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High-cost claimants drive a large percentage of spending.

The dental plan renewal market is probably "about six to 12 months away from seeing some increases that drive brokers and advisors to look for other partners to do business with," Amy Friedrich, president of Principal Financial's benefits business, predicted.

The rise of gig work isn’t new—but it’s also become so pervasive that HR can no longer approach the model as a temporary trend.

A class-action lawsuit was filed last week against CVS Caremark in the Southern District of New York over its decision to replace Eli Lilly’s popular GLP-1 weight-loss drug Zepbound with Wegovy from Novo Nordisk.

Only about one-third of employees are saving for health care expenses during retirement despite the fact that these costs continue to surge, said the report.

The plaintiffs alleged that the company and State Street Global Advisors violated fiduciary requirements under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.