Latest Employee Benefits Headlines
All the headlines from our Employee Benefits Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Alera Group Acquires Burnham Benefit Advisors, VantagePoint Benefit Strategies
Sep 13 2018 // Alera Group, a Deerfield, Ill.-based employee benefits, property and casualty, risk management and wealth management firm, has acquired Burnham Benefit Advisors and VantagePoint Benefit Strategies. Burnham Benefit...
Startup’s Newest Employee Benefit, Stem Cell Storage, Could Last Forever
Aug 28 2018 // As MyCrypto mulled what benefits to offer employees, the new blockchain startup asked them what they wanted. “Surprisingly, we found that the traditional health benefits and 401(k) benefits—they had no interest in...
Alera Group Acquires Barnes Insurance & Financial Services of Florida
Aug 15 2018 // Alera Group, a national employee benefits, property and casualty, risk management and wealth management firm, has acquired Barnes Insurance & Financial Services (BIAFS) of Florida. BIAFS is a benefits agency with two...
Hub International Acquires Ontario-Based Benefit Broker Services Inc.
Aug 8 2018 // Hub International Ltd., the Chicago-based insurance broker, announced it has acquired Benefit Broker Services Inc. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Located in Wallaceburg, Ontario, Benefit Broker provides...
Hub International Acquires The Ward Agency in Texas
Aug 6 2018 // Hub International Limited (Hub) has acquired the assets of Texas-based The Ward Agency (Ward Agency). Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Headquartered in Longview, Texas with an office in Tyler, Texas, Ward...
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Aug 6 2018 // GEICO’s Board of Directors has promoted Rick Hoagland to senior vice president. Hoagland first joined GEICO in 1994 as a telephone claims representative in Fredericksburg, Md. He advanced through several positions...
Alliant Adds Segars to Benefits Group in Southeast
Aug 3 2018 // Alliant Insurance Services has added Georgia benefits veteran Josh Segars to its team in the Southeast. As senior vice president within the company’s Employee Benefits Group, Segars will design and deploy customized...
Alliant Adds Morris as Sr. VP, Employee Benefits, in New Orleans
Jul 31 2018 // Alliant Insurance Services, based in Newport Beach, California, has added Brett Morris in New Orleans as senior vice president in the company’s Employee Benefits Group. Prior to joining Alliant, Morris was senior...
Iowa’s Holmes Murphy Welcomes 14 New Employee Shareholders
Jul 19 2018 // Iowa-based insurance services firm, Holmes Murphy, recently added 14 new employee shareholders. Holmes Murphy shareholders help lead the company in its mission to promote health, protect wealth, and deliver peace of mind....
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Jul 16 2018 // Hanover Stone Solutions, an advisory firm providing risk consulting services to U.S. property/casualty and life insurance companies, has appointed Joanne Morrissey and Gary Dubois as senior advisors based in New York...
Alliant Hires Andrews to Employee Benefits Group in New York
Jul 12 2018 // Alliant has hired Greg Andrews to its Employee Benefits Group as senior vice president in New York. With Alliant continuing to grow its employee benefits presence in the Northeast, Andrews will provide customized benefits...
Alliant Acquires Texas Employee Benefits Firm, CLS Partners
Jul 10 2018 // Alliant Insurance Services has acquired the Austin, Texas-based employee benefits and risk management consulting firm, CLS Partners. The Austin-based firm brings a team of more than 50 professionals to Alliant, bolstering...
BKS Partners Enters Georgia Through Partnership with Midsouth Benefits
Jul 6 2018 // Baldwin Krystyn Sherman Partners (BKS-Partners), an insurance brokerage and risk management firm headquartered in Tampa, Fla., has partnered with Midsouth Benefits of Atlanta. The merger was finalized on June 22, 2018 and...
EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants Hires Check in Pennsylvania
Jul 3 2018 // EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property and casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, has hired John Check as a senior consultant in the firm’s Employee Benefits Consulting...
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Jul 2 2018 // H.W. Kaufman Group, headquartered in Farmington Hills, Michigan, added Christine M. Tricoli to its executive team as vice president, Human Resources. Based in the company’s Michigan headquarters, Tricoli assumes...
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Jul 2 2018 // Cassie Brown has been appointed Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation at the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation. She succeeds Ryan Brannan, who left the division on May 1....
Alliant Employee Benefits Hires Phares in Virginia
Jun 22 2018 // Alliant Employee Benefits has hired Beth Phares as senior vice president. The Richmond, Va.-area consultant will work with clients throughout the Eastern region to deliver strategic employee benefits solutions that address...
Alliant Employee Benefits Hires Kristofak in Virginia
Jun 21 2018 // Alliant Employee Benefits has hired Bob Kristofak. Kristofak is from the Richmond, Va.-area and will serve as Alliant Employee Benefits’ new senior vice president, working with a portfolio of clients to provide...
Texas’ RHSB Adds 3 to Employee Benefits Practice
Jun 11 2018 // North Texas-based insurance broker, RHSB, has expanded its Employee Benefits practice with the addition of three experienced professionals: Dirk Hansen, Shannon Hansen and Cindy Gonzales. Dirk Hansen joins as senior vice...
Alera Group Appoints Capilla Director of Compliance, Employee Benefits
Jun 5 2018 // Alera Group, a Deerfield, Illinois-based employee benefits, property/casualty, risk management and wealth management firm, appointed Danielle Capilla JD, as director of Compliance, Employee Benefits. Capilla will focus on...
