Employee benefits

Intended to hedge pension liabilities, seemingly safe bond investments have turned risky.

Bill Kite and D&S Agency are coming up with creative ways employers can meet health care reform requirements.

Nearly half of large employers offer some type of program, yet only about a third of workers say they have access to one, highlighting a key disconnect about well-being efforts.

Getting employees to understand and participate in their financial future is all about the language, say industry experts at this week’s 401(k) Summit.

In a more volatile market, DC plan sponsors should be thinking about where they are going to find alpha, says Anne Ackerley, managing director of BlackRock.

EBRI CEO Harry Conaway, speaking this week at the NAPA 401(k) Summit in Nashville, says employers need to embrace the growing benefit trend to help keep and attract employees.

The 3% deferral rate in nearly half of auto-enrolled plans is simply too low, says State Street Global Advisors’ Melissa Kahn.

The DOL’s rule is good news for plan sponsors, but many are still confused, says registered investment adviser Robert Lawton.

As fiduciary awareness grows, CITs, which often have lower fees than mutual funds, are poised for growth.

Benefits issues can lead to diminished productivity, finds new research, as workers spend an average of three and a half hours a month dealing with healthcare issues at work.

Getting employees to understand and participate in their financial future is all about the language, say industry experts at this week's NAPA 401(k) Summit in Nashville.

Workers without access to the benefit are three times more likely to delay, or put off entirely, needed medical care for themselves and almost twice as likely to forgo medical care for their family members, according to new research.

Public policies to boost participation in DC plans are critical but so is getting participants to save more, says Melissa Kahn.

Three strategies to consider when helping employers structure workplace programs that offer employees financial tools for their future.

The knowledge that their employers are paying the claims of the plans can dramatically change employees’ entire outlook on health benefits and total compensation, says CBIZ's Zack Pace.

Chris Schutt of Digital Benefit Advisors says ACA compliance requirements present one of the biggest challenges for clients.

Boomerang employees — workers who left for another opportunity, only to return to their former employer later — are on the rise, as companies are becoming more enthusiastic about welcoming them back.

Delivering the right message can make skeptical employees active participants in a well-being plan, says Viverae's Mike Lamb

Health insurance and retirement accounts can require a substantial amount of specialized knowledge and research, which can sometimes lead to decisions about them being put on the back burner indefinitely, according to Captain401’s Roger Lee.

The majority of large employers offer high-deductible health plans coupled with health savings accounts, but traditional plans are still favored by many employees.