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Pension plans and welfare plan all store personal data on each participant and beneficiary, ranging from social security numbers and addresses to date of birth and health information. The more immediate and available personal data becomes, the greater the risk for a potential breach or unauthorized disclosure or access, as is evident from the cyber attacks on major retail operations, health care providers and the government.

Employers looking to minimize DB program risks should consider market-return cash balance plans, according to October Three Consulting’s Larry Sher.

Advisers and their clients have to start planning now to ensure they are prepared for the HSA fiduciary rules taking effect in two years.

DC plan sponsors should be thinking about where they are going to find alpha, says BlackRock's Anne Ackerley.

Employers looking to minimize DB program risks should consider market-return cash balance plans, according to October Three Consulting’s Larry Sher.

Worker have been slow to move online for medical visits, but research shows employee utilization rates soar when co-pays are eliminated, says Willis Towers Watson’s Allan Khoury.

The new listing from miEdge is based on Form 5500 Schedule A reporting data on health insurance premiums.

ACA reporting requirements have brought increased scrutiny of employer-sponsored healthcare plans and the government is largely expected to respond to red flags through audits.

As DC plans continue to be the retirement benefit offering of choice for many employers, they’re being called upon to be more thoughtful about the funds they make available to participants.

EEOC and other agencies say enforcing equal pay laws and eliminating barriers in recruiting and hiring practices are among several strategic enforcement priorities.

Morgan Stanley’s C-suite program sets primary focus on goal-based planning for company executives.

With another tax season come and gone, companies should weigh their options when expanding the workforce in Q2.

Brokers should review account fee arrangements, among other actions, as they prepare for DOL’s new regulation.

Worker uptake of the benefit has been slow, yet research shows utilization rates soar when there is no employee co-pay, according to Dr. Allan Khoury of Willis Towers Watson.

The Department has stepped up employer compliance checks, for which brokers should be prepared, according to Zynia CEO Julie Hulsey.

Nearly half of large employers offer some type of program, yet only about a third of workers say they have access to one, highlighting a key disconnect about well-being efforts.

In a more volatile market, DC plan sponsors should be thinking about where they are going to find alpha, says Anne Ackerley, managing director of BlackRock.

Citing increased risk and low profits, the health insurer says it will exit a ‘handful’ of state exchanges.

The DOL’s rule is good news for plan sponsors, but many are still confused, says registered investment adviser Robert Lawton.

Now is the time for employers to ensure documentation is in order, especially if they’ve received a pre-screening questionnaire from the Office for Civil Rights.