Three new initiatives from the HHS will help states lower costs and improve the quality of care for dual eligibles.

Defined benefits and pension plans have fallen by the wayside, forcing plan sponsors to give employees a new kind of protection while still protecting the company against high costs. The answer? Annuities.

MassMutual recently announced three appointments for key positions at the company.

A growing number of 403(b) retirement plan sponsors use third-party administrators (TPAs) for key plan services, and a new analysis shows that practice may be leading to better plan design.

John Hancock Financial Network recently launched a new defined contribution consulting program to help John Hancock financial advisors at every level expand their retirement plan business and provide better service to their clients.

A Q and A with employee benefits attorney Jeffrey Ashendorf.

According to a new study by Northwestern Mutual, 74 percent of Americans feel the pace of today’s society is making it harder for them to focus and remain on track toward achieving long-term goals — including savings goals.

With the effective date of the fee disclosure rule just six months away and the fiduciary definition regulation likely not far behind, many in the financial industry are scrambling to adjust to the new standards and figure out exactly what the regulations mean for them.