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Tech Talk addresses whether a person who had a life insurance policy under a 403(b) since before the IRS rules allowing that changed can be grandfathered so as to not lose his coverage. READ MORE

Vermont is now among the states providing a state-run plan for private-sector employees whose employers are not. Gov. Phil Scott (R) has signed into law the measure that called for the creation of their iteration.  On June 1, Scott signed S. 135, the bill that creates VTSaves.  Action on the... READ MORE

Nevada is one step closer to enacting a state-run program to provide coverage to certain private-sector employees. In the meantime, Nebraska’s legislature may seek an examination of the retirement system that serves public employees, including public school teachers, and coverage under the New York... READ MORE

A new report finds a decline in retirement confidence to levels not seen since the 2008 financial crisis, writes John Sullivan in MarketBeat. He continues that the report also finds both workers and retirees are very concerned about inflation and its impact on their savings and spending. READ MORE

Retirement Clearinghouse, a Charlotte, NC-based firm, which helps to automatically move participant’s retirement account balances from a former employer to their new employer, has notified individuals in various states of a data breach.   As many as 10,509 individuals may have had their personal... READ MORE

Hello all! Welcome to a new monthly series, Nate’s Notes. In order to keep you all apprised of what is taking place at the NTSA, I’m going to share an update on where I’ve been and what the NTSA has been doing. For my inaugural note, I’m writing from the airplane on my way to the Massachusetts... READ MORE

Beginning June 1, 2023, the IRS is expanding its determination letter program to include certain 403(b) plans. The IRS issued a reminder May 24. The IRS had announced on Nov. 7, 2022 in Revenue Procedure (Rev. Proc.) 2022-40 that it would allow 403(b) retirement plans used by certain public... READ MORE

Any defined contribution lifetime income program that guarantees lifetime income needs to have the ability to make an “in-kind” distribution of an annuity contract, whether that be a certificate under a group annuity contract or an actual individual annuity contract, writes Robert Toth in... READ MORE

Minnesota is now offering a state-run plan for private-sector employees whose employers do not, and Pennsyvlania is one step closer to establishing one. Meanwhile, the ink is barely dry on the measures that created such plans in Connecticut and Maine, but already bills are advancing in the... READ MORE