All the headlines from our Employee Benefits Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 8 2006 // A group of retailers has filed suits challenging laws in Maryland and New York that were enacted to pressure employers to spend a minimum amount oin employees’ health benefits.The Retail Industry Leaders Association...
Jan 31 2006 // Provider Insurance Group has named Jamie Moran as an employee benefit specialist in the insurance agency’s Woonsocket, R.I. office. As an employee benefit specialist, Moran performs administrative duties assisting...
Jan 30 2006 // With nearly one-quarter (22 percent) of all employees changing jobs over the past 18 months — and 74 percent of businesses expecting competition for talent to escalate over the next 18 months...
Jan 25 2006 // Countrywide Insurance Services is expanding the company’s Southern California presence with the addition of four new commercial insurance producers and with 7,000 square feet of space in Glendale, Calif. to support...
Jan 15 2006 // Wal-Mart Stores Inc., faced with a new Maryland law designed to pressure the retail chain into spending more money on health insurance for its employees, is considering a challenge to the groundbreaking legislation.Sarah...
Jan 5 2006 // A proposed Maryland law that attempts to pressure Wal-Mart to provide better health care benefits for its employees would violate federal law, the Maryland Chamber of Commerce said.The business group issued a report just...
Jan 2 2006 // More universities that offer insurance degreesIn this second installment in a series, Insurance Journal profiled five universities that offer undergraduate and graduate degrees in insurance. More universities will be...
Jan 1 2006 // In this second installment in a series, Insurance Journal profiled five universities that offer undergraduate and graduate degrees in insurance. More universities will be featured in future editions.Baylor University...
Dec 30 2005 // William Gallagher Associates has promoted Louisa C. Bolick to senior vice president in the firm’s Employee Benefits Practice. Bolick has 15 years of experience in employee benefits, on both the carrier and brokerage...
Dec 29 2005 // Hub International Limited reported the acquisition of the assets of Employee Benefit Specialists Inc. (EBS), an employee benefits brokerage serving the state of Colorado. The acquired business, based in Denver, will become...
Dec 19 2005 // Twenty years ago, it was nearly impossible to find colleges and universities offering degrees in insurance. Now there are many programs across the nation that offer bachelor’s degrees, concentrations, certifications,...
Dec 18 2005 // Twenty years ago, it was nearly impossible to find colleges and universities offering degrees in insurance. Now there are many programs across the nation that offer bachelor’s degrees, concentrations, certifications,...
Nov 22 2005 // Willis Group Holdings announced two acquisitions aimed at strengthening the international broker’s presence in the Latin American market. Willis has acquired both JH Asesores y Corredores de Seguros S.A. (JHA), a...
Nov 20 2005 // Dallas-based Colemont Corporation announced that David Stevoff has been named chief operating officer of Colemont Brokerage Group, its U.S. subsidiary. In this newly created position, Stevoff will have responsibility for...
Nov 2 2005 // Willis Group Holdings Ltd., the global insurance broker, announced the appointment of Gregory Arms as executive vice president and chairman of its Global Employee Benefits Practice. He is based in New York City.Reporting...
Oct 26 2005 // Patricia L. Cloutier has joined TD Banknorth Insurance Group in South Portland, Maine as an account manager for employee benefits lines. She will provide a range of services to employee benefits clients throughout...
Oct 18 2005 // Acordia Inc., a bank-affiliated insurance brokerage and a subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company, has acquired the assets of Cassidy Employee Benefit Services in Pasadena, California. Cassidy Employee Benefit Services...
Sep 13 2005 // Higginbotham & Associates added group health plan broker Kenneth Rassi to its Dallas Employee Benefits operations.Rassi will apply his expertise to bring Higginbotham’s single source solution to North Texas...
Sep 12 2005 // First Niagara Financial Group Inc., the parent of First Niagara Bank, has acquired Burke Group Inc., an employee benefits administration and compensation consulting firm that has offices in Rochester and Syracuse and...
Sep 12 2005 // State legislators griped that they’re getting too many complaints about the insurance benefit program for Nevada’s public employees.“We all continue to get flooded with concerns,” said Assemblywoman...