Latest Employee Benefits Headlines

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

Conger Joins Lockton Employee Benefits Consulting Practice

Aug 19 2011 // Lockton Companies has added Steve Conger to its Washington, D.C. brokerage team as vice president and producer. The addition of Conger expands Lockton’s Washington, D.C.-based employee benefits practice and mergers...

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Aug 1 2011 // Stacey Reinhardt is now marketing manager/sales analyst with Howalt+McDowell Insurance Inc. in Sioux Falls, S.D. Reinhardt relocated from Appleton, Wis., and previously worked in marketing for SECURA Insurance Co. in...

Insurance Broker Lockton Welcomes Associate Into Producer Role

Jul 20 2011 // Lockton Companies LLC a Kansas City-based firm specializing in insurance, risk management and employee benefits, has added Brett Lane to its team of producers. Lane previously was an account executive for health and...

Hub International to Acquire Strategic Employee Benefit Services of Louisiana

Jul 18 2011 // Chicago-based Hub International Limited (Hub) announced plans to purchase Strategic Employee Benefit Services of Louisiana LLC (SEBS of Louisiana), a Metairie, La.-based benefit consulting and service firm.The acquisition...

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Jul 18 2011 // Barbara Zito has been named senior vice president of Marketing at Founders Insurance Co. in Des Plaines, Ill. Founders is a member company of the Utica National Insurance Group of New Hartford, N.Y.Zito is responsible for...

Top Buyers Remain Interested in Acquiring Agencies: Consultant

Jul 18 2011 // There will be a strong ongoing interest in acquisitions of independent agencies and brokerages through 2012, according to the channel’s most prolific buyers whose views are highlighted in a new report.Reagan...

HUB Acquires N.H. Benefits Firm

Jul 12 2011 // Hub has acquired the assets of Workplace Benefit Solutions (WBS) a Manchester, New Hampshire-based employee benefit brokerage and consulting firm. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. WBS will become part of Hub...

Top Buyers Remain Interested in Acquiring Agencies: Consultant

Jun 29 2011 // There will be a strong ongoing interest in acquisitions of independent agent and brokers through 2012, according to the channel’s most prolific buyers of agencies whose views are highlighted in a new report.Reagan...

Combined Insurance’s Worksite Solutions Names Martin President

Jun 21 2011 // Glenview, Ill.-based Combined Insurance added Chris Martin as president of the company’s Worksite Solutions division, a full-service voluntary benefits carrier, effective June 20, 2011.Martin joins Worksite Solutions...

Digital Insurance Acquires Agencies in Illinois and Arizona

Jun 20 2011 // Digital Insurance Inc., an employee benefits agency specializing in insurance for small businesses and mid-sized companies, has acquired Employee Benefits by Design in Chicago and Strategic Benefits Consultants (SBC) in...

William Gammon Insurance, Higginbotham & Associates Join Forces

Jun 7 2011 // Texas-based independent insurance agencies William Gammon Insurance and Higginbotham & Associates have merged. The combined company has more than 500 professionals providing insurance, risk management and employee...

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Jun 6 2011 // Tina Wrotenbery joined Hub International Rigg (Hub Rigg) as a senior employee benefits consultant. Wrotenbery will move into Hub’s existing offices in Houston and will report to Charlie Reynolds, president, Employee...

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Jun 6 2011 // The IMA Financial Group Inc. promoted three in the company’s employee benefits division to vice presidents.Gregg Kamas was promoted to vice president of IMA Financial Group and national practice leader of health risk...

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Jun 6 2011 // Marsh & McLennan Cos. appointed Daniel S. Glaser to the newly created position of group president and chief operating officer. Glaser previously had been chairman and CEO of Marsh. He will continue to report to Brian...

EPIC Adds Childers as Account Executive in Folsom

Jun 1 2011 // EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center), a retail property/casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant based in California, has added Michele Childers as an employee benefits account executive in its...

MHBT Appoints Raetzman New Employee Benefits Producer

May 26 2011 // Privately owned insurance and risk management firm, MHBT, announced that Drew Raetzman has joined the Dallas office as an employee benefits producer.Raetzman will work with clients to help them identify benefits solutions...

The Partners Group, Baldwin Resource Group Merge

May 24 2011 // Portland, Ore.-based financial services and employee benefit consulting firm The Partners Group has merged with Seattle-based Baldwin Resource Group, a firm with expertise in commercial insurance, enterprise risk...

Arthur J. Gallagher Appoints Three to Corporate VP Positions

May 20 2011 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (AJG) appointed Norbert Chung, John Neumaier and William Ziebell to the positions of corporate vice presidents.Chung joined AJG in 1995 and has spent most of his 23-year career in the...

Mesirow Financial Formalizes Management of Insurance Services Division

May 17 2011 // Chicago-based Mesirow Financial announced that its Insurance Services Division will be led by a newly formed Insurance Management Committee (IMC).The IMC has named Norman Malter president of the Insurance Division, John...

IMA Financial Group Promotes 3 in Benefits Practice

May 15 2011 // The IMA Financial Group Inc., a diversified financial services company specializing in insurance, asset and risk management, has promoted three in the company’s employee benefits division to vice presidents.Gregg...