Press Release

PSCA Signature Awards: Excellence in Retirement Plan Education

Issued by PSCA [Plan Sponsor Council of America]

May 1, 2025

PSCA honors the winners of its annual Signature Award competition at the 2025 National Conference.

Arlington, VA, (May 1, 2025) – The Plan Sponsor Council of America (PSCA), part of the American Retirement Association (ARA), is pleased to announce the winners of its 2025 Signature Awards. PSCA’s Signature Award competition is one of the longest-running, most distinguished retirement plan education and communication recognition programs of its kind.  

PSCA’s Signature Awards recognizes education programs that embrace creative and innovative solutions to plan education, resulting in tangible positive outcomes.

“Educating employees about their retirement plan options and encouraging them to save for retirement is an ongoing challenge for employers,” notes Will Hansen, executive director of PSCA. “This year’s Signature Award winners exemplify what it takes to cut through the clutter to drive great results for employees.”

A panel of business leaders evaluated and selected the winners of the 2025 Signature Awards in four key categories. The 2025 Signature Award Winners are:

Emphasizing Diversity and Inclusion

• 1st Place – Fidelity National Financial with Principal Financial Group
• 2nd Place – Quad with Principal Financial Group
• 3^rd Place – Humana with Financial Finesse

Financial Wellness

• 1st Place – The University of Texas at Dallas with Lincoln Financial Group
• 2nd Place – CNO Financial with Financial Finesse3rd Place – Empower

Provider Innovation

• 1st Place – Nestlé USA, Inc. with Voya Financial
• 2nd Place – Medical College of Wisconsin with Transamerica
• 3rd Place – Darden Restaurants, Inc. with Principal Financial

Innovation in Promoting Participation

• 1st Place – Medical College of Wisconsin with Transamerica
• 2nd Place – Bread Financial with T. Rowe Price
• 3rd Place – Lumen Technologies Inc. with Principal Financial Group

Look for more detailed information about these exemplary campaigns, and the impact they made, in the summer 2025 issue of PSCA’s Defined Contribution Insights magazine and on www.psca.org.

About the Plan Sponsor Council of America

The Plan Sponsor Council of America (PSCA), part of the American Retirement Association (ARA), is a diverse, collaborative community of employee benefit plan sponsors, working together on behalf of millions of employees to solve real problems, create positive change, and expand on the success of the employer-sponsored retirement system. With members representing employers of all sizes, we offer a forum for comprehensive dialogue. By sharing our collective knowledge and experience as plan sponsors, PSCA also serves as a resource to policymakers, the media, and other stakeholders as part of our commitment to improving retirement security for millions of Americans. For more information, visit www.psca.org.

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