Latest Employee Benefits Headlines
All the headlines from our Employee Benefits Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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May 18 2009 // Zurich Financial Services Group appointed Francis Bouchard head of the Climate Office. Bouchard will succeed Mike Kerner, who was appointed CEO of Global Corporate in North America. Bouchard will work to institutionalize...
Inside the Beltway-Why Health Care Reform Matters to P/C Agents
May 18 2009 // P/C Agents Join Fight Against Competing Government Health Plan Property/casualty insurance agents have elevated health care reform to the top of their political agenda; the matter is now just a notch below the perennial...
Top 100 Profile: Locked into the Customer at No. 1 Lockton
May 14 2009 // As Insurance Journal prepares for another Top 100 Independent Property/Casualty Agency List, to be published in our Aug. 3, 2009, magazine, the editors wanted to highlight a few of the current Top 100 agencies. Throughout...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Texas-based Employee Benefit Broker
May 11 2009 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired the Sellers Group LLC, an employee benefit broker in The Woodlands, Texas. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 1997, Sellers Group LLC offers a full range...
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May 4 2009 // Joseph Tracy was named president of Travelers Inland Marine business unit. Tracy, who joined Travelers in 2006, most recently served as chief underwriting officer for the Inland Marine business unit. He previously was the...
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Apr 6 2009 // Barney & Barney appointed Arlene Lieberman, a principal of the firm, to the board of directors. This governing board is made up of senior leadership and has responsibility for overall governance matters and setting...
Measurement of Success
Apr 6 2009 // Planning, People and Dedication Equal Success for Top 100 Agency Bollinger Insurance Top 100 Agency Profile Ranking No.: 14 Agency Name: Bollinger Insurance Inc. Headquarters: Short Hills, N.J. Year Founded:...
Saylor & Hill Adds Thomas-Gilbert to Employee Benefits Division
Mar 11 2009 // Saylor & Hill Co., a Barney & Barney LLC company, has announced that Shauna Thomas-Gilbert has joined the Employee Benefits Division. Formerly a vice president with Heffernan Insurance, Thomas-Gilbert brings...
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Feb 22 2009 // America First Insurance, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company based in Richardson, Texas, appointed Stephen Stricklen assistant vice president, Specialty Products. In this position Stricklen will manage the...
Texas Mutual Wins National Employee Wellness Award
Feb 13 2009 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company is one of 10 employers across the country that have won UnitedHealthcare’s Well Deserved Award. The award recognizes employers who demonstrate a commitment to improving their...
Gallagher Buys Waco Agency
Feb 13 2009 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced it has acquired Fidelity Benefits & Insurance Services in Waco, Texas. Founded in 2003, Fidelity Benefits & Insurance Services (FBIS) is an employee benefits consultant...
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Jan 25 2009 // Risk management and insurance services provider IMA of Texas Inc. announced additions to its Health Care, Employee Benefits and Surety departments. Michael J. Jacoby has been hired as vice president and national director...
EPIC Appoints McCulloch Principal in San Francisco
Jan 22 2009 // EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center) has appointed Emil McCulloch principal in its San Francisco office. She specializes in employee benefits and helping her clients comply with the San Francisco Health Care Security...
Take Control of Your Workers’ Comp Costs
Jan 11 2009 // What’s happened to workers’ compensation reform in California? The 2003 legislation enacted strict medical guidelines, followed the next year with a compensation schedule for medical provider networks and it...
Private, Independent and Free
Jan 11 2009 // Ohio-based The Hylant Group Has 12 Locations But Only One Philosophy — Give Customers and Staff What They Need to Succeed Top 100 Agency Profile RANKING: No. 7 Agency Name: The Hylant Group Headquarters: Toledo,...
IMA of Texas Inc. Adds Jacoby, Smith and Shaffer
Jan 9 2009 // Risk management and insurance services provider IMA of Texas Inc. announced additions to its National Health Care, Employee Benefits and Surety departments. Michael J. Jacoby has been hired as vice president, National...
Indiana’s Gibson Insurance Group Adds Staff
Dec 18 2008 // Mark Wobbe has been named property/casualty practice leader for Gibson Insurance Group. Wobbe will provide risk management and insurance services to business clients and will lead the firm’s technology and life...
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Nov 16 2008 // New York-based Navigators Group hired Paul Hennessy as president of Navigators Holdings (UK) Ltd. He will be responsible for Navigators’ operations in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, and will report to President...
Willis Appoints Burns CEO of Global Employee Benefits Practice
Nov 7 2008 // Willis Group Holdings has appointed Christopher R. Burns as CEO of its Global Employee Benefits Practice. He is based in New York, and will be responsible for the strategic growth and operational oversight of the practice,...
Tennessee-based Unum Releases Buyers Study Findings
Nov 4 2008 // Headquartered in Chattanooga, Tenn., Unum unveiled findings of its 2008 Buyers Study, saying the role employee benefits play in protecting the financial stability of workers and their families is often overlooked. One half...
