News Releases

Ten OneAmerica Employees Honored with Fifth Annual ASPIRE Awards

Ten employees have been recognized by OneAmerica® as ASPIRE honorees as a result of their outstanding performance on behalf of the more than 140-year-old life insurance, retirement and employee benefits organization. The ASPIRE principles — Achievement, Stewardship, Partnership, Integrity, Responsiveness and Excellence — guide more than 2,000 OneAmerica associates in all work endeavors. This year, 217 individuals were nominated by peers, supervisors, or project partners for the annual  more...

OneAmerica^® Recognized for Service in PLANSPONSOR Best in Class Awards

Company honored in all four retirement plan asset classes where it competes

Results from the PLANSPONSOR magazine 2018 Annual Defined Contribution (DC) Survey showcase the strength of OneAmerica® as a service-focused recordkeeper in the primary asset markets in which the company does business. “These honors mean a great deal to us because they come directly from our retirement plan sponsors reflecting on their experience with our OneAmerica team,” said Sandy McCarthy, president of Retirement Services for OneAmerica. “Each day we strive to provide superior service to  more...

OneAmerica^® Offers CIT Website to Ease Research Burden for Advisors

Unique online resource offered by Broadridge designed for financial professionals

OneAmerica® is closing the information gap for retirement plan advisors who are considering collective investment trusts (CITs) as a potential investment option for retirement plan clients by unveiling a new website, created in collaboration with Broadridge Advisor Solutions, that offers an online repository of CIT product information. CITs are popular due to their flexibility and cost effectiveness, but a disadvantage that exists is the inability to quickly and easily find information about  more...

Focus on ‘Educate and Elevate’ Driving Results for Clients

Value-driven OneAmerica program trains, benefits life insurance/disability brokers

An in-demand employee benefits training program offered to financial professionals through select agencies will return in 2019. OneAmerica® continues to build on a pledge to help “educate and elevate” the broker community through improving their understanding of affordable voluntary products and effectively boosting their productivity through consultative practice within a customers-first service context. “OneAmerica Employee Benefits Academy” includes two full days of informative sessions at  more...

OneAmerica® Makes Major Investment in Workforce with Pathway to Sustainable Income Program

Coincides with new targeted research calling for Central Indiana businesses to advance opportunity

OneAmerica® announced investments it is making in its top priority; its more than 2,000 associates. As a leading provider of life insurance, long-term care protection, retirement-plan services and employee benefits to millions of American families, in the past five years, the company has doubled its financial assets and added more than 800 new jobs.  In 2019, OneAmerica plans to increase pay for associates by nearly $7 million and has introduced a new program called the OneAmerica Pathway to a  more...

Holidays Offer a Chance to Talk About More than Turkey

Planning for future care, expenses should be on the menu, too

Across the United States, families will be gathering over the coming weeks, talking about family news, meals—and possibly, having crucial discussions about care for loved ones. In a recent survey conducted online by The Harris Poll on behalf of OneAmerica®, 60 percent of Americans say if they had a debilitating disease or chronic illness that required long-term care for five years or longer, they would prefer to receive care in their home, either from a family member or hired caregiver1.   more...

OneAmerica Surpasses $2 Billion Milestone in Retirement Plan Sales

OneAmerica® Surpasses $2 Billion Milestone in Retirement Plan Sales

OneAmerica® annual retirement plan sales have surpassed the $2 billion mark for the first time in its history as the mid-size carrier continues to deliver relevant and impactful retirement plan solutions through the support of a strong relationship-oriented team. The milestone was reached as sales of workplace-provided plans increased 37 percent year-over-year, with $2.34 billion in sales expected by year’s end, a nearly 20 percent increase from $1.93 billion at the end of 2017.   more...

Survey: Nearly 4 in 10 Americans 65+ haven’t talked with others about preparing for possible need of long-term

Conversations can help families prepare financially

Nearly 4 in 10 Americans age 65 and over – 37 percent – say they haven't had conversations with anyone about preparing for their possible need of long-term care (LTC). The proportion was similar to American adults overall, 38 percent of whom said they hadn't had such conversations. A recent survey conducted online by The Harris Poll on behalf of OneAmerica® asked 2,006 adults age 18 and over1 whether they’d had conversations with a family member, spouse or partner, friend, health care  more...

Retirement Savers Report Roadblocks to Working with a Financial Advisor

Six of 10 participants don’t have one; OneAmerica^® poll shows the gender gap is even worse

Just 4 out of 10 retirement plan participants use a financial advisor, with misperceptions over affordability and applicability driving their hesitancy, according to a new OneAmerica® online survey. “It appears that those participants who work with a financial advisor sleep better at night,” said Marsha Whitehead, OneAmerica vice president of enterprise marketing. “Our survey shows that those who work with a financial advisor also report having lower financial stress and higher knowledge on  more...

OneAmerica Sets Volunteerism Record as Week of Caring Reaches 5-Year Milestone

Five days, record-high 850 volunteers in multiple cities, thousands of lives touched

An all-time high of 850 OneAmerica® associates in three states contributed a combined 2,500 hours of volunteer work during the company’s fifth Week of Caring, a community-enriching tradition that benefitted more than a dozen United Way agencies and nonprofits while shining a positive light on first responders in a unique way. Associates in Indianapolis, the Milwaukee and Appleton areas in Wisconsin, and San Diego spent time doing a variety of hands-on assignments ranging from landscaping,  more...