Latest Employee Benefits Headlines

All the headlines from our Employee Benefits Topic Page, ordered by recency.

Hub International Acquires The Ward Agency in Texas

Aug 6 2018 // Hub International Limited (Hub) has acquired the assets of Texas-based The Ward Agency (Ward Agency). Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Headquartered in Longview, Texas with an office in Tyler, Texas, Ward...

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Aug 6 2018 // GEICO’s Board of Directors has promoted Rick Hoagland to senior vice president. Hoagland first joined GEICO in 1994 as a telephone claims representative in Fredericksburg, Md. He advanced through several positions...

Alliant Adds Segars to Benefits Group in Southeast

Aug 3 2018 // Alliant Insurance Services has added Georgia benefits veteran Josh Segars to its team in the Southeast. As senior vice president within the company’s Employee Benefits Group, Segars will design and deploy customized...

Alliant Adds Morris as Sr. VP, Employee Benefits, in New Orleans

Jul 31 2018 // Alliant Insurance Services, based in Newport Beach, California, has added Brett Morris in New Orleans as senior vice president in the company’s Employee Benefits Group. Prior to joining Alliant, Morris was senior...

Iowa’s Holmes Murphy Welcomes 14 New Employee Shareholders

Jul 19 2018 // Iowa-based insurance services firm, Holmes Murphy, recently added 14 new employee shareholders. Holmes Murphy shareholders help lead the company in its mission to promote health, protect wealth, and deliver peace of mind....

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Jul 16 2018 // Hanover Stone Solutions, an advisory firm providing risk consulting services to U.S. property/casualty and life insurance companies, has appointed Joanne Morrissey and Gary Dubois as senior advisors based in New York...

Alliant Hires Andrews to Employee Benefits Group in New York

Jul 12 2018 // Alliant has hired Greg Andrews to its Employee Benefits Group as senior vice president in New York. With Alliant continuing to grow its employee benefits presence in the Northeast, Andrews will provide customized benefits...

Alliant Acquires Texas Employee Benefits Firm, CLS Partners

Jul 10 2018 // Alliant Insurance Services has acquired the Austin, Texas-based employee benefits and risk management consulting firm, CLS Partners. The Austin-based firm brings a team of more than 50 professionals to Alliant, bolstering...

BKS Partners Enters Georgia Through Partnership with Midsouth Benefits

Jul 6 2018 // Baldwin Krystyn Sherman Partners (BKS-Partners), an insurance brokerage and risk management firm headquartered in Tampa, Fla., has partnered with Midsouth Benefits of Atlanta. The merger was finalized on June 22, 2018 and...

EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants Hires Check in Pennsylvania

Jul 3 2018 // EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property and casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, has hired John Check as a senior consultant in the firm’s Employee Benefits Consulting...

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Jul 2 2018 // H.W. Kaufman Group, headquartered in Farmington Hills, Michigan, added Christine M. Tricoli to its executive team as vice president, Human Resources. Based in the company’s Michigan headquarters, Tricoli assumes...

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Jul 2 2018 // Cassie Brown has been appointed Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation at the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation. She succeeds Ryan Brannan, who left the division on May 1....

Alliant Employee Benefits Hires Phares in Virginia

Jun 22 2018 // Alliant Employee Benefits has hired Beth Phares as senior vice president. The Richmond, Va.-area consultant will work with clients throughout the Eastern region to deliver strategic employee benefits solutions that address...

Alliant Employee Benefits Hires Kristofak in Virginia

Jun 21 2018 // Alliant Employee Benefits has hired Bob Kristofak. Kristofak is from the Richmond, Va.-area and will serve as Alliant Employee Benefits’ new senior vice president, working with a portfolio of clients to provide...

Texas’ RHSB Adds 3 to Employee Benefits Practice

Jun 11 2018 // North Texas-based insurance broker, RHSB, has expanded its Employee Benefits practice with the addition of three experienced professionals: Dirk Hansen, Shannon Hansen and Cindy Gonzales. Dirk Hansen joins as senior vice...

Alera Group Appoints Capilla Director of Compliance, Employee Benefits

Jun 5 2018 // Alera Group, a Deerfield, Illinois-based employee benefits, property/casualty, risk management and wealth management firm, appointed Danielle Capilla JD, as director of Compliance, Employee Benefits. Capilla will focus on...

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Jun 4 2018 // Anderson & Murison Inc. has named Mitchell Jawitz executive vice president. Jawitz will be located in the Pasadena, Calif., office and will focus on national business development with independent agents and brokers. He...

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May 21 2018 // Woodruff Sawyer has expanded its New England office’s leadership structure due to growth it has seen in the past two years. As part of this initiative, it has positioned its three leaders in roles that designed to...

Risk Strategies Acquires Massachusetts’ Costello Benefits Group

May 17 2018 // Risk Strategies, a privately held, national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has acquired Costello Benefits Group (CBG Benefits Inc.), a full-service employee benefits brokerage firm headquartered in Woburn,...

Alera Acquires Courtney Group in Chicago

May 10 2018 // Alera Group, a national employee benefits, property/casualty, risk management and wealth management firm based in Deerfield, Illinois, has acquired Courtney Group, located in Highland Park, Illinois. Courtney Group...