Nationwide recognized with multiple 2025 PLANSPONSOR Best in Class DC Plan Provider Standouts awards
Pair of Nationwide associates also receive Service Star Awards
As leaders across the retirement plan industry gathered this month in Chicago for the 2025 PLANSPONSOR National Conference, Nationwide and two of its associates were among those honored for outstanding service to their defined contribution plan sponsors.
Nationwide was recognized in PLANSPONSOR’s 2025 DC Survey: Plan Provider Service Ratings as a Best in Class DC Plan Provider. The company also earned Standout awards in the >$200MM - $1B and <$5MM plan size categories, respectively.
In the survey published earlier this year, plan sponsors rated their provider in four areas of service: 1) recordkeeping platform; 2) participant services; 3) plan sponsor services and support; and 4) investments and fees.
Beyond the three Best in Class awards, Nationwide Retirement Solutions associates Matt Gayman and Ninoska Metcalfe received individual PLANSPONSOR Service Star Awards. The program recognizes the retirement plan account representatives and relationship managers who, according to their plan sponsor clients, have demonstrated exemplary service.
“It is tremendously rewarding to see our team recognized based on feedback from our valued plan sponsors. Earning these awards validates that our partners recognize our commitment to customer centricity and delivering better outcomes for participants,” said Eric Stevenson, president of Nationwide Retirement Solutions. “And congratulations to our Service Star Award winners, Matt and Ninoska! Thank you for setting an exceptional example and bringing our values to life each and every day.”
In a related recognition acknowledged during the 2025 PLANSPONSOR National Conference, Nationwide-supported City of Columbia, Missouri was named a 2025 Plan Sponsor of the Year Government DC Top 5 finalist. Columbia was specifically recognized as an early adopter of lifetime income solutions, helping participants build more secure futures.
Nationwide Retirement Solutions is a business within Nationwide, a Fortune 100 company based in Columbus, Ohio, that is one of the largest and strongest diversified financial services and insurance organizations in the United States. Nationwide Retirement Solutions administers nearly 32,000 retirement plans, helping protect nearly $200 billion in participant assets, and helping secure financial futures for over 2.7 million participants. Nationwide services the highest volume of Governmental 457 plans and demonstrated significant growth corporate 401(k) and not-for-profit 403(b) markets.1 Nationwide is committed to serving the retirement industry by doing the right thing at the right time through better participant experiences, administrative simplicity and values that translate to service.
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