All the headlines from our Employee Benefits Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 5 2020 // J.A. Montgomery Consulting, a New Jersey-based affiliate of Conner Strong & Buckelew that focuses on risk control, safety and claims services, has hired Colleen Vallen to its team.Vallen, a forensic services expert...
Feb 3 2020 // Teams of students from seven universities throughout the U.S. today begin a month-long collegiate competition in which they will run virtual insurance agencies in a computer-simulated environment.The competition, called...
Jan 30 2020 // Peel & Holland Insurance has merged with Riddle Insurance of Madisonville, Ky., and its subsidiary, R. Barga and Company Insurance of Benton, Ky.The companies provide business property and casualty insurance, surety...
Jan 10 2020 // Alera Group, a national employee benefits, property and casualty, retirement services and wealth management firm, has acquired Sylvia Group, effective December 31, 2019.Located in Dartmouth, Mass., Sylvia Group has been...
Dec 18 2019 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., the Rolling Meadows, Ill.-based broker, announced the acquisition of Halifax, Nova Scotia-based Sinclair Billard and Weld Ltd., and CJM Solutions + Inc., which do business under the name of...
Dec 16 2019 // EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property and casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, has hired Matthew Presutti to its EPIC New York operations as managing principal on the employee...
Dec 12 2019 // Alliant Insurance Services Inc. has added Los Angeles, Calif.-based Jennifer Blair to its West Coast employee benefits team. Blair will service an array of organizations across the region. Blair’s background includes...
Dec 5 2019 // EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants and Prime Risk Partners Inc. have officially joined forces. The transaction previously announced on October 15 has closed.Prime Risk Partners will bring insurance professionals...
Nov 21 2019 // The Hilb Group LLC (THG) has acquired North Carolina-based Employee Benefit Advisors of the Carolinas LLC (EBA). The transaction became effective November 1, 2019.Located in Charlotte, N.C., EBA is a full-service employee...
Nov 20 2019 // Alliant Insurance Services Inc. has added Corey Dunn to its employee benefits group as assistant vice president. Dunn is based in Denver, Colo., and will work with a range of organizations delivering benefits...
Nov 14 2019 // Risk Strategies, a privately held, national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has appointed 25-year industry veteran Michael S. Grant as employee benefits practice leader for the firm’s Greater New York...
Nov 14 2019 // Waukee, Iowa-based employee-owned and controlled insurance broker, Holmes Murphy, has launched a new company focused on employee wellbeing — ethOs.Led by Ali Payne, EthOs will focus on improving workplace culture,...
Nov 14 2019 // Dason Gwartney has been named vice president and employee benefits practice leader at Universal Insurance Agency in Durant, Oklahoma, a unit of First United Bank.Gwartney joins First United/Universal with more than 25...
Nov 8 2019 // Trustmark, a national employee benefits provider headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois, has promoted Steve Horvath and Sean McManamy to new positions.McManamy, a corporate senior vice president and member of the Trustmark...
Nov 8 2019 // Hub International Ltd., a Chicago-based insurance broker, announced it has acquired the assets of W.R. Carey Corp.Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Carey Corp. is an...
Nov 7 2019 // Employee benefits expert Shaan Merchant has joined Alliant Insurance Services in Bannockburn, Illinois, as first vice president. Merchant has experience designing and delivering employee benefits solutions that lower...
Nov 5 2019 // LP Buddy Morris has launched Spire Risk Management (SRM), a full-service insurance consulting firm specializing in employee benefits, property/casualty and retirement planning, in San Antonio, Texas.Morris said the plan is...
Nov 5 2019 // Risk Strategies, a privately held, Boston, Mass.-headquartered insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has appointed Chris Powers to lead its employee benefits practice for the Eastern U.S. Previously, Powers oversaw...
Oct 23 2019 // Harden, an insurance, risk management and employee benefits firm in the Southeast, has expanded its South Florida team with the addition of Corey Mershon as Employee Benefits account director in its Fort Lauderdale...
Oct 10 2019 // Alera Group, a national employee benefits, property/ casualty, risk management and wealth management firm based in Deerfield, Illinois, has appointed Sally Prather as its national Employee Benefits Practice...