Most NY Companies Feature Retirement Program

August 7, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most New York-area companies offer a 401(k) and/or a pension plan to employees, according to a new survey.

The latest poll of New York-area hiring managers by The New York Times Job Market found that:

  • 81% of education firms reported offering a retirement plan, compared to
  • 70% of health-care companies
  • 64% of retail companies
  • 54% of financial services companies
  • 44% of technology companies.

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In other benefit topics, nearly nine out of 10 employers say they spend more on worker health insurance than any other benefit.

The survey also reported that the cost of health insurance shot up the most of any benefit provided for 92% of companies during the last three years. Some 93% of respondents say health coverage costs should stay in the stratosphere with gargantuan year-over-year increases in the near future.

Other benefit trends identified by the survey included:

  • an increase in companies offering paternity leave. Hiring managers from companies in the following industries say they offer paternity leave as an employee benefit: education (70%), healthcare (66%), financial services (64%), retail (54%) and technology (46%)
  • hiring managers across all industries surveyed say they offer employees an average of three to four weeks of paid vacation time.

Beta Research Corporation, on behalf of The New York Times Job Market, interviewed more than 450 hiring managers from companies in the financial services, retail, technology, healthcare, and education sectors to identify trends in employee benefits programs.

CNA Revamps Sponsor, Participant Site

June 20, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Retirement plan provider CNA Trust has given its Web site a new look.

The more streamlined site ( www.cnatrust.com ) enables simplified monitoring of retirement accounts for:

  • CNAs 325,000 individual participants,
  • some 3,500 plan sponsors,
  • the company’s formal recordkeeping partners, and
  • brokers who sell plans through CNA Trust

Users now have access to the company’s proprietary electronic plan administration system, which includes interactive chart capabilities and provides a seamless transaction environment for the Web site.

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The site has substituted spreadsheets, graphs and charts for text displays of account summaries. The revamp is also expected to facilitate participant management of the growing number of self-directed brokerage accounts with CNA Trust, according to the company.

CNA Trust provides trust, recordkeeping and Self Directed Brokerage services under one roof.

The site also includes links to information from sources such as the Social Security Administration and the Internal Revenue Service.

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