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Employers Shift Focus from Retirement Access to Financial Outcomes

$AJGPress releaseOct 14, 2026, 9:01 AM ETRead the release

Gallagher published its 2026 US Financial Benchmarks Report, based on responses from 3,717 US organizations surveyed January through March 2026. The report argues employers are shifting from simply offering retirement and financial benefits toward measuring whether those benefits improve employee financial outcomes, with 85% of employers offering retirement benefits but only 28% of employees confident in their savings strategy.

Key figures

Survey respondents
3717
Auto enrollment adoption
57%
Auto escalation adoption
33%
Employee survey participants
981
Employers offering retirement benefits
85%

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