Employee Benefit Research Institute

• Surprise: New Insurance Fee in PPACA

  By Richard Zaldivar-Alonso  |  December 13, 2012

  The charge, buried in a recent regulation, works out to tens of millions of dollars for the largest companies, employers say.

• Employees Favor Employer Health Plans (Even as Some Employers May Dump Them)

  By Liz Festa  |  July 27, 2012

  But would employers be lured to exchanges if they were less costly than employer-sponsored plans?

• Bankers Lose 401(k) Bets on Firms

  By Michael J. Moore  |  July 9, 2012

  Workers at large banks ignore diversification and lose $2 bln on company stock.

• Average 401(k) 62% Above Low

  By Margaret Collins, Bloomberg  |  May 1, 2012

  Fidelity says average account balance has risen to $74,600, from $46,200 in Q1 2009.

• Competition for Target-Date Assets

  By Margaret Collins, Bloomberg  |  March 14, 2012

  Pimco, Invesco vie for assets using riskier assets, more complicated strategies.

• Health Accounts Growing

  By Staff Writer  |  March 1, 2012

  Expansion suggests employees see accounts as way to save for retirement health costs.

• Health Coverage from State Exchanges

  August 1, 2011

  Companies with lower paid workers could realize substantial savings in 2014.

• 401-K Balances at All-time High

  By Margaret Collins, Bloomberg  |  May 13, 2011

  10% of workers increase their savings rate, according to Fidelity.

• Employer health account plan spending drops

  By Other Sources  |  March 28, 2011

  Individual contributions rise, family contributions remain stable

• PR: Employer health account plan spending drops

  By Other Sources  |  March 28, 2011

  Individual Contributions Rise, Family Contributions Remain Stable