I have long been inordinately fond of the Dickens’ line “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” It is applicable to many things at many times, and I have used it in briefs, slide decks, presentations, and conversations. But at this point in time, for plan sponsors and plan fiduciaries
This is a great and well-illustrated presentation by Chubb on the history of excessive fee litigation against sponsors of defined contribution retirement plans, on the pace of filings, on the types and sizes of plans that are being sued and on settlements of those claims. What you can see in the data is something that