NEWARK, N.J., November 16, 2009 - Global economic and financial conditions have turned controlling benefits-related costs into a high priority at most companies, according to a recent report released by Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE:PRU). (more)

NEWARK, N.J., November 03, 2009 - An aging American workforce is increasingly concerned about long-term care needs and the benefits available through employers, according to a report released by Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU). (more)

NEWARK, N.J., October 15, 2009 - People rate job security and “making ends meet” as their top financial concerns, according to a recent report released by Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU). (more)

NEWARK, N.J., September 24, 2009 - Employee benefit budgets are not immune to corporate cost cutting, according to a report released today by Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU). (more)

Nearly half of 140 senior finance executives said in a recent survey that their companies are very or somewhat likely to freeze or terminate their defined benefit retirement plans in the next two years. The survey examined the impact of the financial crisis on how finance executives are managing retirement benefit programs. A report entitled Managing Retirement Benefits Amid Capital Market Disruption outlines the survey findings. (more)