Latest Employee Benefits Headlines
All the headlines from our Employee Benefits Topic Page, ordered by recency.
HUB Acquires Assets Of Florida-Based Leading Edge Benefit Advisors & Affiliates
Nov 12 2020 // HUB International Limited (Hub), a leading global insurance brokerage, has acquired the assets of Leading Edge Benefit Advisors, LLC, Raimey, Corp., Leading Edge Human Resource Services, LLC, Leading Edge Companies, LLC,...
MJ Insurance Adds Heard as Employee Benefits Analyst
Nov 10 2020 // MJ Insurance, based in Indianapolis, is expanding its Health Risk Management + Analytics department with the addition of employee benefits analyst, Andrew Hearn. Hearn comes to MJ from Levy Restaurants, where he served as...
Newfront Insurance in California Adds Tennis in Employee Benefits
Nov 5 2020 // Newfront Insurance in San Francisco, Calif., has named Dana Tennis a principal and employee benefits producer. Tennis was previously with Marsh & McLennan Agency as a client sales executive. She was a business...
Agency M&A Activity Continues Despite Pandemic: OPTIS Partners
Nov 2 2020 // There were 170 announced insurance agency mergers and acquisitions during the third quarter of 2020 compared to 173 for the same period in 2019, according to a report from consulting firm OPTIS Partners. The Chicago-based...
Risk Strategies Acquires LaRocca & Associates of Florida
Oct 28 2020 // Risk Strategies, a privately held national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has acquired LaRocca & Associates, Inc., a specialty brokerage with expertise in health and welfare benefits across several...
Pandemic Having LittIe Effect on Insurance Agency M&A Activity: OPTIS Partners
Oct 27 2020 // There were 170 announced insurance agency mergers and acquisitions during the third quarter of 2020 compared to 173 for the same period in 2019, according to a report from consulting firm OPTIS Partners. The Chicago-based...
USI Insurance Services to Acquire Findley of Tennessee
Oct 22 2020 // USI Insurance Services has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Nashville, Tenn.-based Findley, Inc. Subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals, the transaction is expected to close...
Graham Company Appoints Baxter as Senior Vice President of Employee Benefits
Oct 15 2020 // Graham Company, a Philadelphia, Penn.-based insurance and employee benefits broker, has appointed John Baxter to senior vice president of Employee Benefits. In this role, Baxter will be responsible for leading the...
Clegg Insurance Group Finalizes Acquisition of iCan Benefit Group
Oct 14 2020 // Clegg Insurance Group finalized the acquisition of the property and casualty division of iCan Benefit Group late September in Boca Raton, Fla., adding more than 1,500 clients to its book of business and expanding further...
Firms’ Employee Benefit Offerings Reflect Pandemic-Reshuffled Priorities
Oct 9 2020 // During the past year, there is a good chance that you and your priorities changed significantly. The things you used to think were important are not so important anymore. And issues you did not even think about before are...
EPIC Adds MetLife’s Johnson to National Employer Consulting Practice in Atlanta
Oct 8 2020 // EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property and casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, has added Robert Johnson as principal. Johnson’s primary focus will be new client...
Hub International Buys Canadian Benefits Consultancy Firm, Clearpoint
Oct 6 2020 // Hub International Ltd., a Chicago-based global insurance broker, announced it has acquired Canadian benefits firm, Clearpoint, which comprises Clearpoint Advisory Group Inc., Clearpoint Retirement Solutions Inc. and...
Value of Employee Benefits
Oct 5 2020 // The pandemic has brought to light the importance of having the right protections in place, especially those that protect life and health. According to The Hartford’s Future of Benefits Study, some 40% of U.S. workers...
Pandemic Brings Shift in Younger Workers’ Views of Employee Benefits
Sep 29 2020 // The coronavirus pandemic has led to a greater emphasis on employee benefits that help people plan for unexpected life events and provide financial protection, according to a study by The Hartford. The Hartford’s...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Erin P. Collins & Associates in Arizona
Sep 18 2020 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Kingman, Ariz.-based Erin P. Collins & Associates Inc. Erin Collins and his associates will continue to operate from their current locations under the direction of Scott...
Holmes Murphy Adds Fitzpatrick as VP, Client Service, in Minnesota
Sep 15 2020 // Insurance services firm Holmes Murphy has hired Barry Fitzpatrick as vice president, Client Service, for the company’s growing Minneapolis, Minnesota, Employee Benefits team. Fitzpatrick brings more than 20 years of...
Hub Acquires Assets of The Employee Benefit Corp., Hollis Companies in Louisiana
Sep 4 2020 // Chicago-based global insurance brokerage HUB International Limited (Hub) has acquired the assets of Hollis Companies L.L.C. (Hollis Companies) and The Employee Benefits Corporation (TEBC), located in Metairie,...
Crest Insurance in Arizona Names Nelson COO of Employee Benefits Division
Aug 24 2020 // Crest Insurance Group of Tucson, Ariz., has named Matt Nelson chief operating officer of the employee benefits division. Nelson joined Crest Insurance in 2020 as a benefits and commercial lines consultant. He was a vice...
Alera Group Acquires Maryland’s FNL Insurance Group
Aug 21 2020 // Alera Group, a national employee benefits, property and casualty, retirement services and wealth management firm, has acquired FNL Insurance Group, effective August 1, 2020. For more than 40 years, FNL Insurance Group has...
Insurance Office Of America Adds Mongold to Employee Benefits Team in Florida
Aug 20 2020 // Insurance Office of America (IOA) is has added Jared Mongold to its expanding team. Mongold joins the Melbourne, Fla., branch office as an employee benefits specialist. Jared Mongold Before joining IOA, Mongold was a...
