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Benefits Magazine: November/December 2026
Articles Include:
- Suicide Postvention in the Construction Industry: Addressing the First 48 Hours
- Strengthening Internal Controls for Employee Benefit Plans
- Multiemployer Pension Plan Mergers: A Guide to ERISA Marriage
- Net Contribution Percentage: A Tool for Evaluating Pension Options
- Legal & Legislative Reporter
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Strengthening Internal Controls for Employee Benefit Plans
Ann M. Kellen and Shaamini A. Babu
Monitoring a system of internal controls is an important fiduciary responsibility of trustees for benefit plan management. Internal controls help ensure reliable financial reporting, efficient operations, legal and regulatory compliance, and protection of plan assets. -
Multiemployer Pension Plan Mergers: A Guide to ERISA Marriage
Travis J. Ketterman, CEBS
Trustees considering a merger of multiemployer defined benefit pension plans should be guided by one key question: Will the combined plan better protect participants and beneficiaries than the plans operating separately? This article describes the considerations that go into answering that question. -
Net Contribution Percentage: A Tool for Evaluating Pension Options
Paul Dunlap
Tracking a defined benefit pension plan’s net contribution percentage (NCP) can be helpful to pension plan trustees when evaluating whether to take actions such as improving benefits, reducing risk or reducing contributions.
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A Cautious Approach to AI: Custom Software for Multiemployer Benefit Funds
Joey Mokos, CEBS
Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) can make it faster and more affordable for multiemployer benefit funds to create custom administration software. The author describes potential use cases, emphasizing the importance of human oversight. -
The Hidden Cost of Wrong Choices: Guiding Employees to Better Benefits Decisions
Greg Ward
The often-rushed benefit choices that workers make during open enrollment can profoundly impact their health and financial well-being. Using the example of health plan enrollment, the author discusses common behavioral decision-making traps and offers a framework for decision support. -
Medical Stop-Loss Group Captives: A Primer for Benefits Managers
Steve Gransbury
Joining a medical stop-loss (MSL) group captive is one option for employers looking for alternative ways to manage rising health care costs. What factors should employers consider when determining whether an MSL group captive is a good fit? -
Surprise: Your Health Fund TPA May Be a Fiduciary
Meredith Golfo
Is your health fund third-party administrator (TPA) a fiduciary? Here’s why it’s important for health fund trustees to know.