Employee benefits

Advisers must develop relationships with business owners to establish customized plans that work best for the needs of their employees.

By passing this popular bipartisan legislation now, Congress can help make coverage and care more affordable for everyone.

Reasonable costs, healthy account balances and a high percentage of employee participants are attributes of great retirement plans.

Colorado, Idaho and Virginia are among the most-appealing places for retirees, thanks to their affordability, higher quality of life and numerous healthcare options.

Atul Gawande, the surgeon and journalist who has written extensively about America’s failure to grapple with an inefficient healthcare system, has been named to head a new venture for Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase.

They need documentation showing how they reviewed, selected and monitor their TDFs and if their investment strategy fits with participant demographics.

Smaller insurers are often hesitant at first. But encouraged by benefit brokerages like Lockton Companies, they are increasingly embracing this cost saving paradigm.

Pennsylvania firm Benefit Design Specialists offers self-funded clients a nurse-managed surgery network that is free to employees.

From the opioid epidemic to alcoholism, executives can play an important role in creating a culture and leading a conversation around abuse prevention.

The addition of Craford Benefit Consulting is set to build expertise in complex cases and financial modeling as well as expand RS’s geographic footprint.

As employers look at this benefit, benefit admins and HR executives need to know how to comply with these industry changes.

To provide real cost savings for their employer clients, next-generation benefits advisers are casting off the health insurance carriers and abandoning the traditional way of procuring healthcare.

Municipal bonds can be a more lucrative option for some retirement savers than comparable, higher-yielding bonds.

By passing this popular bipartisan legislation now, Congress can help make coverage and care more affordable for everyone.

The snack maker finds cost savings and better employee health with onsite primary care.

Only 39% of American workers are satisfied with what their job offers and 61% are willing to take a cut in salary for a better package.

As nearly one in five U.S. workers has a part-time job, companies need to extend benefit packages.

For employers looking to amp up wellness programs that help workers quit, financial incentives might be a new avenue to consider.

Ignorance is no excuse when it comes to a possible ERISA audit. Here are some hard truths to common mistakes sponsors have in their heads.

The key in this new digital era is to marry sophisticated technology with real-life human beings to start meaningful conversations.