Employee benefits

Unlike when they were still working and their employer withheld an amount for their taxes, retirees need to make estimated tax payments to the IRS.

Guidance is sound if it’s coming from a fiduciary, fits the corporate culture and is comprehensive.

A bipartisan commitment to reducing free riders, relieving risk pools and reining in pharmacy inflation will help to fix the broken system, says adviser Craig Hasday.

Student loan repayment, flexible work schedules and retirement funding are among the perks younger workers are looking for from an employer.

Unlike when they were still working and their employer withheld an amount for their taxes, retirees need to make estimated tax payments to the IRS.

Speakers at the conference shared how private exchanges are evolving, selling with technology, sales tips and more.

Younger employees are out-investing their older coworkers, with a large number contributing to a savings vehicle for their post-work years.

Employees typically uninterested in voluntary benefits express a willingness to consider products when information is provided through a variety of mediums outside open enrollment, says LIMRA's Ron Neyer.

High-performing workers take more time off throughout the year, suggesting employers might consider a generous PTO policy.

More younger workers are prioritizing saving for their post-work years and contributing as much as they can to their 401(k)s — and making sacrifices to do so.

Workers should be especially mindful of market movements during the "fragile decade," the span beginning five years before retirement until five years after retirement.

The Summary of Benefits and Coverage document has undergone its first major restructuring since 2012 and may have some employers questioning if they are in compliance with group health plan standards, says attorney Carl C. Lammers.

The truth is that group plans typically earn a percentage of total expenditures, and it is in representatives’ best interest for medical services to cost as much as possible.

Assessing and monitoring family history and lifestyle-based risk factors and giving employees access to experienced specialists are among the underused tactics companies should embrace.

Clients should be especially mindful of market movements during the "fragile decade," the span beginning five years before retirement until five years after retirement.

HHS Secretary Tom Price said Sunday that “no decision’s been made” on whether to continue key ACA subsidies to health-insurance companies, but that the administration’s job is “to follow the law of the land.”

The company’s free trip anywhere in the world with six weeks off could catch the attention of other employers as way to avoid worker burnout.

High-performing workers take more time off throughout the year, suggesting employers might consider a generous PTO policy.

More younger workers are prioritizing saving for their post-work years and contributing as much as they can to their 401(k)s — and making sacrifices to do so.

Medical data analytics is pointless if employees won’t use it. Here’s how to urge the workforce to spend their benefit dollars smartly.