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Raising the stakes for HSAs
Employers are grappling with slow adoption even as they push high-deductible health plans as a smart bet for more workers. → Read More
Raising the stakes for HSAs
Employers are grappling with slow adoption even as they push high-deductible health plans as a smart bet for more workers. → Read More
Employers’ latest challenge: Preventing employees from quitting
A hot job market, coupled with new technology that’s allowing employees to easily search for jobs via text on a smart phone, is making it easy for employees to walk out the door. → Read More
Nationwide muscles its way into HSA market
The company will offer HSA services to 36,000 retirement plan sponsor clients in the first quarter of 2019. → Read More
Want to ensure your employees will retire? Provide this 401(k) match
Above-average company contributions are essential to helping workers live comfortably during their post-work years, according to a Wells Fargo report. → Read More
Moved to action: Employee benefits broker takes on opioid crisis
Cristy Gupton, CEO of employee benefits brokerage firm Custom Benefits Solutions, helped her clients fashion health plans designed to reduce employees’ risk of opioid abuse. → Read More
Forget the savings. Employees use HSAs as spending accounts
Nearly two in three workers are tapping their health savings accounts to pay for healthcare expenses with only a modest 8% saving for the future. → Read More
Nonprofit bolsters employer financial wellness program with credit builder app
The new tool aims to help struggling employees establish credit while building an emergency savings fund. → Read More
Business meal deductions likely here to stay after new IRS guidelines
The IRS is expected to release guidance saying that business meals will continue to be 50% deductible. → Read More
Strong 401(k)s linked to strong company performance
Employers with “great” retirement plans are significantly more likely to have higher margins and revenue per employee than those with average plans. → Read More
To avoid stalling, retirement readiness initiatives need lift
Employers must hit the throttle by providing employees with personalized retirement readiness scores, deeper metrics. → Read More
Participation in financial wellness programs needs boosting
Keep the initiatives confidential and offer incentives, said SunTrust’s financial well-being executive. → Read More
Technology Adviser of the Year Q&A: Bret Brummitt of A.G. Insurance Agencies
EBA’s Technology Adviser of the Year reveals what he looks for in a possible merger, why new advisers need to ask questions and how learning about unintended consequences has been a powerful journey. → Read More
Average deductible in employer healthcare plan hits nearly $1,500
Employees enrolled in high-deductible plans have an average deductible of $2,296 for single coverage health insurance, compared with $932 for a traditional plan. → Read More
U.S. pensions among the world’s largest funds
More than one-third of the $18.1 trillion invested globally in pensions are in 133 U.S. funds, including Boeing, AT&T, IBM, General Motors and General Electric. → Read More
Workplace financial education helps lower employee stress, Prudential says
Fewer employees reportedly experienced financial issues after the company implemented a series of financial wellness initiatives and tools. → Read More
MGM Resorts looks to bet on free tuition benefits for employees
The global entertainment company, which is seeking approval for higher-education benefits, also teased upcoming enhancements to its tuition repayment assistance program. → Read More
General Mills boosts paid leave benefits to keep up with changing workforce
The packaged food company will triple the length of its paid maternity and parental leave offerings, introduce paid caregiver leave and boost bereavement and other benefits. → Read More
Amazon scoops up top cardiologist in healthcare push
The former assistant director of Massachusetts General Hospital’s Healthcare Transformation Lab is no stranger to tech-based health ventures. → Read More
Number of employers offering health coverage swings higher after long decline
Nearly half of private-sector companies offered workplace insurance in 2017, up for the first time since 2008, according to EBRI research. → Read More