Latest Employee Benefits Headlines
All the headlines from our Employee Benefits Topic Page, ordered by recency.
People Moves: KAIA Hires Goodman; New Shareholders at Holmes Murphy; AmericanAg Adds Nuehring
Jun 21 2021 // KAIA Josh Goodman is joining the Kansas Association of Insurance Agents’ (KAIA) team as its new director of Business Development, as of July 12. Goodman had been active in KAIA leadership for many years, including as...
8 Tips to Increase Your Agency’s Surety Bond Business
Jun 18 2021 // This post is part of a series sponsored by Old Republic Surety. There’s a significant surety revenue stream hiding within the average independent agency’s book of commercial business. Need clues? Here are eight...
People Moves: Simon, Miller Join MJ Insurance; Assurex Global Adds Merola as SVP
Jun 16 2021 // MJ Insurance MJ Insurance has hired Jacob Simon as risk transfer specialist and Ryan Miller as employee benefits consultant in the company’s Indianapolis headquarters. Simon comes to MJ from a local industry...
People Moves: Brost Joins BSBD in Texas as EVP; Russell Named Oklahoma WCC Chairman, Liotta Resigning
Jun 7 2021 // Boyd, Shackelford, Barnett and Dixon Boyd, Shackelford, Barnett and Dixon (BSBD) based in Plano, Texas, has hired Matt Brost as executive vice president and Benefits Practice leader. Brost brings a wealth of knowledge and...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires LDJ American Online Benefits Group in Texas
Jun 2 2021 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Addison, Texas-based LDJ American Online Benefits Group LLC (AOBG). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2013, AOBG designs, markets and services supplemental...
People Moves: Hub Hires Howard; Prime to Starkweather & Shepley; The Hilb Group Adds Grant
May 25 2021 // Hub International Northeast Hires Howard in New Jersey Hub International Northeast, a global insurance brokerage firm, has hired Arthur (Art) J. Howard as employee benefits regional sales officer. In this newly formed...
People Moves: Hapworth to Lead Amwins’ AEU; Former NFLer Ayodele Joins Spoznik Agency; Century Risk Advisors Adds Sawyer
May 24 2021 // Hapworth Appointed CEO of Alabama-Based American Equity Underwriters The American Equity Underwriters, Inc. (AEU, an Amwins Company), a provider of workers’ compensation insurance for waterfront employers and program...
Alera Group Acquires Employee Benefits Division of Lamb Insurance Services
May 7 2021 // Alera Group, an independent, national insurance and wealth management firm, has acquired the employee benefits division of Lamb Insurance Services, an insurance broker exclusively dedicated to nonprofit and social service...
NFP Acquires Indiana Employee Benefits Firm, First Person
May 5 2021 // Insurance broker NFP has acquired Indianapolis, Indiana-based employee benefits brokerage, First Person Inc. (First Person). First Person specializes in group benefits with additional capabilities in compensation,...
USI Insurance Services Acquires Northwest Insurance Service’s Insurance Business
May 3 2021 // USI Insurance Services (USI), a provider of risk management, employee benefit and retirement plan consulting, has completed its acquisition of the insurance business offered through Northwest Insurance Services from...
The Hilb Group Acquires Clarus Benefits Group in Texas
Apr 22 2021 // The Hilb Group LLC (THG) has acquired Houston, Texas-based Clarus Benefits Group LLC (CBG). The transaction became effective on April 1, 2021, and represents THG’s expansion into Texas. CBG is an employee benefits...
Insurance Agency Staffs Remain Positive Even Though Pay Is Down
Apr 22 2021 // Insurance agency personnel on average made a little less money in 2020 but they were more satisfied with their compensation in what was a stressful year. Satisfaction with compensation rose across the board, according to...
People Moves: Great American Promotes Markey; MJ Insurance Adds Gross
Apr 12 2021 // Great American Insurance Group Great American Insurance Group in Cincinnati, Ohio, has promoted Timothy (Tim) E. Markey to divisional vice president within its Fidelity/Crime Division. Markey joined Great American in 2017...
Amwins Forms National Employee Benefits General Agency
Apr 12 2021 // Three general agencies specializing in employee benefits – LISI, BrokerNet USA and Amwins Group Benefits Small Business – have come together to form Amwins Connect Insurance Services, LLC, a national general agency. As...
The Hilb Group Acquires Indiana’s STAR Insurance
Apr 9 2021 // Hilb Group LLC (THG), a property/casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage and advisory firm headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, has acquired Indiana-based Star Insurance Agency. Star Insurance Agency is a...
People Moves: Cole from XS Brokers to Rockwood; Westchester’s Roberts, Fred C. Church’s Sanderson Promoted
Mar 30 2021 // Rockwood Programs Names Cole as Chief Marketing Officer Rockwood Programs Inc., a full-service managing general agency, has appointed Carol Cole to chief marketing officer. In this role, Cole is responsible for marketing...
South Central People Moves: Texas’ BSBD Group Adds Williamson as VP
Mar 26 2021 // Dallas-based independent retail brokerage firm, Boyd, Shackelford, Barnett & Dixon (BSBD Group). has hired Lad Williamson as vice president of Employee Benefits. Williamson will help oversee the employee benefits...
Alera Group Acquires E3 Outsource of Florida, Launches National Employee Benefits Helpline
Mar 25 2021 // Alera Group, an employee benefits, financial services and risk management company, has acquired E3 Outsource, an employee benefits management and technology firm. The acquisition became effective March 1, 2021. The E3...
Patriot Enters Ohio with Addition of Strategic Benefits of Cincinnati
Mar 5 2021 // Patriot Growth Insurance Services LLC (Patriot) has added Strategic Benefits of Cincinnati (SBC) to the Patriot platform. SBC is a full-service employee benefits insurance agency based in Loveland, Ohio. Led by Partners...
Alliant Acquires Louisiana’s Group Insurance Inc.
Mar 4 2021 // Alliant Insurance Services has acquired Group Insurance Incorporated (GII), a full-service employee benefits provider and general agency based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The acquisition of GII adds a diverse portfolio of...
