The COVID-19 crisis has impacted sales activity in the defined contribution marketplace; Secure Retirement Institute® and NMG partnered research explores advisor reactions and plans in light of the crisis.
Deb Dupont 11/11/2020
The COVID-19 crisis has impacted sales activity in the defined contribution marketplace; Secure Retirement Institute® and NMG partnered research explores advisor reactions and plans in light of the crisis.
The Secure Retirement Institute® recently sponsored NMG’s survey of DC advisors about their activity in the wake of the COVID crisis, including their expectations (and assessment) or recordkeepers.
Stay up-to-date on the latest coronavirus (COVID-19) trends and their impact on the financial services industry.
The COVID-19 crisis has had unprecedented impact across all social and economic sectors, including on defined contribution (DC) plan sales.
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Deb Dupont is responsible for LIMRA’s institutional (retirement plans) retirement research program. She conducts and supervises research, benchmark reporting, and study groups focused on the issues and trends faced by constituents of the defined contribution industry. She also provides guidance and thought leadership in helping LIMRA's member firms better understand the opportunities available for improving delivery of institutional retirement solutions.
Prior to joining LIMRA in 2014, Deb was the Director of ING's Retirement Research Institute (the Institute), where she created, managed, and published a research platform that included work focusing on multi-cultural, generational, and gender-based analyses of retirement behaviors, and also published insights and analyses of ING's own cross-defined contribution (i.e., across employment sectors) participant base. Deb's work has been recognized for effectiveness and quality by some of the most prestigious awards in the financial services and communications industries, including the Insurance and Financial Communicators' Association and the International Association of Business Communicators. She is a graduate of the University of Connecticut.
Assistant Vice President Workplace Benefits Research, Institutional Retirement
LIMRA and LOMA
ddupont@limra.com