Latest Employee Benefits Headlines
All the headlines from our Employee Benefits Topic Page, ordered by recency.
McQueary Henry Bowles Troy LLP Adds Benefits Consultant in Austin
Apr 26 2006 // Insurance and risk management firm McQueary Henry Bowles Troy LLP (MHBT), announced the appointment of Trey Halbert as a consultant in the employee benefits group in the company’s Austin office. “We are pleased...
Washington Businesses Can Purchase Employee Benefits Insurance Online at Costco
Apr 6 2006 // Costco Executive Business Members in Washington will now be able to purchase and administer employee benefits insurance online. Concero Technology, a Portland, Ore.-based provider of employee benefits insurance portals,...
AIG American General Launches New Employee Benefits Group
Apr 4 2006 // AIG American General has opened a new operational group, AIG Employee Benefit Solutions, to address the needs of the employee benefits market. The new organization is the result of the recent integration of the Group...
Principal Financial Group Offers New Product, Employee Benefit Services
Mar 29 2006 // With an eye on the worksite and an understanding that one approach doesn’t fit all customers, the Principal Financial Group(R) has unveiled a new product, the Employee Financial Resource Program. According to the Des...
Wausau Signature Agency unveils new Employee Benefit Division
Mar 20 2006 // Wisconsin-based Wausau Signature Agency has unveiled its new Employee Benefits Division with comprehensive sales, marketing and service capabilities to fully complement its traditionally-strong property and casualty...
Conn.-based eBenefits Group Purchased by Hub International
Mar 7 2006 // Hub International Limited has acquired eBenefits Group, LLC, an employee benefits insurance brokerage which specializes in streamlining the purchasing of insurance, administration process and client employee benefit...
Wausau Signature Agency Unveils New Employee Benefit Division
Mar 7 2006 // Wisconsin-based Wausau Signature Agency has unveiled its new Employee Benefits Division with comprehensive sales, marketing and service capabilities to fully complement its traditionally-strong property and casualty...
Utah’s GBS Benefits Affiliates with the Leavitt Group
Mar 3 2006 // GBS Benefits, a Utah employee benefits brokers and consultant, became part of the Leavitt Group effective Jan. 1. The Leavitt Group is the largest Utah-based insurance brokerage and the 20th largest insurance sales...
HRH Purchases Texas Employee Benefits Firm
Mar 2 2006 // Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Company has acquired the operating assets of The Welch Company, an employee benefits firm in Houston, Texas. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. With 2005 revenues of approximately...
Retailers File Suits Against ‘Fair Share’ Mandates in Md., N.Y. Courts
Feb 8 2006 // A group of retailers has filed suits challenging laws in Maryland and New York that were enacted to pressure employers to spend a minimum amount oin employees’ health benefits. The Retail Industry Leaders Association...
Moran Joins Provider Insurance in R.I.
Jan 31 2006 // Provider Insurance Group has named Jamie Moran as an employee benefit specialist in the insurance agency’s Woonsocket, R.I. office. As an employee benefit specialist, Moran performs administrative duties assisting...
MetLife Study: Almost One-Quarter of Workers Changed Jobs Last Year
Jan 30 2006 // With nearly one-quarter (22 percent) of all employees changing jobs over the past 18 months — and 74 percent of businesses expecting competition for talent to escalate over the next 18 months...
Countrywide Insurance Services Expands So. Cal Presence
Jan 25 2006 // Countrywide Insurance Services is expanding the company’s Southern California presence with the addition of four new commercial insurance producers and with 7,000 square feet of space in Glendale, Calif. to support...
Wal-Mart Weighs Legal Challenge to Md. Benefits Law
Jan 15 2006 // Wal-Mart Stores Inc., faced with a new Maryland law designed to pressure the retail chain into spending more money on health insurance for its employees, is considering a challenge to the groundbreaking legislation. Sarah...
Md. Revisits Bill Pressuring Wal-Mart to Improve Employee Benefits
Jan 5 2006 // A proposed Maryland law that attempts to pressure Wal-Mart to provide better health care benefits for its employees would violate federal law, the Maryland Chamber of Commerce said. The business group issued a report just...
The industry goes to school
Jan 2 2006 // More universities that offer insurance degrees In this second installment in a series, Insurance Journal profiled five universities that offer undergraduate and graduate degrees in insurance. More universities will be...
The industry goes to school
Jan 1 2006 // In this second installment in a series, Insurance Journal profiled five universities that offer undergraduate and graduate degrees in insurance. More universities will be featured in future editions. Baylor...
William Gallagher Promotes Bolick
Dec 30 2005 // William Gallagher Associates has promoted Louisa C. Bolick to senior vice president in the firm’s Employee Benefits Practice. Bolick has 15 years of experience in employee benefits, on both the carrier and brokerage...
Hub International Adds Colo. Employee Benefit Specialists
Dec 29 2005 // Hub International Limited reported the acquisition of the assets of Employee Benefit Specialists Inc. (EBS), an employee benefits brokerage serving the state of Colorado. The acquired business, based in Denver, will become...
The Industry Goes to School: Universities that Offer Insurance Degrees
Dec 19 2005 // Twenty years ago, it was nearly impossible to find colleges and universities offering degrees in insurance. Now there are many programs across the nation that offer bachelor’s degrees, concentrations, certifications,...
