Employee benefits

Fiduciary obligations are making access to up-to-date information and analytics from recordkeepers and service providers increasingly important.

The municipality partners with Tuition.io to help employees pay off loans in an effort to retain and attract talent.

Analytics can get employees into appropriate health optimization programs, says one industry expert.

Bellwether states California and New York are considering measures that would have serious national implications for the employer-sponsored insurance system.

The municipality partners with Tuition.io to help employees pay off loans in an effort to retain and attract talent.

Given the range of personnel who will be expected to understand the law, advance planning by employers will be critical.

Retirement specialists are likely to increasingly turn to recordkeepers to provide data that justifies adviser fees through strong plan performance.

Keep in mind that there is no fee structure free of conflict, cheaper doesn’t mean better and recommendations don’t come in a vacuum, says investment strategist Jess DeGabriele.

Higher compliance requirements, and their associated costs, may drive firms to look for partners.

Lawsuits against Cigna self-insured plans for alleged fraudulent behavior is a warning for employers that there will be more, says attorney Brenna A. Davenport.

It’s not just fees that are eroding retirement nest eggs. It has more to do with bad employee behaviors.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is proposing to keep in place the ACA’s protection against higher health-insurance premiums for people with pre-existing conditions when they buy individual coverage.

Analytics can get employees into appropriate health optimization programs, says one industry expert.

Stressed out over finances, more employees are looking for guidance from their employers.

More employers are developing programs to help employees plan for retirement.

Employers should embrace a number of methods — from wearables and high-tech tools to phone calls and printed materials — to meet workers “where they are."

The Crichton Group hasn’t written much PBE business, but just having one available facilitated the company’s launch of a new technology consulting wing and brought in new clients.

Seniors who have remarried may still qualify for a Social Security divorced spousal benefit on their ex-spouse's record.

If the GOP moves forward with it, companies will lose a major incentive to provide benefits and the true problem — reducing costs — will not be addressed, says adviser Craig Hasday.

Advisers can help employers make better decisions by teaching leadership to be smarter consumers, says The Graham Company’s Dan Jordon.