Plan Services

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  NAHU members get access to decision support tool

  By Noah Guillaume  |  April 26, 2013

  The tool was created for health insurance agents and brokers to aid in analyzing the effects of healthcare reform on their clients.

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  Communicating retirement plan value to participants in the wake of fee disclosure

  By Abbie Pancoast, Bob Melia  |  September 27, 2012

  As a result of the new disclosure requirements, participants will see the additional information about their retirement plan fees in numerous places, including annual disclosures of plan features/services and fees that may be charged, comparative charts of plan investments, a glossary of terms, websites and quarterly fee information on participant...

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  401(k) Disclosure May Spark Market Shake-up

  By Jenny Ivy  |  June 15, 2012

  With new rules lifting the veil on 401(k) fees, sponsors now understand what they're paying for. And they may think twice about the retirement plan they offer.

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  Anticipate and Prepare: 7 Trends Facing the Retirement Industry

  By Dan Hall  |  May 3, 2012

  Advisors are facing a new set of challenges and opportunities this year in the retirement industry — from added pressure on margins due to fee sensitivity to increased employer demand to demonstrate value through measurable results.

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  Costco to Sell Aetna Individual Health Insurance

  By Allison Bell  |  April 24, 2012

  The wholesale club will start by offering the coverage in 9 states; more states may follow.

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  Annuities Now Permitted to Be Unleashed in Retirement Plans

  By Elizabeth Festa  |  February 2, 2012

  The Obama administration clears a path for ample annuity use in 401(K) plans, but makes sure plans will have expanded disclosures to protect investors and make fiduciary standards easier to meet.

• Transamerica Survey: Advisors Demand Flexibility from Retirement Plan Providers

  By Warren S. Hersch  |  November 22, 2011

  Plan advisors require flexibility from retirement plan providers to meet their clients’ changing needs, a new report concludes.

• Retirement Sector Veteran Nevin Adams to Join EBRI

  By Staff writer  |  October 28, 2011

  Nevin E. Adams, retirement-sector veteran, will join the nonpartisan, non-advocacy Employee Benefit Research Institute as director of Education and External Relations.

• Labor Posts Plan Disclosure Regs

  By Allison Bell  |  July 15, 2010

  The Employee Benefits Security Administration has added a disclosure error correction provision to new retirement plan fee disclosure regulations.