Employee benefits

In this low-return, low-interest rate environment, there’s a new set rules for offering a list of retirement plan funds, according to wealth management adviser Robert Lawton.

A ranking of brokerages with between $10 and $50 million in revenue based on year-over year data compiled by miEdge.

Part 2 of the inaugural Dig|Benefits Technology Innovator Awards, honoring employers, advisers, consultants and service providers.

Plan sponsors have until Jan. 1, 2017 to comply with the final EEOC rules, which ban plan designs in which more generous insurance options are only available to employees who complete a health risk assessment or biometric screening.

The principal at Buck Consultants/Xerox HR Consulting has developed a sophisticated modeling tool to help employers manage their pension risk.

Russell Investments goes a step further than target-date funds based on participant demographics at the plan sponsor level by enabling automated TDF customization at the participant level.

The director of benefits at Lakeland Regional Health implemented a robust digital communications program using Jellyvision’s interactive software platform.

If allowing advisers to post freely on LinkedIn and other sites is worrisome, firm owners need to reevaluate internal communication practices, says columnist Wendy Keneipp.

Employers should start by establishing a registration and testing process for the Affordable Care Act’s mandated documents, says lawyer Carl C. Lammers.

While the 401(k) marketplace is crowded with asset managers anxious to create customized target-date funds based on participant demographics at the plan sponsor level, Russell Investments goes a step further by enabling automated TDF customization at the participant level.

The U.S. Supreme Court backed out of a divisive clash involving religious groups that object to contraceptive coverage under the ACA, issuing a compromise decision that said the two sides might be able to work out their differences.

EBA, in partnership with business intelligence data analytics firm miEdge, presents fastest growing firms based on year-over-year growth.

The Willis Towers Watson company responds to a growing request from employers for timely benchmarking as CDHPs continue to gain popularity.

More than half of large employers offer them, yet only a small fraction of participants are using them, according to new research.

There were 109 reported transactions in the first three months of the year, according to Optis Partners’ M&A database.

The director of benefits at Lakeland Regional Health implemented a robust digital communications program using Jellyvision’s interactive software platform.

Employees at the health insurer who take advantage of the company’s education benefits tend to stay and grow with the company, finds a new study.

Pay and benefits are no longer enough to ensure employee engagement; employers must also consider worker well-being, says Reward Gateway’s Glenn Elliott.

Medtronic’s senior benefits director relied on technology to provide benefits support for a growing number of employees after a recent company acquisition.

Insurers frequently offer financial incentives designed to move employers away from historic plan designs, networks and platforms, but they can be very confusing unless plan sponsors know what to look for, says CBIZ’s Zack Pace.