Latest Employee Benefits Headlines
All the headlines from our Employee Benefits Topic Page, ordered by recency.
ABD to Present 2004 Cybersure Benefit Report Preview
Aug 10 2004 // Redwood City, Calif.-based ABD Insurance and Financial Services, a provider of global risk management and employee benefits solutions, will present a preview of the ABD 2004 Cybersure Benefit Report Aug. 12th at 8 a.m. at...
Walsh Joins Woodruff-Sawyer
Aug 4 2004 // San Francisco-based Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. announced the appointment of Jennifer Walsh as an Account Executive with the firm’s Employee Benefits Practice. Working with a team of seasoned professionals,...
USI Releases 2Q Financial Report
Jul 30 2004 // U.S.I. Holdings Corporation has reported that its revenues for the second quarter increased by $14.1 million, or 16.4 percent, to $100.4 million from $86.3 million last year at the same time. The revenue increase reflects...
Call Joins Hartwig Moss Benefits as Consultant
Jul 21 2004 // New Orleans-based Hartwig Moss Benefits announced the addition of Gerry Call as a benefits consultant. A native of New Orleans, Call has worked in the employee benefits field for over 21 years—as both an account...
USI Completes Purchase of Future Planning Associates
Jul 9 2004 // U.S.I. Holdings Corporation of Briarcliff Manor, N.Y. has acquired Matawan, N.J.-based Future Planning Associates, Inc. This acquisition is expected to contribute approximately $10 million of revenues to USI on an annual...
JMB Insurance Acquires Schlesinger Associates
Jun 29 2004 // Chicago-based brokerage JMB Insurance has acquired Schlesinger Associates Inc., an employee benefits brokerage also based in Chicago. JMB’s expanded employee benefit and financial security services practice will be...
Higginbotham & Associates Acquires B. Barfield Group
Jun 28 2004 // North Texas-based independent insurance and financial services brokerage firm, Higginbotham & Associates, announced it has acquired B. Barfield Group, based in McKinney. The merger brings to Higginbotham employee...
Atlantic Benefit Services Hires Rodgers to Lead EBP
Jun 24 2004 // Massachusetts-based Atlantic Benefit Services, part of The Atlantic Insurance Group has hired Michael Rodgers, Jr. as managing partner and employee benefits practice leader. Prior to joining Atlantic, Rodgers gained more...
AmWINS Names Fleet as President of Benefits Unit
Jun 22 2004 // Charlotte, N.C.-based American Wholesale Insurance Group (AmWINS) appointed Samuel H. Fleet as president of its Group Benefits Division. The company reported that in this newly created position, Fleet will work with the...
Group Long-Term-Care Insurance: How to Cash in on this Hot Voluntary Benefit
Jun 7 2004 // Voluntary benefits, where the employees pay the full freight through payroll deduction, are booming. Voluntary plans let employers offer attractive fringe benefits like dental, vision care and disability insurance at no...
Group Long-Term-Care Insurance: How to Cash in on this Hot Voluntary Benefit
May 17 2004 // Voluntary benefits, where the employees pay the full freight through payroll deduction, are booming. Voluntary plans let employers offer attractive fringe benefits like dental, vision care and disability insurance at no...
BB&T Insurance Services to Purchase Ky. Agency
May 13 2004 // North Carolina-based BB&T Insurance Services plans to buy Lexington-based Employee Benefit Services of Kentucky. The acquisition would give BB&T its third Kentucky agency and second in Lexington. BB&T...
Assurant Employee Benefits Sells WorkAbility Division
May 10 2004 // Assurant Employee Benefits (formerly Fortis Benefits) announced the sale of its WorkAbility division to Broadspire Services Inc. “This transaction allows Assurant Employee Benefits to continue to build on our...
Digital Insurance Inks Five Agreements with Employee Benefits Brokers Nationwide
Apr 14 2004 // Digital Insurance Inc. ( www.digitalinsurance.com ) has signed agreements with five additional employee benefits brokers to enhance the level of day-to-day service and product sales for a portion of their small group...
Fla. AFL-CIO Implements eNucleus Platform for Employee Benefit Management
Mar 30 2004 // eNucleus Inc., a next generation application company that delivers proprietary software solutions via license and managed hosting for the insurance and financial services industries, middle market healthcare, education and...
New Appointments at Calif.-based ABD
Mar 29 2004 // Redwood City, Calif.-based ABD Insurance and Financial Services announced several new appointments. Sam Jones will become president, Property/Casualty. Jones assumes responsibility for the company’s entire...
The Case for Group Legal: Now More Than Ever
Mar 22 2004 // To say today’s human resource managers are getting the squeeze is the understatement of the year. They are forced to do more with less, yet at the same time, they need to provide more options. In a recent study...
Study Finds Employees Unprepared for Retirement
Mar 22 2004 // The greatest fear amongst employees is outliving their savings, according to Met Life’s 2003 Employee Benefits Trend Study. Nearly half the workers polled said they believe they will have to take on full or part-time...
Sampson Joins Lockton Insurance Brokers
Mar 18 2004 // Lockton Insurance Brokers, the nation’s largest independently owned insurance broker, has named Jennifer Sampson Employee Benefits Practice Consultant. She will be based in Lockton’s San Francisco...
The Case for Group Legal: Now More Than Ever
Feb 23 2004 // To say today’s human resource managers are getting the squeeze is the understatement of the year. They are forced to do more with less, yet at the same time they need to provide more options. In a recent study...
