Latest Employee Benefits Headlines
All the headlines from our Employee Benefits Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Atlantic Benefit Services Hires Rodgers to Lead EBP
Jun 24 2004 // Massachusetts-based Atlantic Benefit Services, part of The Atlantic Insurance Group has hired Michael Rodgers, Jr. as managing partner and employee benefits practice leader. Prior to joining Atlantic, Rodgers gained more...
AmWINS Names Fleet as President of Benefits Unit
Jun 22 2004 // Charlotte, N.C.-based American Wholesale Insurance Group (AmWINS) appointed Samuel H. Fleet as president of its Group Benefits Division. The company reported that in this newly created position, Fleet will work with the...
Group Long-Term-Care Insurance: How to Cash in on this Hot Voluntary Benefit
Jun 7 2004 // Voluntary benefits, where the employees pay the full freight through payroll deduction, are booming. Voluntary plans let employers offer attractive fringe benefits like dental, vision care and disability insurance at no...
Group Long-Term-Care Insurance: How to Cash in on this Hot Voluntary Benefit
May 17 2004 // Voluntary benefits, where the employees pay the full freight through payroll deduction, are booming. Voluntary plans let employers offer attractive fringe benefits like dental, vision care and disability insurance at no...
BB&T Insurance Services to Purchase Ky. Agency
May 13 2004 // North Carolina-based BB&T Insurance Services plans to buy Lexington-based Employee Benefit Services of Kentucky. The acquisition would give BB&T its third Kentucky agency and second in Lexington. BB&T...
Assurant Employee Benefits Sells WorkAbility Division
May 10 2004 // Assurant Employee Benefits (formerly Fortis Benefits) announced the sale of its WorkAbility division to Broadspire Services Inc. “This transaction allows Assurant Employee Benefits to continue to build on our...
Digital Insurance Inks Five Agreements with Employee Benefits Brokers Nationwide
Apr 14 2004 // Digital Insurance Inc. ( www.digitalinsurance.com ) has signed agreements with five additional employee benefits brokers to enhance the level of day-to-day service and product sales for a portion of their small group...
Fla. AFL-CIO Implements eNucleus Platform for Employee Benefit Management
Mar 30 2004 // eNucleus Inc., a next generation application company that delivers proprietary software solutions via license and managed hosting for the insurance and financial services industries, middle market healthcare, education and...
New Appointments at Calif.-based ABD
Mar 29 2004 // Redwood City, Calif.-based ABD Insurance and Financial Services announced several new appointments. Sam Jones will become president, Property/Casualty. Jones assumes responsibility for the company’s entire...
The Case for Group Legal: Now More Than Ever
Mar 22 2004 // To say today’s human resource managers are getting the squeeze is the understatement of the year. They are forced to do more with less, yet at the same time, they need to provide more options. In a recent study...
Study Finds Employees Unprepared for Retirement
Mar 22 2004 // The greatest fear amongst employees is outliving their savings, according to Met Life’s 2003 Employee Benefits Trend Study. Nearly half the workers polled said they believe they will have to take on full or part-time...
Sampson Joins Lockton Insurance Brokers
Mar 18 2004 // Lockton Insurance Brokers, the nation’s largest independently owned insurance broker, has named Jennifer Sampson Employee Benefits Practice Consultant. She will be based in Lockton’s San Francisco...
The Case for Group Legal: Now More Than Ever
Feb 23 2004 // To say today’s human resource managers are getting the squeeze is the understatement of the year. They are forced to do more with less, yet at the same time they need to provide more options. In a recent study...
Hussmann Joins Lockton Insurance Brokers
Feb 19 2004 // Lockton Insurance Brokers, the nation’s largest independently owned insurance broker, has named Bob Hussmann vice president and employee benefits practice leader. He will be based in Lockton’s recently opened...
Legal Access Plans Joins Consolidated Billing Network
Feb 12 2004 // Houston-based Legal Access Plans LLC (Legal Access), a legal plan provider for the benefits industry, announced it has joined Consolidated Billing Company’s (CBC) network of “best-in-class” carriers for...
The Case for Group Legal: Now More Than Ever
Jan 26 2004 // To say today’s human resource managers are getting the squeeze is the understatement of the year. They are forced to do more with less, yet at the same time, they need to provide more options. In a recent study...
The Case for Group Legal: Now More Than Ever
Jan 26 2004 // To say today’s human resource managers are getting the squeeze is the understatement of the year. They are forced to do more with less, yet at the same time, they need to provide more options. In a recent study...
Holland’s Actuac, Japan’s IIC Partners Join Milliman Global
Jan 22 2004 // Seattle-based Milliman Global, an organization of independent, international consulting firms, announced that the Netherlands’ Actuac and Japan’s IIC Partners have joined its roster of international consulting...
