Latest Employee Benefits Headlines
All the headlines from our Employee Benefits Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Scott Joins Alliant Employee Benefits in Austin
May 3 2019 // Dana Scott has joined the Employee Benefits Group of Alliant as senior vice president in Austin, Texas. His diverse background includes experience in healthcare, employee benefits and finance. He has worked with clients in...
Aleman Joins Alliant Employee Benefits Group in Chicago
Apr 10 2019 // Alliant Insurance Services has added Gregg Aleman in Chicago as first vice president within its Employee Benefits Group. Aleman joins Alliant with a depth of expertise designing and delivering highly strategic employee...
The Hilb Group Acquires Connecticut’s eBenefits Group Northeast
Apr 10 2019 // The Hilb Group LLC (THG) has acquired Unionville, Conn.-based eBenefits Group Northeast LLC. The transaction became effective April 1, 2019. eBenefits is a full-service employee benefits firm providing services to...
EPIC Adds Knight, Smiley in Atlanta
Apr 1 2019 // EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property, casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, has added two senior vice presidents in its Atlanta office. Chris Knight has joined EPIC’s...
Western Growers in California Names Floyd Employee Benefits Director
Mar 25 2019 // Western Growers has promoted Darcie Floyd to the insurance services team as the director of employee benefits. Floyd will be responsible for supporting the production employee benefits to new and existing customers. She...
Meeker Sharkey & Hurley Appoints Rosky to Lead Employee Benefits Team
Mar 20 2019 // Meeker Sharkey & Hurley has appointed Peter Rosky as senior vice president and practice leader of Employee Benefits to lead the insurance agency’s team of employee benefits professionals. Meeker Sharkey &...
Cotuno Joins Alliant’s Texas Benefits Team as VP
Mar 19 2019 // Houston-based benefits consultant Dan Cotuno has joined Alliant Insurance Services as vice president within the company’s Employee Benefits Group. Cotuno will provide integrated, data-driven benefits to a diverse...
More Employers Helping Employees with Money Worries: Viewpoint
Mar 14 2019 // Millions of Americans get their health insurance and retirement accounts through their employers. Now some are getting help with their debt. Companies including insurer Aetna and accounting firm PwC help employees pay down...
Trump’s Proposed 2020 Budget Includes School Safety, Paid Family Leave
Mar 11 2019 // The Trump Administration’s proposed 2020 budget includes $2.7 trillion in spending cuts. As part of these cuts, nondefense program spending is reduced by 5 percent. At the same time, the budget includes $750 billion...
Jacobsen Joins Alliant’s Employee Benefits Group in Nebraska
Mar 7 2019 // Omaha, Nebraska-based benefits consultant Shane Jacobsen has joined Alliant Insurance Services Employee Benefits Group. The company said the addition of Jacobsen will expand Alliant’s benefits footprint in Nebraska,...
Marsh & McLennan Agency Acquires Maryland’s Employee Benefits Group
Mar 5 2019 // Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA), the middle market agency subsidiary of Marsh, has acquired Employee Benefits Group Inc. (EBG), a Bethesda, Md.-based independent insurance agency specializing in employee benefits and...
Parker Joins Alliant’s Atlanta Benefits Team
Feb 26 2019 // Atlanta-based benefits and wellness consultant Scott Parker has joined the Employee Benefits Group of Alliant. Serving as first vice president, Parker will design and deliver integrated employee benefits products for...
Total Compensation and Salaries Growing, But at a Slower Pace
Feb 18 2019 // Employee Satisfaction with Compensation on the Rise Total compensation and salary adjustments on average fell slightly in independent insurance agencies responding to the 2019 Agency Salary Survey, but that trend has had...
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Feb 18 2019 // National MetLife has named Darla Finchum as head of the company’s U.S. property/casualty business, MetLife Auto & Home. Finchum had been serving in this role on an interim basis since last August. She will be...
Hub International Acquires Assets of Toronto-Based Firstbrook Pointon Benefits
Feb 15 2019 // Hub International Ltd., the Chicago-based insurance broker, announced it has acquired the assets of Firstbrook Pointon Benefits Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Based in Toronto, Ontario in Canada,...
Yamazaki Colwell Joins Alliant in Atlanta
Feb 15 2019 // Yumi Yamazaki Colwell has joined the Employee Benefits Group of Alliant in Atlanta as first vice president. Yamazaki Colwell has experience in the global automotive/manufacturing industry, particularly in the U.S. and...
Lockton Adds Lau in Employee Benefits in Washington
Feb 13 2019 // Lockton has named JoAnn Lau an employee benefits consultant in Bellevue, Wash. She has more than 30 years in the insurance industry. She is part of the Mountain West series, which includes offices in Denver, Phoenix and...
Fowler Joins RHSB as VP – Employee Benefits Practice Leader in Fort Worth
Feb 11 2019 // RHSB (Roach Howard Smith & Barton) has hired Dennis Fowler as vice president in its Fort Worth Employee Benefits Practice group. Fowler is a seasoned sales professional and has been an employee benefit consultant for...
Alliant Adds Cox to Employee Benefits Group in Austin
Feb 8 2019 // John Cox has joined the Employee Benefits Group of Alliant Insurance Services as vice president, based in Austin, Texas. Cox has more than 25 years of experience in the employee benefits field. Prior to joining Alliant,...
Andersen, Hunter to Lead Lockton Employee Benefits Operations in California
Feb 7 2019 // Lockton has named Won Andersen and Dard Hunter to lead and expand its Pacific Series employee benefits operations. Both will be based in Lockton’s San Francisco, Calif. office. Andersen is focusing on creating a...
