Latest Employee Benefits Headlines
All the headlines from our Employee Benefits Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Insurance Agents and the 2012 Election: Interview with Big I CEO Rusbuldt
Nov 2 2012 // Bob Rusbuldt When it comes to the 2012 presidential election, insurance agents have, as industry insiders like to say, “skin in the game.” In addition to being concerned with how the overall economy will...
Schaffler to Lead Lockton Chicago
Oct 30 2012 // Privately held insurance broker Lockton has named Tom Schaffler as president of its Chicago operation and Tom Pluss as chairman. Schaffler is responsible for setting the vision and long-term strategies for the insurance...
Lockton’s Henson Named ISCEBS – Kansas City 2013 President
Oct 26 2012 // Sam Henson, JD has been named the 2013 president of the International Society of Certified Employee Benefit Specialists – Kansas City Chapter. Henson is the senior ERISA counsel for Lockton Retirement Services, a...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Park Row Associates in Rhode Island
Oct 24 2012 // Itasca, Ill.-headquartered global insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Park Row Associates Inc. in Providence, R.I., from its parent company, Delta Dental of Rhode Island. Terms of the transaction...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Unison Inc.
Oct 12 2012 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of employee benefits insurance broker Unison Inc. in Minnetonka, Minn. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1980, Unison offers a full range of...
Business Moves – East
Oct 8 2012 // USI, TD Insurance USI Insurance Services, a brokerage and financial services firm in Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., said on Sept. 24 that it has completed the acquisition of TD Insurance Inc., a U.S. subsidiary of TD Bank, N.A....
Vermont Captive Insurance Leader Discusses Emerging Areas, Challenges
Sep 26 2012 // Vermont is the leading onshore captive insurance domicile. The Green Mountain State now has over 900 captives, having licensed more than four times the number of captives than any other domestic competitor. Richard Smith,...
Business Moves – South Central
Sep 24 2012 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., Sunday and Associates Illinois-based Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Sunday and Associates Inc. of Sugarland, Texas. Established in 1982, Sunday and Associates...
N.Y.-Based Cook, Hall & Hyde to Merge With Maran Corporate Risk Assoc.
Sep 13 2012 // Two brokerages in the Metro New York region — Cook, Hall & Hyde and Maran Corporate Risk Associates — announced their intention to enter into a merger agreement. The new firm will be called Cook Maran...
R&R Insurance Services’ Riesch-Knapp Transitions to Employee Benefits
Sep 6 2012 // R&R Insurance Services Inc., headquartered in Waukesha, Wis., announced the transition of Stephanie Riesch-Knapp from commercial lines to the firm’s employee benefits practice as an account...
Business Moves – Midwest
Aug 6 2012 // Digital Insurance, SEBS of the Midwest Benefits-only agency, Digital Insurance, has acquired Strategic Employee Benefits Services (SEBS) of the Midwest. The firm now operates under the banner of Digital Benefit Advisors...
Guyll Named Vice President at Conover
Jul 27 2012 // Dave Guyll,vice president in the employee benefits division of Conover Insurance, was recently selected to the Roll of Agents & Brokers Technical Advisory Committee for the Health Care Exchange Board in Washington. Gat...
Digital Insurance Acquires DSG Benefits Group in Dallas
Jul 27 2012 // Employee benefits-only agency, Digital Insurance, has acquired DSG Benefits Group in Dallas. The acquisition marks the company’s debut in the Texas market. The Dallas firm now operates under the banner of Digital...
Costs Driving Changes, Opportunities in New World of Benefits Brokerage
Jul 24 2012 // Group health insurance brokerage is changing but the changes are not primarily due to Congress or the courts. Rather the changes are being driven by costs — the cost of healthcare coverage and the cost of serving...
Business Moves – Midwest
Jul 23 2012 // Pro Insurance Group, Falvay-Counihan Insurance Pro Insurance Group, a Troy, Mich.-based independent insurance agency, announced the acquisition of Falvay-Counihan Insurance Inc., of Bloomfield Hills, Mich. InPro gains...
Competing in the New World of Benefits Brokerage
Jul 23 2012 // Costs Drive the Benefits Market; Focus Turns to Aiding Individuals Group health insurance brokerage is changing but the changes are not primarily due to Congress or the courts. Rather the changes are being driven by costs...
United Benefit Advisors Names Mangan CEO
Jul 22 2012 // United Benefit Advisors (UBA), based in Indianapolis, Ind., announced it has appointed Thomas Mangan as chief executive officer. Mangan is a 20-year veteran in the employee benefits field, with vast experience in corporate...
‘One Way or Another’ Agencies See Growth in Group Health
Jul 16 2012 // “One way or another.” Is that the best way to describe a sound investment strategy nowadays? Yes. If you’re talking about the growing number of agencies investing in group health benefits...
Arthur J. Gallagher Buys Employee Benefits Broker Triad USA in Penn.
Jul 13 2012 // Itasca, Ill.-headquartered global insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. said it acquired Pittsburgh-based Triad USA Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Formed in 1998, Triad USA offers employee benefits...
Poms Names Scott VP of Benefits and P/C in Northern California
Jul 12 2012 // Woodland Hills, Calif.-based Poms & Associates Insurance Brokers Inc. named Peter Scott Jr. vice president of employee benefits and property/casualty in the firm’s Northern California office. Scott was previously...
