WTW 2026 Defined Contribution Survey: Employers face a retirement readiness gap, and pressure is mounting to prove plans work

NEW YORK, Aug. 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- U.S. employers are facing a clear retirement readiness challenge: they value defined contribution (DC) plans, but many still lack a precise view of whether those plans are helping employees retire on time and with confidence. That is according to the WTW 2026 Defined Contribution Survey from WTW (NASDAQ: WTW), a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company. In the survey of 547 U.S. plan sponsors, 60% have a working definition of retirement readiness, split among income replacement (40%), retiring on time (39%) and retirement confidence (39%) (sponsors could select more than one option).