Democrats and Republicans agree that the next U.S. president will have to contend with rising healthcare costs that pose a growing, destabilizing burden for families, employers and government budgets. But two articles published in the New England Journal of Medicine …
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 Benefit Advisors (DBA), a division of Digital Insurance. …
Itasca, Ill,-based Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced that its employee benefit consulting operation, Gallagher Benefit Services Inc. (GBS), has launched a private insurance exchange platform. Exchanges are expected to provide employers and employees an effective online marketplace to help …
Chris Schickling has joined Dallas-based Roach Howard Smith & Barton as a sales executive in the agency’s Employee Benefits Division. Formerly a captain in the United States Marine Corps, Schickling is a decorated combat veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom I, …
For many independent property/casualty agencies, one bright spot of opportunity in an era of otherwise lackluster growth has been the health and benefits market. Over the course of the past four or five years, savvy P/C agents have been investing …
The South Central region of the country, particularly Texas, has been a hotbed of activity when it comes to mergers and acquisitions of smaller health and benefit agencies. The reason, according to agencies in the region, is because of the …
Hiscox USA has expanded their professional liability and general liability policies to allied health professionals. Hiscox’s expanded coverage is currently available in 21 states, including Texas and Florida. The offering will be available in California, Illinois and New York later …
Dallas-based American Airlines and its parent company are suing to stop providing health care and life insurance benefits to current retirees. AMR Corp. and American filed the lawsuit on July 6 as part of their bankruptcy case in federal court …
Scott Bastian has joined Lockton as a vice president and producer based in the insurance broker’s Chicago office. He will be responsible for client advocacy and new business development in the employee benefits’ consulting practice. Bastian brings more than 20 …
R&R Insurance Services Inc. in Waukesha, Wis., has appointed David Lancaster vice president of Employee Benefits. Lancaster has more than 25 years of insurance industry experience in managing insurance operations, agency relationships and team development. Prior to R&R, he worked …
