No, DCPs restore lost savings opportunities and fit in an egalitarian culture. Many companies say yes. Here are the reasons why: Issue: Highly compensated employees (HCEs) are in fact discriminated against by 401(k) contribution limits and testing. In 2022, an HCE is…
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Last year, group life insurance companies experienced a record number of death claims. Two recent reports include: MetLife’s adjusted quarterly earnings in the U.S. group-benefits unit plummeted 95% to $20 million, from $383 million the year-earlier with increased deaths of younger people…
For most companies, preparing a request for proposals for third-party administrators (TPAs) of nonqualiNed retirement plans is a relatively infrequent occurrence, compared with doing so when seeking TPAs for other types of beneNt plans. For that reason, companies may not follow some…
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Fed Signals Rates Will Stay Low – Purchases Accelerate in Q4 Into the twelfth year of historically low interest rates, and with the Federal Reserve announcing rates will not move until 2023, several headwinds continue to put a damper on bank earnings.
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On July 21st, Prudential Financial announced the sale of its retirement segment to Empower, a large player in the qualified retirement plan marketplace, for $3.55 Billion.
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FINSECA Takes a Deep Dive into the Green Book On Friday, May 28th the Biden Administration released the 6 trillion-dollar budget for the upcoming fiscal year.
Hundreds of insurance carriers hold insurance company-owned life insurance (ICOLI) as part of their investment strategy.
Insurance company owned life insurance (ICOLI) can provide an increase in retained yield on a given investment. Usually, the pickup is more than +150bps per year.