All the headlines from our Employee Benefits Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 6 2013 // Birmingham, Ala.-based Regions Insurance, an affiliate of Regions Bank, said it entered into an agreement with The Hanback Group in Nashville, Tenn., to obtain the firm’s personnel and accounts. Financial terms of...
Oct 24 2013 // USI Insurance Services announced that Rick Renna has joined the brokerage as vice president in the New York metropolitan office.Renna formerly served as sales executive at MagnaCare and vice president/financial services at...
Oct 21 2013 // USI Insurance Services has appointed Brian Golick as senior vice president. He is based in USI’s New York metropolitan office.Golick brings 25 years experience in employee benefits, sales, insurance account...
Oct 8 2013 // USI Insurance Services announced the closing of the acquisition of Richard J. Princinsky & Associates Inc., located in Hunt Valley, Maryland. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 1976, Richard J....
Sep 30 2013 // BB&T Tanner Insurance Services named three staff members to its office in Pleasanton, Calif.Ken Clark was named director of risk control. Clark has more than 25 years of experience. Joe Williams was named vice...
Sep 13 2013 // The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has accelerated change and confusion in the health insurance marketplace and businesses and individuals are counting on their insurance agents and brokers to help them understand the...
Sep 11 2013 // Higginbotham and Capital Benefits Group have merged their operations, becoming what the companies believe to be the largest independent insurance and financial services employer in Central Texas.Higginbotham provides...
Sep 11 2013 // Lockton announced the expansion of its global benefits practice with the addition of Ron Brewer as regional practice leader of the Western region. Brewers will have an office in La Jolla, Calif. and be responsible for...
Sep 9 2013 // Leigh Harris joined Texas-based Roach Howard Smith & Barton insurance brokerage firm as assistant vice president in the employee benefits division.Prior to benefits consulting, Harris spent six years as a workforce...
Sep 6 2013 // Margaret LeClair, CEO of St. Paul, Minn.-based LeClair Insurance, announced the company is changing its name to LeClair Group, and bringing a new package of services to market in connection with the roll-out of federal...
Aug 29 2013 // Oklahoma City-based INSURICA Insurance Management Network announced the acquisition of five insurance agencies since December 2012.The multi-state broker had been quiet on the acquisition front since their last major deal...
Aug 29 2013 // Insurance broker Lockton’s Charlotte, N.C. office has hired five new associates with property/casualty insurance experience and employee benefits expertise to its insurance brokerage team.Josh Binford is a new...
Aug 23 2013 // Lake Mary, Fla.-based AssuredPartners Inc., through its subsidiary Herbert L. Jamison & Co., completed the acquisition of AxisPointe Inc., an independent employee benefit advisory firm located in West Orange,...
Aug 21 2013 // ECM Solutions of Charlotte, North Carolina, which sells commercial and personal insurance along with risk management services, has acquired the Ferguson Employee Benefits Agency in Greenville, South Carolina.ECM Solutions...
Aug 13 2013 // Insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired insurance broker Bollinger Inc., headquartered in Short Hills, New Jersey, for approximately $276.5 million.Bollinger’s business includes retail...
Jul 10 2013 // Pleasanton, Calif.-based One Risk Group LLC named Sue Wakamoto-Lee vice president in its employee benefits practice. At One Risk Group, Wakamoto-Lee will be responsible for client services and business development. Her...
Jul 10 2013 // USI Insurance Services’ metropolitan New York office recently appointed Karen Smith as director of its new clinical solutions department. In her role, Smith assists clients in creating workforce wellness programs...
Jul 9 2013 // Insurance and employee benefits advisor, Lockton, has opened a new operation in Milwaukee, Wis., appointing two veteran employee benefits consultants as senior executives.John O’Connor and Bill Crowley have joined...
Jul 2 2013 // SullivanCurtisMonroe named John E. Melbon executive vice president of the employee benefits division. Melbon has held senior level positions in management and sales, on both the carrier and broker side. Additionally, he...
Jun 20 2013 // Lockton announced the appointment of Tony Gusmão as CEO of its Brazilian businesses. He has more than 20 years of experience, primarily in Employee Benefits, having run consulting and actuarial firms in South Africa and...