Latest Employee Benefits Headlines
All the headlines from our Employee Benefits Topic Page, ordered by recency.
People Moves: McGriff Adds Feighl as Commercial Marketing Account Exec; Harris Joins Alliant in Texas
Feb 11 2022 // McGriff Adds Mike Feighl as Commercial Marketing Account Executive McGriff has hired Mike Feighl as a senior vice president and marketing executive in its Houston-based Commercial Division. Mike Feight Feighl comes to...
Aston Lark Acquires UK Employee Benefits Specialist, Healthwise Group
Feb 8 2022 // Aston Lark, the London-based insurance broker that is soon to become part of Howden, announced Healthwise Group Ltd. as its second healthcare acquisition of 2022. Financial details of the transaction were not...
Insurance Agency M&As Jumped 30% in 2021: OPTIS
Feb 7 2022 // There were 1,034 announced insurance agency mergers and acquisitions in 2021, up 30% from 795 reported in 2020, according to agency consultancy OPTIS Partners. Also, the 384 deals during the fourth quarter of 2021 marked a...
People Moves: LP Adds Heuer; Woodruff Sawyer Names Meissner Leader of Southern California Employee Benefits
Feb 3 2022 // LP Insurance Services LLC named Adam Heuer and the Heuer Insurance Agency to the LP Insurance Services team. Heuer joins LP Insurance as a member/owner and will continue serving clients throughout the Sparks, Nev....
People Moves Alliant Adds Waldhoff; OMSNIC Names Nielsen CEO
Jan 25 2022 // Alliant Adds Holly Waldhoff as Vice President Within Employees Benefits Group Alliant has added employee benefits consultant Holly Waldhoff as Vice President within its Employee Benefits Group. Based in Chicago, Waldhoff...
Number of Insurance Agency M&As Rose 30% in 2021: OPTIS Partners
Jan 19 2022 // There were 1,034 announced insurance agency mergers and acquisitions in 2021, up 30% from 795 reported in 2020, according to agency consultancy OPTIS Partners. Also, the 384 deals during the fourth quarter of 2021 marked a...
People Moves: Alliant Names Fraser Senior VP; California Workers’ Comp Institute Makes Widener-Brightwell General Counsel
Jan 3 2022 // Alliant Insurance Services named James Fraser senior vice president in its employee benefits team in Denver, Colorado. Fraser will provide employee benefits solutions for a diverse base of regional and national...
People Moves: Alliant Names Walter Vice President; Foresight in California Promotes Bruce and Lachowski
Dec 27 2021 // Alliant Insurance Services named Adam Walter a vice president within its employee benefits group. based in Phoenix, Arizona. Walter will design and deploy employee benefits solutions for an array of regional and national...
The Hilb Group Acquires Charles Newman Co., Builds on New York Presence
Dec 20 2021 // The Hilb Group acquired Charles Newman Co. Insurance and Employee Benefits to its portfolio, adding to The Hilb Group’s growing presence in the New York metropolitan area. The transaction became effective December 1,...
Hub Acquires Assets of JP Griffin in Arizona
Dec 16 2021 // Hub International Ltd. acquired the assets of JP Griffin Companies LLC in Scottsdale, Arizona. Jeff Griffin, Founder and President of JP Griffin Group, and his team will join Hub Southwest. JP Griffin Group is a national...
Alera Group Acquires J&J Benefits Insurance Agency in Utah
Dec 13 2021 // Alera Group acquired J&J Benefits Insurance Agency, an employee benefits consulting and health insurance firm serving clients in Utah and Idaho. J&J Benefits joins Alera Group through Banasky, an Alera Group...
Leavitt Group Northwest Acquires Employee Benefits Division of SCS in Washington
Dec 8 2021 // Leavitt Group Northwest acquired the employee benefits division of the SCS Insurance in Bellevue, Washington. The acquisition brings a staff of six, with Chris Allen at the helm. Allen was and will remain director of the...
Alera Group Acquires New Jersey’s Customized Benefit Solutions
Dec 6 2021 // Alera Group, an independent, national insurance and wealth management firm, acquired Customized Benefit Solutions Inc. (CBSI), an employee benefits and insurance firm based in Hightstown, New Jersey. Terms of the...
UK Broker Aston Lark Acquires Client Book of Choice Benefits
Dec 6 2021 // Aston Lark, the London-based insurance broker backed by Goldman Sachs that is soon to become part of Howden, announced the acquisition of the client book of UK-based Choice Benefits Ltd. Financial details of the deal were...
The Hilb Group Acquires New Hampshire’s Clark & Lavey Benefits Solutions
Dec 3 2021 // The Hilb Group acquired Clark & Lavey Benefits Solutions Inc., increasing its New England presence and bolstering its range of employee benefits offerings nationwide. The transaction became effective November 1,...
People Moves: New Hires at RT Specialty, Alliant
Nov 5 2021 // RT Specialty Names Neary to Environmental and Construction Professional Practice RT Specialty named Rachael Neary as an account administrator in its environmental and construction professional practice (RT ECP). In this...
Risk Strategies Acquires Illinois-Based Better Business Planning
Nov 1 2021 // Risk Strategies, a national specialty insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has acquired Better Business Planning, Inc., an insurance agency specializing in employee benefits solutions. Terms of the deal were not...
People Moves:White Joins Holmes Murphy; GCG Financial Hires Sobelman
Oct 19 2021 // Jeffrey Austin White joins Holmes Murphy Jeffrey Austin White has joined Holmes Murphy as its Chief Analytics Officer (CAO), bringing his nearly three decades of expertise focused on strategic investments in talent and...
Hub International Acquires Canadian Employee Benefits Broker Rogersworks Inc.
Oct 18 2021 // Hub International Ltd., the Chicago-based global insurance brokerage and financial services firm, announced it has acquired the assets of Rogersworks Inc. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Located in...
People Moves: Promotions at A.I.M. Mutual, Merchants; Fred C. Church Hires Thompson
Oct 14 2021 // A.I.M. Mutual Names Landers as Vice President, Chief Operating Officer A.I.M. Mutual’s board of directors elected Daniel Landers as vice president and chief operating officer, effective October 1. In this capacity,...
