Latest Employee Benefits Headlines

All the headlines from our Employee Benefits Topic Page, ordered by recency.

EEOC Hits California Grocer With Suit for Firing Employee over Medical Leave Request

Oct 1 2018 // California grocery outlet, PAQ Inc., dba Rancho San Miguel Market, violated federal law when it fired a deli clerk after she requested an accommodation for a disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

Schoenvogel Named President of Employee Benefits Plan, SimplePay Health

Sep 26 2018 // Scott Schoenvogel has been tapped as president of SimplePay Health, a subsidiary of healthcare and wellness company ACAP Health. He is based in Dallas.The company describes SimplePay Health as a new model for healthcare...

Alliant Hires Potts to Its Employee Benefits Group in Virginia

Sep 25 2018 // Alliant has hired Arlene Potts as vice president within its Employee Benefits Group. Potts is based in Suffolk, Va., and will work with a portfolio of clients to provide strategic employee benefits services that aim to...

Employers Providing Paid Family Leave Qualify for Tax Credit

Sep 25 2018 // The Treasury Department announced that as part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, eligible employers who provide paid family and medical leave to their employees during tax years 2018 and 2019 may qualify for a new...

BKS-Partners Forms Partnership with Montoya & Associates of Florida

Sep 21 2018 // Baldwin Krystyn Sherman Partners (BKS-Partners), an insurance brokerage and risk management firm headquartered in Tampa, Fla., has partnered with Montoya & Associates of Jacksonville, Fla. The partnership finalized on...

Ayala Joins Alliant Employee Benefits Group in Oklahoma City

Sep 20 2018 // Alliant Insurance Services has added Brady Ayala as senior vice president in its Employee Benefits Group in Oklahoma City.Ayala will service a growing portfolio of regional clients, deploying a full range of benefits...

Alera Group Acquires Champion Benefits of Atlanta

Sep 20 2018 // Alera Group, a national employee benefits, property and casualty, risk management and wealth management firm, has acquired Champion Benefits of Atlanta. The company provides integrated, strategic benefit plans for clients...

Alera Group Acquires Burnham Benefit Advisors, VantagePoint Benefit Strategies

Sep 13 2018 // Alera Group, a Deerfield, Ill.-based employee benefits, property and casualty, risk management and wealth management firm, has acquired Burnham Benefit Advisors and VantagePoint Benefit Strategies.Burnham Benefit Advisors,...

Startup’s Newest Employee Benefit, Stem Cell Storage, Could Last Forever

Aug 28 2018 // As MyCrypto mulled what benefits to offer employees, the new blockchain startup asked them what they wanted. “Surprisingly, we found that the traditional health benefits and 401(k) benefits—they had no interest in...

Alera Group Acquires Barnes Insurance & Financial Services of Florida

Aug 15 2018 // Alera Group, a national employee benefits, property and casualty, risk management and wealth management firm, has acquired Barnes Insurance & Financial Services (BIAFS) of Florida. BIAFS is a benefits agency with two...

Hub International Acquires Ontario-Based Benefit Broker Services Inc.

Aug 8 2018 // Hub International Ltd., the Chicago-based insurance broker, announced it has acquired Benefit Broker Services Inc.Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Located in Wallaceburg, Ontario, Benefit Broker provides...

Hub International Acquires The Ward Agency in Texas

Aug 6 2018 // Hub International Limited (Hub) has acquired the assets of Texas-based The Ward Agency (Ward Agency).Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Headquartered in Longview, Texas with an office in Tyler, Texas, Ward Agency...

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Aug 6 2018 // GEICO’s Board of Directors has promoted Rick Hoagland to senior vice president.Hoagland first joined GEICO in 1994 as a telephone claims representative in Fredericksburg, Md. He advanced through several positions and...

Alliant Adds Segars to Benefits Group in Southeast

Aug 3 2018 // Alliant Insurance Services has added Georgia benefits veteran Josh Segars to its team in the Southeast.As senior vice president within the company’s Employee Benefits Group, Segars will design and deploy customized...

Alliant Adds Morris as Sr. VP, Employee Benefits, in New Orleans

Jul 31 2018 // Alliant Insurance Services, based in Newport Beach, California, has added Brett Morris in New Orleans as senior vice president in the company’s Employee Benefits Group. Prior to joining Alliant, Morris was senior...

Iowa’s Holmes Murphy Welcomes 14 New Employee Shareholders

Jul 19 2018 // Iowa-based insurance services firm, Holmes Murphy, recently added 14 new employee shareholders.Holmes Murphy shareholders help lead the company in its mission to promote health, protect wealth, and deliver peace of mind....

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Jul 16 2018 // Hanover Stone Solutions, an advisory firm providing risk consulting services to U.S. property/casualty and life insurance companies, has appointed Joanne Morrissey and Gary Dubois as senior advisors based in New York...

Alliant Hires Andrews to Employee Benefits Group in New York

Jul 12 2018 // Alliant has hired Greg Andrews to its Employee Benefits Group as senior vice president in New York.With Alliant continuing to grow its employee benefits presence in the Northeast, Andrews will provide customized benefits...

Alliant Acquires Texas Employee Benefits Firm, CLS Partners

Jul 10 2018 // Alliant Insurance Services has acquired the Austin, Texas-based employee benefits and risk management consulting firm, CLS Partners. The Austin-based firm brings a team of more than 50 professionals to Alliant, bolstering...

BKS Partners Enters Georgia Through Partnership with Midsouth Benefits

Jul 6 2018 // Baldwin Krystyn Sherman Partners (BKS-Partners), an insurance brokerage and risk management firm headquartered in Tampa, Fla., has partnered with Midsouth Benefits of Atlanta. The merger was finalized on June 22, 2018 and...