Latest Employee Benefits Headlines

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

What Employers Need to Know About Conn.’s New Civil Union Law

Jun 20 2005 // Connecticut recently became the first state to voluntarily adopt legislation recognizing civil unions between same-sex couples. Connecticut’s civil union law, which will go into effect October 1, formally recognizes...

Kelter-Alliant Names New Vice President of Employee Benefits Practice

Jun 10 2005 // Michigan-based Kelter-Alliant announced the appointment of Ted Maitland as vice president of its Employee Benefits Service. Maitland joins the firm with experience managing national accounts for group health and welfare...

HRH Purchases Doherty Inc.

Jun 7 2005 // Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Company, an insurance and risk management intermediary, has acquired substantially all of the assets of Doherty Inc., an employee benefits brokerage operation in Fort Scott, Kansas. Terms of the...

Bradley Poe

Jun 6 2005 // The Harry W. Gorst Co. has hired Bradley T. Poe to manage its new Irvine, California office. He will be responsible for new business and staffing. Poe began his career on the retail side of the business almost 14 years...

Bradley Poe

Jun 6 2005 // The Harry W. Gorst Co. has hired Bradley T. Poe to manage its new Irvine, California office. He will be responsible for new business and staffing. Poe began his career on the retail side of the business almost 14 years...

Assurant Names Sack to Lead Chicago Sales Office

May 26 2005 // Kansas City, Mo.-based Assurant Employee Benefits has named Steven Sack sales manager for its Chicago group sales office. Sack brings to Assurant Employee Benefits many years of sales management experience in the Chicago...

Rodney Pierson

May 23 2005 // Twig Branch Seattle, Wash.-based Physicians Insurance A Mutual Company has announced that Rodney A. Pierson has been named senior vice president, CFO and treasurer. Pierson’s long history in finance includes his...

Rodney Pierson

May 23 2005 // Twig Branch Seattle, Wash.-based Physicians Insurance A Mutual Company has announced that Rodney A. Pierson has been named senior vice president, CFO and treasurer. Pierson’s long history in finance includes his...

Hub International Adds Seattle Employee Benefits Brokerage

May 16 2005 // Hub International Ltd. announced the acquisition of Tash Lyle & Jones, a Seattle employee benefits insurance brokerage. This fold-in acquisition will become part of Bush, Cotton & Scott, a regional subsidiary of...

Andrew Joins Lawson-Hawks

May 13 2005 // Jason T. Andrew has been promoted to vice president, Employee Benefits Division for Mountain View, Calif.-based Lawson-Hawks Insurance Associates. Andrew has over five years of experience in the independent financial...

Suriano-Williams Benefits Group Joins Woodruff-Sawyer Oregon

May 11 2005 // Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. announced that Suriano-Williams’ benefits practice has joined its Oregon Benefits group. Helen “Willy” Suriano-Williams will serve as a senior benefits consultant. In this role,...

Ross Joins Kibble & Prentice

May 2 2005 // Seattle-based Kibble & Prentice, a leader in the Northwest insurance and financial services industry since 1972, has hired industry veteran Dave Ross as vice president of the Employee Benefits and Private Client...

The Parker Group Buys Gallagher Benefit Administrators

Apr 14 2005 // Lubbock, Texas-based The Parker Group, a health care and benefits management holding company, announced it has closed on the acquisition of Gallagher Benefit Administrators Inc., a national third-party employee benefits...

McQueary Henry Bowles Troy Opens Austin Office

Apr 13 2005 // McQueary Henry Bowles Troy L.L.P (MHBT), one of the largest privately-owned, independent insurance brokerages in the nation, announced the opening of a new office in Austin, Texas. The new MHBT location will immediately be...

Wausau Signature Agency Forms Group Benefits Division Targeting Upper Midwest

Mar 24 2005 // Wisconsin-based Wausau Signature Agency has increased its focus on employee benefits by forming a group benefits division in the Upper Midwest states. “As part of our commitment to meet all of the insurance needs of...

MHBT’s Henry Appointed to Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Board

Feb 25 2005 // The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers, an association for commercial insurance and employee benefits intermediaries in the United States and abroad, recently appointed Bill Henry to its Board of Directors. Henry...

Willis Acquires CGI Consulting Group

Feb 23 2005 // Willis Group Holdings has acquired CGI Consulting Inc., an employee benefits firm selling to mid-size companies predominantly in the mid-Atlantic and northeast region of the United States. CGI has annual revenues of...

Specialists Rank Talent Management Among Top Five Priorities in 2005

Feb 21 2005 // Providing rewards programs that attract, motivate and help retain employees has been ranked among the top five priorities for employers in 2005, according to a new survey conducted by Deloitte Consulting LLP’s Human...

Insurance First Agency Unveils New Employee Benefits Services Group; Bingham to Head Unit

Feb 15 2005 // Ohio-based Insurance First Agency, a full-service independent insurance agency and member of the Title First Family of Companies, announced the launch of its Employee Benefits Services group. The company’s newest...

Brown & Brown Acquires Emerald Benefits Inc.

Feb 14 2005 // Brown & Brown Inc., with headquarters in Daytona Beach, Fla. has announced the acquisition of retail insurance agency Emerald Benefits Inc. of Weston, Fla. Emerald Benefits, with annualized revenues of approximately...