Latest Employee Benefits Headlines

Chicago Fort Dearborn Adds New International Sales Manager

Nov 3 2006 // Chicago-based Fort Dearborn Life Insurance Co., a subsidiary of Health Care Service Corp. (HCSC), a Mutual Legal Reserve Company, recently announced the addition of David J. Bryan to its group operation as manager of...

Employee benefits offer an easy way to expand business with clients

Oct 23 2006 // It’s a problem many brokers face: clients love our property casualty risk management products and services, but have we given them all they need? What else can we do for them? An employee benefits program offers an...

Saylor & Hill Teams Up with Globex International

Oct 17 2006 // Oakland, Calif.-based Saylor & Hill, a provider of risk management, insurance and employee benefits services, expanded its capabilities to serve U.S.-based companies with multinational operations. Through a new...

Wis. Phoenix Group Adds Union Bank Insurance Group of Ill.

Sep 29 2006 // The Phoenix Group, an independent insurance agency and employee benefits company based in Ripon, Wis., recently purchased Union Bank Insurance Group, based in Peru, Ill., marking the agency’s fifth acquisition in...

Aug 7 2006 // People Dallas-based McQueary Henry Bowles Troy LLP named Kyle Moss a partner in the firm. Moss, previously employee benefits director in MHBT’s Dallas office, is responsible for the production and servicing of...

Starnes Joins San Antonio’s SWBC as VP of Employee Benefits

Jul 21 2006 // Southwest Business Corporation (SWBC) announced that Cathy L. Starnes, Ph.D. has joined SWBC as the vice president of Employee Benefits in the company’s San Antonio office. As vice president of Employee Benefits,...

Okla.’s The Holmes Organisation Adds to Employee Benefits Division

Jul 17 2006 // Oklahoma-based The Holmes Organisation announced the addition of Felix Jones as a Retirement Plan and Group Life & Health producer for its employee benefits division. Jones brings more than 23 years of experience in...

Supreme Court: Workers’ comp premiums not priority in bankruptcy

Jul 3 2006 // A workers’ compensation insurer does not have a claim against a bankrupt business for unpaid premiums under bankruptcy law, according to the U.S. Supreme Court that insurers are warning could disrupt the insurance...

Supreme Court: Workers’ comp premiums not priority in bankruptcy

Jul 3 2006 // News Currents A workers’ compensation insurer does not have a claim against a bankrupt business for unpaid premiums under bankruptcy law, according to the U.S. Supreme Court in a 6-3 decision that insurers are...

Supreme Court: Workers Comp Premiums Not Priority in Bankruptcy

Jun 20 2006 // A workers compensation insurer does not have a claim against a bankrupt business for unpaid premiums under bankruptcy law, according to the U.S. Supreme Court in a 6-3 decision that insurers are warning could disrupt the...

BNC Insurance Services Acquires T.M. Richards & Associates

Jun 6 2006 // Phoenix-based BNC Insurance Services Inc., a subsidiary of BNC National Bank and its parent company, BNCCORP Inc. has acquired the assets of T.M. Richards & Associates. The total consideration paid in the acquisition...

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Jun 5 2006 // Oklahoma City-based managing general underwriter and third party administrator Midlands Management Corporation appointed Pamela McMillan Eyerly to the position of vice president of Human Resources. She will manage...

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May 22 2006 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company appointed Larry Wagner as its new vice president of underwriting. Wagner will serve as chief underwriting officer and will oversee loss prevention efforts. Wagner has 30 years of underwriting...

McQueary Henry Bowles Troy LLP Adds Benefits Consultant in Austin

Apr 26 2006 // Insurance and risk management firm McQueary Henry Bowles Troy LLP (MHBT), announced the appointment of Trey Halbert as a consultant in the employee benefits group in the company’s Austin office. “We are pleased...

Washington Businesses Can Purchase Employee Benefits Insurance Online at Costco

Apr 6 2006 // Costco Executive Business Members in Washington will now be able to purchase and administer employee benefits insurance online. Concero Technology, a Portland, Ore.-based provider of employee benefits insurance portals,...

AIG American General Launches New Employee Benefits Group

Apr 4 2006 // AIG American General has opened a new operational group, AIG Employee Benefit Solutions, to address the needs of the employee benefits market. The new organization is the result of the recent integration of the Group...

Principal Financial Group Offers New Product, Employee Benefit Services

Mar 29 2006 // With an eye on the worksite and an understanding that one approach doesn’t fit all customers, the Principal Financial Group(R) has unveiled a new product, the Employee Financial Resource Program. According to the Des...

Wausau Signature Agency unveils new Employee Benefit Division

Mar 20 2006 // Wisconsin-based Wausau Signature Agency has unveiled its new Employee Benefits Division with comprehensive sales, marketing and service capabilities to fully complement its traditionally-strong property and casualty...

Conn.-based eBenefits Group Purchased by Hub International

Mar 7 2006 // Hub International Limited has acquired eBenefits Group, LLC, an employee benefits insurance brokerage which specializes in streamlining the purchasing of insurance, administration process and client employee benefit...

Wausau Signature Agency Unveils New Employee Benefit Division

Mar 7 2006 // Wisconsin-based Wausau Signature Agency has unveiled its new Employee Benefits Division with comprehensive sales, marketing and service capabilities to fully complement its traditionally-strong property and casualty...