Latest Employee Benefits Headlines
All the headlines from our Employee Benefits Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Marshall & Sterling Insurance to Acquire New York’s Jaeger & Flynn Associates
Dec 17 2020 // Marshall & Sterling Insurance, a 100% employee-owned company, has entered into an agreement to acquire Jaeger & Flynn Associates Inc. (JFA), an employee benefits broker and third-party administrative services (TPA)...
Texas Couple Sentenced to Prison in $15M Employee Benefit Plan Embezzlement Scheme
Dec 4 2020 // A Red Oak, Texas, couple have been sentenced to a combined 18-plus years in federal prison for their roles in a $15 million retirement plan embezzlement scheme, according to U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas...
Zywave Acquires Insurance Technologies Corporation (ITC)
Nov 24 2020 // Insurance technology provider Zywave announced the acquisition of Insurance Technologies Corporation (ITC), a leading provider of marketing, rating and management software and services to the insurance industry. Zywave...
Alera Group Names Parker as VP of Employee Benefits Technology & Services
Nov 16 2020 // Alera Group, a Deerfield, Ill.-based insurance and financial services firm, has named Brian Parker as vice president of Employee Benefits Technology & Services, effective November 1, 2020. He will be based out of...
HUB Acquires Assets Of Florida-Based Leading Edge Benefit Advisors & Affiliates
Nov 12 2020 // HUB International Limited (Hub), a leading global insurance brokerage, has acquired the assets of Leading Edge Benefit Advisors, LLC, Raimey, Corp., Leading Edge Human Resource Services, LLC, Leading Edge Companies, LLC,...
MJ Insurance Adds Heard as Employee Benefits Analyst
Nov 10 2020 // MJ Insurance, based in Indianapolis, is expanding its Health Risk Management + Analytics department with the addition of employee benefits analyst, Andrew Hearn. Hearn comes to MJ from Levy Restaurants, where he served as...
Newfront Insurance in California Adds Tennis in Employee Benefits
Nov 5 2020 // Newfront Insurance in San Francisco, Calif., has named Dana Tennis a principal and employee benefits producer. Tennis was previously with Marsh & McLennan Agency as a client sales executive. She was a business...
Agency M&A Activity Continues Despite Pandemic: OPTIS Partners
Nov 2 2020 // There were 170 announced insurance agency mergers and acquisitions during the third quarter of 2020 compared to 173 for the same period in 2019, according to a report from consulting firm OPTIS Partners. The Chicago-based...
Risk Strategies Acquires LaRocca & Associates of Florida
Oct 28 2020 // Risk Strategies, a privately held national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has acquired LaRocca & Associates, Inc., a specialty brokerage with expertise in health and welfare benefits across several...
Pandemic Having LittIe Effect on Insurance Agency M&A Activity: OPTIS Partners
Oct 27 2020 // There were 170 announced insurance agency mergers and acquisitions during the third quarter of 2020 compared to 173 for the same period in 2019, according to a report from consulting firm OPTIS Partners. The Chicago-based...
USI Insurance Services to Acquire Findley of Tennessee
Oct 22 2020 // USI Insurance Services has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Nashville, Tenn.-based Findley, Inc. Subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals, the transaction is expected to close...
Graham Company Appoints Baxter as Senior Vice President of Employee Benefits
Oct 15 2020 // Graham Company, a Philadelphia, Penn.-based insurance and employee benefits broker, has appointed John Baxter to senior vice president of Employee Benefits. In this role, Baxter will be responsible for leading the...
Clegg Insurance Group Finalizes Acquisition of iCan Benefit Group
Oct 14 2020 // Clegg Insurance Group finalized the acquisition of the property and casualty division of iCan Benefit Group late September in Boca Raton, Fla., adding more than 1,500 clients to its book of business and expanding further...
Firms’ Employee Benefit Offerings Reflect Pandemic-Reshuffled Priorities
Oct 9 2020 // During the past year, there is a good chance that you and your priorities changed significantly. The things you used to think were important are not so important anymore. And issues you did not even think about before are...
EPIC Adds MetLife’s Johnson to National Employer Consulting Practice in Atlanta
Oct 8 2020 // EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property and casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, has added Robert Johnson as principal. Johnson’s primary focus will be new client...
Hub International Buys Canadian Benefits Consultancy Firm, Clearpoint
Oct 6 2020 // Hub International Ltd., a Chicago-based global insurance broker, announced it has acquired Canadian benefits firm, Clearpoint, which comprises Clearpoint Advisory Group Inc., Clearpoint Retirement Solutions Inc. and...
Value of Employee Benefits
Oct 5 2020 // The pandemic has brought to light the importance of having the right protections in place, especially those that protect life and health. According to The Hartford’s Future of Benefits Study, some 40% of U.S. workers...
Pandemic Brings Shift in Younger Workers’ Views of Employee Benefits
Sep 29 2020 // The coronavirus pandemic has led to a greater emphasis on employee benefits that help people plan for unexpected life events and provide financial protection, according to a study by The Hartford. The Hartford’s...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Erin P. Collins & Associates in Arizona
Sep 18 2020 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Kingman, Ariz.-based Erin P. Collins & Associates Inc. Erin Collins and his associates will continue to operate from their current locations under the direction of Scott...
Holmes Murphy Adds Fitzpatrick as VP, Client Service, in Minnesota
Sep 15 2020 // Insurance services firm Holmes Murphy has hired Barry Fitzpatrick as vice president, Client Service, for the company’s growing Minneapolis, Minnesota, Employee Benefits team. Fitzpatrick brings more than 20 years of...
