The National Association of Counties (NACo) extended its partnership with Nationwide Retirement Solutions (NRS) on April 2, to ensure county employees receive the benefits of NRS’ 457 deferred compensation retirement plan offerings.

“Nationwide shares in NACo’s vision to see that their members have the necessary resources that will help them best prepare for the retirement they deserve,” said John Carter, president of retirement plans for Nationwide Financial. “Our priority, as it has been since the first day of the partnership, is to ensure their member counties are provided with industry-leading educational resources, competitive products and on site support they need to prepare for retirement.”

Currently, 12 Maryland counties provide retirement offerings through NRS, covering close to 10,000 participants.