Latest Employee Benefits Headlines

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

R&R Insurance Services’ Riesch-Knapp Transitions to Employee Benefits

Sep 6 2012 // R&R Insurance Services Inc., headquartered in Waukesha, Wis., announced the transition of Stephanie Riesch-Knapp from commercial lines to the firm’s employee benefits practice as an account...

Business Moves – Midwest

Aug 6 2012 // Digital Insurance, SEBS of the MidwestBenefits-only agency, Digital Insurance, has acquired Strategic Employee Benefits Services (SEBS) of the Midwest. The firm now operates under the banner of Digital Benefit Advisors...

Guyll Named Vice President at Conover

Jul 27 2012 // Dave Guyll,vice president in the employee benefits division of Conover Insurance, was recently selected to the Roll of Agents & Brokers Technical Advisory Committee for the Health Care Exchange Board in Washington.Gat...

Digital Insurance Acquires DSG Benefits Group in Dallas

Jul 27 2012 // Employee benefits-only agency, Digital Insurance, has acquired DSG Benefits Group in Dallas. The acquisition marks the company’s debut in the Texas market. The Dallas firm now operates under the banner of Digital...

Costs Driving Changes, Opportunities in New World of Benefits Brokerage

Jul 24 2012 // Group health insurance brokerage is changing but the changes are not primarily due to Congress or the courts. Rather the changes are being driven by costs — the cost of healthcare coverage and the cost of serving...

Business Moves – Midwest

Jul 23 2012 // Pro Insurance Group, Falvay-Counihan InsurancePro Insurance Group, a Troy, Mich.-based independent insurance agency, announced the acquisition of Falvay-Counihan Insurance Inc., of Bloomfield Hills, Mich. InPro gains...

Competing in the New World of Benefits Brokerage

Jul 23 2012 // Group health insurance brokerage is changing but the changes are not primarily due to Congress or the courts. Rather the changes are being driven by costs — the cost of health care coverage and the cost of serving...

United Benefit Advisors Names Mangan CEO

Jul 22 2012 // United Benefit Advisors (UBA), based in Indianapolis, Ind., announced it has appointed Thomas Mangan as chief executive officer.Mangan is a 20-year veteran in the employee benefits field, with vast experience in corporate...

‘One Way or Another’ Agencies See Growth in Group Health

Jul 16 2012 // “One way or another.”Is that the best way to describe a sound investment strategy nowadays? Yes. If you’re talking about the growing number of agencies investing in group health benefits...

Arthur J. Gallagher Buys Employee Benefits Broker Triad USA in Penn.

Jul 13 2012 // Itasca, Ill.-headquartered global insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. said it acquired Pittsburgh-based Triad USA Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.Formed in 1998, Triad USA offers employee benefits...

Poms Names Scott VP of Benefits and P/C in Northern California

Jul 12 2012 // Woodland Hills, Calif.-based Poms & Associates Insurance Brokers Inc. named Peter Scott Jr. vice president of employee benefits and property/casualty in the firm’s Northern California office. Scott was previously...

Roach Howard Smith & Barton Adds Schickling in Employee Benefits Division

Jul 12 2012 // Chris Schickling has joined Dallas-based Roach Howard Smith & Barton as a sales executive in the agency’s Employee Benefits Division.Formerly a captain in the United States Marine Corps, Schickling is a decorated...

Health, Benefits Market Offers Growth Opportunities for Midwest Agents

Jul 11 2012 // For many independent property/casualty agencies, one bright spot of opportunity in an era of otherwise lackluster growth has been the health and benefits market. Over the course of the past four or five years, savvy P/C...

Some South Central Agencies See Potential in Dynamic Health, Benefits Market

Jul 11 2012 // The South Central region of the country, particularly Texas, has been a hotbed of activity when it comes to mergers and acquisitions of smaller health and benefit agencies. The reason, according to agencies in the region,...

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Miller Buettner & Parrott Inc.

Jul 3 2012 // Insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Miller Buettner & Parrott Inc. in Rockford, Ill.Founded in 1998, Miller Buettner & Parrott is an employee benefits insurance broker and consultant...

Health, Benefits Market Offers Growth Opportunities for P/C Agents

Jul 2 2012 // For many independent property/casualty agencies, one bright spot of opportunity in an era of otherwise lackluster growth has been the health and benefits market. Over the course of the past four or five years, savvy P/C...

Agents Seek Diversified Role in Group Health/Benefits Arena

Jul 2 2012 // In recent years, a growing number of independent property/casualty agencies have begun offering group health/benefits services to their clients. In interviews with Insurance Journal, agency executives in the Northeast...

Business Moves – Southeast

Jul 2 2012 // Gallagher, WhitehavenIllinois-based global insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Whitehaven Insurance Group, Inc. in Gulf Shores, Alabama. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.Founded in 1994,...

Some P/C Agencies See Potential in Dynamic Health, Benefits Market

Jul 2 2012 // The South Central region of the country, particularly Texas, has been a hotbed of activity when it comes to mergers and acquisitions of smaller health and benefit agencies. The reason, according to agencies in the region,...

‘One Way or Another’ Agencies See Growth in Group Health

Jul 2 2012 // “One way or another.”Is that the best way to describe a sound investment strategy nowadays? Yes. If you’re talking about the growing number of agencies investing in group health benefits...