Latest Employee Benefits Headlines
All the headlines from our Employee Benefits Topic Page, ordered by recency.
MHBT Names Humphrey VP of Employee Benefits Group
Jul 7 2005 // McQueary Henry Bowles Troy LLP (MHBT), based in Dallas, recently named Marcus Humphrey vice president and leader of the firm’s Employee Benefits group. “Marcus brings to the table significant leadership...
Who’s Really Driving Consumer-Driven Health Care?
Jul 4 2005 // Over the past couple of years, the most used phrase in the employee benefits industry has been consumer-driven health care. Though its broadest definition may refer to limited employer contribution or dual option plans,...
Justice Department and Actuaries’ Captive Settle Antitrust Suit
Jun 26 2005 // The U.S. Department of Justice has reached a settlement that will require captive insurer Professional Consultants Insurance Company Inc. and its actuarial consulting firm members to stop sharing certain information on the...
Kibble & Prentice Survey Shows Insurance Cost Increases Slow
Jun 23 2005 // Seattle-based Kibble & Prentice announced the results of its annual employee benefits survey. With nearly 250 Washington state companies reporting, the results showed two surprising trends: the rate of increase of...
Hylant Group Adds 2 to Employee Benefits Practice
Jun 21 2005 // The Troy, Mich., office of the Hylant Group insurance agency has added two executives to its employee benefits practice. Bob Carroll is the new senior vice president and Christine Marek joins as account executive. Both...
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...
