according to the Partnership to Protect Workplace Opportunity.

If employers can’t find solutions to their benefit challenges, they’ll look for new providers and technologies that can help.

The product fills a gap for organizations without dedicated benefits staff, says Mercer partner Jo-Anne Bloch.

Health insurance giant teams with tech-fueled brokerage on new benefits marketplace aimed at mid-sized companies.

Employers and industry experts discuss the pitfalls and challenges in starting and maintaining retirement programs for small employers and their workers.

Often overlooked, handbooks are an important form of documentation that the IRS or DOL will most likely request during an audit, says attorney Patricia Moran.

From the time it takes to administer programs to their supposed lack of value, small organizations shouldn’t let these benefits misconceptions get in the way of offering robust plans, says MetLife’s Jimbo Story.

The product fills a gap for organizations without dedicated benefits staff, says Mercer partner Jo-Anne Bloch.

Often overlooked, handbooks are an important form of documentation that the IRS or DOL will most likely request during an audit, says attorney Patricia Moran.

The DOL’s April 2017 deadline means employers should start familiarizing themselves now with their responsibilities under the new regulations.

Industry regulator levies its largest penalty involving variable annuities after claiming a long-running effort misrepresented annuity features and steered clients into costlier products.

When it comes to plans meant to protect workers from unexpected out-of-pocket expenses, benefit executives see the need, but employees are less enthusiastic.

The DOL’s April 2017 deadline means employers should start familiarizing themselves now with their responsibilities under the new regulations.

A closer reading of it sends a clear signal to plan sponsors that they should aim to keep participants invested in a qualified defined contribution plan throughout their working lives.

With reporting requirements soaring, brokers are turning to their own regulatory division to help clients, says Richard Asensio, director of compliance at Burnham Benefits.

When it comes to plans meant to protect employees from unexpected out-of-pocket expenses, employers see the need. Employees are less enthusiastic.

New medical plans promote primary care and health counseling in an effort to lower employers costs.

A closer reading of it sends a clear, if unstated, signal to plan sponsors that they should aim to keep participants invested in a qualified defined contribution plan throughout their working lives, according to Retirement Clearinghouse’s Spencer Williams.

New medical plans promote primary care and health counseling in an effort to lower medical costs.

The top 10 large-group long-term disability insurance carriers in the U.S., as presented by business intelligence data analytics firm miEdge. Revealed in descending order, the listing is based on Form 5500 Schedule A reporting data on premiums as of Dec. 31, 2015.