Latest Employee Benefits Headlines

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

Reiter Joins Woodruff-Sawyer

Oct 8 2008 // Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. announced that Chris Reiter has joined the company’s North Bay, Calif., office as vice president of employee benefits. In this role, Reiter will focus on client relationship management and...

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Oct 6 2008 // Erie Insurance Group named Terrence W. Cavanaugh president and CEO, and an elected member of the firm’s board of directors.Cavanaugh joins Erie from Chubb Corp. where he most recently was senior vice president and...

Equity Risk Partners Opens New York Office; Expands Nationwide

Sep 30 2008 // Equity Risk Partners, Inc. (ERP), the only full service insurance brokerage and consulting firm focused exclusively on the private equity industry, has opened the doors to its new Manhattan office in conjunction with a...

Madison Benefits, Higginbotham & Associates to Merge

Sep 24 2008 // Houston-based employee benefits brokerage and consulting firm Madison Benefits Group plans to join forces with national insurance brokerage firm Higginbotham & Associates, headquartered in North Texas.The new...

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Sep 22 2008 // Swiss Re appointed Walter A. Bell chairman of Swiss Re America Holding Corp. He will provide supervisory governance of the Americas businesses and also will oversee and direct regulatory and public affairs for all of Swiss...

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Sep 1 2008 // General Star Management Co. appointed Gregory J. Diorio chief operating officer and Joseph L. Majsak chief marketing officer. Diorio will oversee all underwriting divisions while Majsak will oversee the new marketing...

EPIC Appoints Tumminia Principal in San Francisco

Aug 7 2008 // Edgewood Partners Insurance Center (EPIC), a retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage, appointed Dennis Tumminia as principal of Employee Benefits in its San Francisco office. Tumminia recently...

Hickey, Gervang Join Wells Fargo International Insurance Group

Jul 17 2008 // Wells Fargo Insurance Services, Inc. has made two executive appointments in its international risk management and insurance services group.Patrick Hickey has joined as managing director and national practice leader for...

Conover Insurance Names Pineda Account Executive

Jul 14 2008 // Conover Insurance of Yakima, Wash., announced that Alfonso S. Pineda joined the firm as an account executive in the Employee Benefits Division. In his new role, Pineda will focus on creating lasting relationships with his...

Heffernan Names Assistant VP in Portland, Launches HR Consulting Program

Jul 8 2008 // Heffernan Insurance Brokers has launched a new human resources consulting program and appointed Lisa Banducci leader of its new service offering. Banducci will work out of Heffernan’s Walnut Creek office, but the new...

Willis Buys HRH for $2.1 Billion

Jul 7 2008 // Willis Group Holdings Chairman and CEO Joe Plumeri holds a reputation for taking on challenges. On June 8 his company gave him one. Willis announced it has agreed to buy Virginia-based rival Hilb Rogal & Hobbs for...

AIG Introduces Public Entity, Trustee Protector Coverage

Jun 25 2008 // AIG Executive Liability, a unit of AIG Commercial Insurance, introduced Public Entity Plan and Trustee Protector, a policy that protects individuals who manage public entity employee benefit plans from fiduciary liability...

Conover Insurance Names Anderton Account Executive

Jun 24 2008 // Conover Insurance of Kirkland, Wash., named C. Ned Anderton an account executive in the Employee Benefits Division. He will reduce the complexity of employee benefit programs for his clients and to provide creative...

Despite Slowed Economy, Employee Benefits Remain Stable in 2008

Jun 23 2008 // Despite recent challenges to the economy, employers are managing to maintain a balance in employee benefits, according to the 2008 Employee Benefits Survey from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) at its 60th...

L/B/W Insurance Promotes Wiener to VP of Employee Benefits

Jun 10 2008 // L/B/W Insurance & Financial Services, an independent full-service insurance agency in Santa Clarita, Calif., promoted Haley Wiener from group benefits manager to vice president of employee benefits. Wienr started in...

Willis Strengthens Latin America Employee Benefits Practice

May 29 2008 // Willis Group Holdings has announced the appointment of Renato Cassinelli as Employee Benefits Practice Leader for Latin America, effective immediately. He takes over responsibility for “helping to drive profitable...

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires N.J. Employee Benefit Broker RSI

May 2 2008 // Insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. reports it has acquired RSI of Mount Laurel, New Jersey. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1980, RSI offers employee benefit consulting and brokerage...

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Apr 21 2008 // Novato, Calif.-based Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. named Michael LaRocco president and CEO. He will report to Chuck Kavitsky, president and CEO of Allianz of America, parent of Fireman’s Fund, and will also...

Apr 7 2008 // PeopleRob Arnold has been named president of Houston-based insurance wholesaler Myron Steves. Arnold has been a member of the Myron Steves management team since 1995 and has also served as director of Business Development,...

Balmer Joins National Insurance Partners as Benefit Analyst

Mar 25 2008 // National Insurance Partners Inc. (NIP) announced that Holly Balmer has joined the company’s San Antonio team as benefit analyst.Balmer’s responsibilities will revolve around her extensive experience in employee...