Products August 15, 2012

Securian Adds QR Codes to Participant Statements

August 15, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Securian has added a QR (quick response) code to retirement plan participants’ quarterly account statements and envelopes.
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When scanned with a smart phone equipped with a camera and the reader application, the QR code directs participants to Securian Retirement’s mobile site to obtain current account balances, contribution rates and personal rates of return on their retirement accounts.   

Securian Retirement’s mobile site, designed and built in-house, does not attempt to replicate all the information on the full website. Rather, it provides the information people want frequently and quickly. The mobile site appears automatically when viewed from a smartphone, and is designed for easy use.   

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“We pushed the account contact links up to the top of the screen, kept the copy concise, included one-touch embedded links and made the navigation simple and intuitive,” said Rick Ayers, vice president, Retirement Plans.
Deals and People August 15, 2012

Nationwide Names New Retirement Plan Leader

August 15, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nationwide Chief Executive Officer Steve Rasmussen announced that the leaders for the company’s retirement plans business and its property & casualty direct channel will be switching roles.
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Larry Hilsheimer will lead Nationwide Retirement Plans, and Anne Arvia will lead Nationwide Direct, Affinity and Growth Solutions. Hilsheimer has been named president and chief operating officer of Nationwide Retirement Plans, and he will retain oversight of Nationwide Bank.   

“My philosophy is that fresh leadership perspective and successful ideas from one area of the company will lead to benefits in another,” said Rasmussen.  

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Hilsheimer joined Nationwide as executive vice president and chief financial officer in 2007, coming from Deloitte & Touche USA, LLP, where he served as partner, vice chairman and regional managing partner. He has experience on the boards of several community organizations, including Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Battelle for Kids, the Columbus Downtown Development Corporation and The Ohio State University Alumni Association.   

The changes are effective immediately. Hilsheimer will report to Kirt Walker, president and chief operating officer of Nationwide Financial Services.

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