Latest Employee Benefits Headlines
All the headlines from our Employee Benefits Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Oklahoma’s Capitol Benefits Group
Apr 7 2016 // Illinois-based insurance brokerage, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., has acquired Capitol Benefits Group in Oklahoma City. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1999, Capitol Benefits Group (Capitol) is an...
Marsh & McLennan Agency Acquires Corporate Consulting Services in NYC
Apr 4 2016 // Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC, the middle market agency subsidiary of Marsh, announced Monday that it has acquired Corporate Consulting Services Ltd., a New York City-based insurance brokerage and human resource...
Top Exposures Facing Global Middle Market Firms Vary by Region: Assurex Survey
Mar 30 2016 // While all middle market businesses across the world have concerns about cyber risk, few of these firms view it as their biggest exposure, according to a global survey* of 68 leading independent insurance brokers, which...
Northwest Bank to Acquire Penn.-Based Best Insurance Agency
Mar 23 2016 // Northwest Bank, based in Warren, Pennsylvania, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement, effective April 1, to acquire Best Insurance Agency Inc., an employee benefits and property/casualty insurance agency in...
Lockton Adds 2 Employee Benefits Experts in Omaha
Mar 15 2016 // Insurance broker Lockton announced that Molly Riley and Mary McMartin have joined its Omaha, Neb., office. Riley has joined as an employee benefits producer and McMartin has joined as an employee benefits account...
Lockton in California Adds Betterly to Employee Benefits Team
Feb 23 2016 // Lockton Pacific has named Suzy R. Betterly as a vice president, and consultant in in San Diego, Calif. She will be responsible for delivering solutions to clients’ benefits programs. Betterly has more than 17 years...
Merger and Acquisition Activity Sets New High-Water Mark
Feb 22 2016 // Merger and acquisition activity for 2015 set a new record with 456 deals, sailing past the previous high-water mark of 325 deals set in 2012, according to recent data. The fourth quarter closed with 104 announced...
Alliant Hires Harper for Employee Benefits Group in Pennsylvania
Feb 18 2016 // Specialty insurance broker Alliant Insurance Services has hired Craig Harper as first vice president within its Employee Benefits Group. He will be based in Alliant’s King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, office. In his...
MJ Insurance Hires Bell as Employee Benefits Communication Specialist
Feb 16 2016 // Indianapolis-based MJ Insurance has added Kirsten Bell as an employee benefits communications specialist, a newly created position. Bell will be responsible for expanding the Benefits Consulting communication offering and...
USI Insurance Services Acquires CBDI in New Jersey
Jan 25 2016 // USI Insurance Services announced Monday that it has acquired CBDI Inc., an employee benefits wholesale brokerage operation based in Mount Laurel, New Jersey. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. CBDI will become...
USI Names Goldman Employee Benefits Leader for Mountain Region
Jan 25 2016 // USI Insurance Services has named David Goldman employee benefits leader and producer for its Mountain region. Goldman is responsible for driving new business growth as well as managing a book of clients for USI. Goldman...
Deal Activity Still Booming
Jan 25 2016 // Deal count for the third quarter of 2015 continued its record breaking pace with 89 announced transactions. Although it was the slowest quarter in 2015 (107 in 1st quarter and 99 in 2nd quarter), it was the most active...
When Are Employee Wellness Programs No Longer Voluntary?
Jan 20 2016 // Dale Arnold, who worked for Wisconsin plastics maker Flambeau, chose not to take his work-sponsored health assessment and biometric screening. The company responded by pulling his insurance coverage. Like many employers,...
Hub Acquires Assets of North Carolina-Based RPG Solutions
Jan 19 2016 // Hub International Limited (Hub), a global insurance brokerage, has acquired the assets of RPG Solutions, Inc. (RPG) of North Carolina. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Based in Raleigh, RPG specializes in...
Leavitt Hires Robertson in Idaho for Employee Benefits Team
Jan 19 2016 // Leavitt Group Benefits Services of Boise has named Shane Robertson to its employee group benefits team in Idaho. Robertson will advise employers in developing customized employee benefits plans and navigating the...
Alliant in California Names Novotnaj Director of Health Informatics
Jan 19 2016 // Alliant Insurance Services Inc. has named Kryz Novotnaj vice president and national director of health informatics in its employee benefits group. Novotnaj will be based in the Walnut Creek, Calif. office, and he will lead...
Barney & Barney in California Names Nine New Principals
Jan 13 2016 // Barney & Barney has appointed nine senior executives to principals. The new principals in the firm’s San Diego, Calif. office are: David Freeman; Richard Hallett; LuAnn McSwiggen and Debora Walker. The new...
Cross Insurance Hires Jermyn as Employee Benefits VP in Maine
Jan 13 2016 // Eric Jermyn Cross Insurance, an insurance agency headquartered in Bangor, Maine, has hired Eric Jermyn as vice president of business development for Cross Employee Benefits. He will be based in Portland, Maine. In this new...
Barney & Barney Announces 9 New Principal Appointments
Jan 12 2016 // Barney & Barney, a Marsh & McLennan Insurance Agency LLC company based in San Diego, Calif., has promoted nine senior executives to principals. The new principals in the firm’s San Diego office are David...
Houston Employee Benefits Firm, Ascende, Joins EPIC
Jan 8 2016 // Houston, Texas-based human capital and employee benefits consulting firm, Ascende Inc. (Ascende), has joined forces with national retail insurance brokerage and employee benefits consulting firm, EPIC Insurance Brokers...
