The Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, operator of luxury hotels, started its 401(k) program with baby steps in 1987. After the Pension Protection Act of 2006, the company took a hard look at its plan and took steps—including automatic enrollment—to grow enrollment from 40% to 86%.

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When Tulalip Tribes of Washington State, a federally-recognized Indian tribe located in the mid-Puget Sound area, began offering automatic enrollment in the employee 401(k) plan, participation rates nearly doubled, increasing from 36% to 71%.

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The benefits team at ProAssurance, a medical liability insurance company, evaluated their 401(k) plan and realized that many of their employees were not participating. The company asked their plan provider to suggest ways to address their concerns and help their employees begin to save more.

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Here is a by-the-numbers look at Nationwide’s implementation of its Nationwide Savings Plan. It’s a statistical portrait of results before and after rolling out the company's automatic enrollment and automatic increase features.

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An automatic 401(k) plan helped this horticultural company increase their plan participation to nearly 95 percent. By implementing a plan based on best practices, BallHort employees are now saving more for their retirement.

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Looking for ways to increase 401(k) participation rates among both management and union employees, Evraz Oregon Steel Mills changed to an automatic 401(k) plan. By ensuring that employees bought in every step of the way, the company now has a 97 percent participation rate.

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