Employee benefits

Acrisure, AssuredPartners and other brokerages take advantage of ‘unstoppable momentum’ in firm acquisitions

Shorter term Treasury Inflation Protected Securities — those with a bond maturity of zero to five years — do a better job of controlling inflation in a target-date fund than mid-term or long-term TIPS, according to SEI.

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

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

More than half of large employers offer the investment vehicle, yet only a small fraction of employees are using them, finds research from Willis Towers Watson.

The founder of Strive Benefits is trying to change the small-business benefits landscape by empowering employees to take control of their healthcare.

If employers can’t find solutions to their benefit challenges, they should look for new providers and technologies, says adviser Joe Markland.

Successful plans depend on a willingness to mix up normal tactics to reach all generations, says Hodges-Mace’s Emily Dobbins.

Shorter term Treasury Inflation Protected Securities — those with a bond maturity of zero to five years — do a better job of controlling inflation in a target-date fund than mid-term or long-term TIPS, according to SEI.

The company platform will now support the payback of loan contributions for working parents to support their child’s college education.

The founder of Strive Benefits is trying to change the small-business benefits landscape by empowering employees to take control of their healthcare.

Even with disclosure rules in place, it is sometimes hard for plan sponsors to discern the fairness of the fee structures in their retirement plans.

Successful plans depend on a willingness to mix up your normal tactics to reach all generations, says Hodges-Mace’s Emily Dobbins.

The DOL’s proposed changes are expected to be released as early as this month and will have a dramatic effect on employers’ compensation programs, according to the Partnership to Protect Workplace Opportunity.

To improve employees’ long-term finances, encourage plan sponsors to look past typical 401(k) metrics and concentrate on a comprehensive approach to financial services.

If employers can’t find solutions to their benefit challenges, they’ll look for new providers and technologies that can help.

Truveris’ chief technology officer created OneRx, a free prescription benefits and savings app.

Plan sponsors look to implement health and pharmacy benefit programs that address painkiller addiction and abuse.

SingleCare plans to ‘disrupt’ the benefits market by improving transparency, says founder Rick Bates.

Truveris’ chief technology officer created OneRx, a free prescription benefits and savings app.