Latest Employee Benefits Headlines
All the headlines from our Employee Benefits Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Risk Strategies Acquires Connecticut’s Gerard B. Tracy Associates
Jul 26 2019 // Risk Strategies, a privately held, national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has added to its employee benefits practice with the acquisition of Gerard B. Tracy Associates Inc. Based in Fairfield, Conn.,...
Droz Joins Alliant Insurance Services in San Francisco
Jul 25 2019 // Michelle Droz has joined Alliant Insurance Services in San Francisco as vice president in the company’s Employee Benefits Group. She has 25 years of experience in the employee benefits field. Prior to joining...
Insurance Agency Mergers Hit Near-Record in First Half 2019
Jul 24 2019 // There were 328 announced U.S. and Canadian insurance agency mergers and acquisitions during the first half of 2019, the second-highest six-month total, trailing only the first half of 2017 when 333 transactions were...
Assurance Names Schwarz VP in Employee Benefits Unit
Jul 22 2019 // Chicago-based insurance brokerage, Assurance, has added Abby Schwarz as a vice president in the Employee Benefits division. Schwarz brings over 20 years of experience in the insurance industry. Before joining Assurance,...
Holmes Murphy Welcomes Deibele to Employee Benefits Team in Minnesota
Jul 16 2019 // Holmes Murphy has added Brooks Deibele as regional market Leader for the company’s growing Minneapolis Employee Benefits team. Deibele joins Holmes Murphy from Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) of Minnesota, where he...
Harden Expands into South Florida; Taps Beller as Market Leader
Jul 16 2019 // Harden, an insurance, risk management and employee benefits firm in the Southeast, has formally expanded into the South Florida market with the opening of an office in Fort Lauderdale. The firm currently serves many...
Virtus Acquires Cobbs Allen’s Kansas City Employee Benefits Unit
Jul 15 2019 // Insurance brokerage, Virtus, has acquired Cobbs Allen’s Kansas City employee benefits practice. This acquisition supplements Virtus’ Kansas City presence and adds depth and expertise to its employee benefits...
USI Insurance Services Acquires Pennsylvania’s JRG Advisors
Jul 15 2019 // USI Insurance Services (USI) has acquired Wexford, Penn.-based employee benefits services firm, JRG Advisors LLC. The company’s existing operations will be combined with Emerson Reid, USI’s employee benefits...
Western Growers in California Names Martin Director of Employee Benefits Account Management
Jul 15 2019 // Irvine Calif.-based Western Growers Insurance Services Inc. has named Jodi Martin director of employee benefits account management. Martin will lead account management activities while also supporting the growth and...
Alera Group Acquires New York’s Austin & Co.
Jul 12 2019 // Alera Group, a national insurance firm, has acquired Austin & Co. Inc., effective July 1, 2019. The firm expands Alera Group’s employee benefits and property and casualty expertise. Austin & Co., located in...
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Jul 1 2019 // National American International Group said Kathleen Zortman will join the company as president and CEO of Private Client Group, General Insurance. In this new role, Zortman will lead AIG’s global high net worth...
Massachusetts’ Fred C. Church Insurance Hires Lonsdale
Jun 28 2019 // Fred C. Church Insurance has hired Ian Lonsdale as an Employee Benefits client executive. The main focus of the Employee Benefits division at Fred C. Church is to serve and support its commercial clients. Utilizing five...
Cavignac & Associates in California Names French Employee Benefits Account Administrator
Jun 28 2019 // San Diego, Calif.-based Cavignac & Associates has added Denise French to its employee benefits team as an account administrator for special projects. French serves as the primary customer service person for enrolled...
Student Loans, Family Leave, Telemedicine, Standing Desks: Tailoring Benefits to Multigenerational Workforce
Jun 26 2019 // While the United States’ stable job market and regulatory environment have kept employee benefits offerings steady, some benefits such as student loan repayment, paternity leave, telecommuting, standing desks and...
EPIC Adds 5 to Employee Benefits Team in Houston
Jun 21 2019 // EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property/ casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, has added Principal Ed Oravetz, Principal Keith McNeely, Principal David Potts, Client Executive...
Hub International Acquires Canada Retirement Consulting Firm Porchlight Financial
Jun 12 2019 // Insurance broker Hub International Ltd. announced it has acquired Porchlight Financial, based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Porchlight Financial is a full-service group...
Moore Joins Lockton as Sr. VP, Employee Benefits Consultant for Midwest
May 16 2019 // Patrick Moore has joined Lockton as senior vice president and employee benefits consultant for Lockton Midwest with his primary office in Chicago. He brings more than 25 years of experience in the insurance industry...
Alliant Adds Richard as Executive VP, Employee Benefits in Louisiana
May 15 2019 // Chard Richard has joined Alliant Insurance Services as executive vice president and managing director in the employee benefits group in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. A veteran of the employee benefits industry, Richard has an...
Western Growers Names Trost Vice President of Employee Benefits
May 14 2019 // Western Growers has named Eric Trost to its insurance services team as vice president of employee benefits. Trost has nearly 20 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Western Growers, he was principal of Benefits...
Hub International Acquires Canada’s Clarity Benefits Group
May 8 2019 // Hub International Ltd., the Chicago-based insurance brokerage, announced that it has acquired the assets of Clarity Benefits Group Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada,...
