Will companies "turn their attention from securing liquidity to unwinding their cash savings?"
Only 37% of the employers surveyed by Willis Towers Watson in October had remote-work policies in place prior to 2020.
The pandemic could promote disruptive innovation to lower costs, but it will take pressure from the business community to make it happen.
The coronavirus had "a major impact" on slowing medical cost growth this year but the trend "is expected to be short-lived," a survey finds.
The $30 billion deal creates the world’s largest insurance brokerage.
If current trends hold, eventually stock-retention requirements for CEOs may be almost as universal as equity ownership requirements.
Dealmakers' share-price performance trailed the MSCI World Index by five points, and deal volume sank as tensions left companies in wait-and-see mode.
While 2019 was a banner year for returns, low interest rates prevented plan sponsors from meaningfully improving their funded states.
Almost two-thirds of companies are seeing their stock prices underperform industry benchmarks, with the average underperformance at 7%.
Employers are setting aside more for discretionary bonuses to top performers.
Shares of deal-making companies worldwide underperform MSCI stock indices for a record seventh consecutive quarter.
Due to media speculation, Aon was forced to disclose it was in the preliminary stages of an all-share deal.
