Latest Employee Benefits Headlines
All the headlines from our Employee Benefits Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Lockton Hires Asencio to Northeast Region as Employee Benefits Practice Leader
Mar 17 2020 // Lockton has hired John Asencio to its Northeast region as Employee Benefits Practice leader. With more than 25 years of experience in health and welfare benefits consulting, Asencio will oversee operations in New York,...
Judge Sides With Transgender Alaska Librarian in Employee Benefits Case
Mar 9 2020 // An Alaska healthcare plan that has excluded coverage of gender-confirming surgery for transgender employees is discriminatory, a federal judge ruled. The decision came in a 2018 case filed against the state by Jennifer...
USI Insurance Services Acquires Full Service Insurance Agency of Tennessee
Mar 3 2020 // USI Insurance Services, a provider of risk management, employee benefit and retirement plan consulting, has acquired Franklin, Tenn.-based Full Service Insurance Agency, Inc. Founded in 1975, Full Service Insurance is a...
Small Businesses Hope Employees Like Wellness Benefits Enough to Stay
Feb 24 2020 // Every month, the 30 staffers at Chris Boehlke’s public relations firm each get $100 to pay for anything that contributes to their wellness. And not just for typical expenditures like gym memberships or yoga...
Agency Employee Satisfaction Falls Despite Pay Raise
Feb 24 2020 // Insurance agency personnel on average made a little more money in 2019 but they were not as happy as they were in 2018. Nearly all personnel — owners, producers and support staff — enjoyed a slight uptick in...
BOK Financial Insurance Expanding in Oklahoma, Texas
Feb 13 2020 // Employee benefits and risk management firm, BOK Financial Insurance (BOKFI), a division of Tulsa, Okla.-based BOK Financial Corp., is focusing on growth in Oklahoma and Texas as an expansion of its operations that have...
Lockton Adds Catalano to Employee Benefits Business in California
Feb 13 2020 // Lockton Pacific Series has added Vinny Catalano to grow its employee benefits presence in the Sacramento, Calif., region. Catalano is part of the Lockton’s Pacific region, which encompasses eight offices throughout...
EPIC Names Carson Senior Vice President in Employee Benefits in California
Feb 12 2020 // EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants has named Wesley Carson a senior vice president in employee benefits in its Sacramento, Calif., office. Carson will be responsible for employee benefits consulting and the design,...
Hub International Buys Quebec-Based Azur Consulting Services
Feb 11 2020 // Hub International Ltd. (Hub), the Chicago-based insurance broker, announced it has acquired the assets of Azur Consulting Services Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Located in Longueuil, Quebec, Canada,...
New Jersey’s J.A. Montgomery Consulting Hires Vallen to Forensic Services Practice
Feb 5 2020 // J.A. Montgomery Consulting, a New Jersey-based affiliate of Conner Strong & Buckelew that focuses on risk control, safety and claims services, has hired Colleen Vallen to its team. Vallen, a forensic services expert...
Selective Insurance Launches Agency Management Collegiate Competition
Feb 3 2020 // Teams of students from seven universities throughout the U.S. today begin a month-long collegiate competition in which they will run virtual insurance agencies in a computer-simulated environment. The competition, called...
Kentucky Agencies Peel & Holland, Riddle Insurance & Subsidiary R. Barga Finalize Merger
Jan 30 2020 // Peel & Holland Insurance has merged with Riddle Insurance of Madisonville, Ky., and its subsidiary, R. Barga and Company Insurance of Benton, Ky. The companies provide business property and casualty insurance, surety...
Alera Group Acquires Massachusetts’ Sylvia Group
Jan 10 2020 // Alera Group, a national employee benefits, property and casualty, retirement services and wealth management firm, has acquired Sylvia Group, effective December 31, 2019. Located in Dartmouth, Mass., Sylvia Group has been...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Canada’s SBW Employee Benefits
Dec 18 2019 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., the Rolling Meadows, Ill.-based broker, announced the acquisition of Halifax, Nova Scotia-based Sinclair Billard and Weld Ltd., and CJM Solutions + Inc., which do business under the name of...
EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants Hires Presutti to New York Operations
Dec 16 2019 // EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property and casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, has hired Matthew Presutti to its EPIC New York operations as managing principal on the employee...
Alliant Adds Blair in California to West Coast Benefits Team
Dec 12 2019 // Alliant Insurance Services Inc. has added Los Angeles, Calif.-based Jennifer Blair to its West Coast employee benefits team. Blair will service an array of organizations across the region. Blair’s background includes...
EPIC Completes Acquisition of Atlanta-Based Prime Risk Partners
Dec 5 2019 // EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants and Prime Risk Partners Inc. have officially joined forces. The transaction previously announced on October 15 has closed. Prime Risk Partners will bring insurance professionals...
The Hilb Group Acquires North Carolina’s Employee Benefit Advisors of the Carolinas
Nov 21 2019 // The Hilb Group LLC (THG) has acquired North Carolina-based Employee Benefit Advisors of the Carolinas LLC (EBA). The transaction became effective November 1, 2019. Located in Charlotte, N.C., EBA is a full-service employee...
Alliant Adds Dunn in Colorado to Employee Benefits Group
Nov 20 2019 // Alliant Insurance Services Inc. has added Corey Dunn to its employee benefits group as assistant vice president. Dunn is based in Denver, Colo., and will work with a range of organizations delivering benefits...
Risk Strategies Appoints Grant as Employee Benefits Practice Leader in New York
Nov 14 2019 // Risk Strategies, a privately held, national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has appointed 25-year industry veteran Michael S. Grant as employee benefits practice leader for the firm’s Greater New York...
