Latest Employee Benefits Headlines

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

Andrew Joins Lawson-Hawks

May 13 2005 // Jason T. Andrew has been promoted to vice president, Employee Benefits Division for Mountain View, Calif.-based Lawson-Hawks Insurance Associates. Andrew has over five years of experience in the independent financial...

Suriano-Williams Benefits Group Joins Woodruff-Sawyer Oregon

May 11 2005 // Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. announced that Suriano-Williams’ benefits practice has joined its Oregon Benefits group. Helen “Willy” Suriano-Williams will serve as a senior benefits consultant. In this role,...

Ross Joins Kibble & Prentice

May 2 2005 // Seattle-based Kibble & Prentice, a leader in the Northwest insurance and financial services industry since 1972, has hired industry veteran Dave Ross as vice president of the Employee Benefits and Private Client...

The Parker Group Buys Gallagher Benefit Administrators

Apr 14 2005 // Lubbock, Texas-based The Parker Group, a health care and benefits management holding company, announced it has closed on the acquisition of Gallagher Benefit Administrators Inc., a national third-party employee benefits...

McQueary Henry Bowles Troy Opens Austin Office

Apr 13 2005 // McQueary Henry Bowles Troy L.L.P (MHBT), one of the largest privately-owned, independent insurance brokerages in the nation, announced the opening of a new office in Austin, Texas.The new MHBT location will immediately be...

Wausau Signature Agency Forms Group Benefits Division Targeting Upper Midwest

Mar 24 2005 // Wisconsin-based Wausau Signature Agency has increased its focus on employee benefits by forming a group benefits division in the Upper Midwest states. “As part of our commitment to meet all of the insurance needs of...

MHBT’s Henry Appointed to Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Board

Feb 25 2005 // The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers, an association for commercial insurance and employee benefits intermediaries in the United States and abroad, recently appointed Bill Henry to its Board of Directors. Henry...

Willis Acquires CGI Consulting Group

Feb 23 2005 // Willis Group Holdings has acquired CGI Consulting Inc., an employee benefits firm selling to mid-size companies predominantly in the mid-Atlantic and northeast region of the United States.CGI has annual revenues of...

Specialists Rank Talent Management Among Top Five Priorities in 2005

Feb 21 2005 // Providing rewards programs that attract, motivate and help retain employees has been ranked among the top five priorities for employers in 2005, according to a new survey conducted by Deloitte Consulting LLP’s Human...

Insurance First Agency Unveils New Employee Benefits Services Group; Bingham to Head Unit

Feb 15 2005 // Ohio-based Insurance First Agency, a full-service independent insurance agency and member of the Title First Family of Companies, announced the launch of its Employee Benefits Services group.The company’s newest...

Brown & Brown Acquires Emerald Benefits Inc.

Feb 14 2005 // Brown & Brown Inc., with headquarters in Daytona Beach, Fla. has announced the acquisition of retail insurance agency Emerald Benefits Inc. of Weston, Fla.Emerald Benefits, with annualized revenues of approximately...

Fiduciary Liability: The Most Misunderstood of Management Exposures

Feb 7 2005 // In the early 1960s, life in the United States was lived at a slower pace. Transportation and communication required more time (and patience) and employees were more inclined to trust employers on issues relating to...

Assurex Global Expands Worldwide Presence

Feb 3 2005 // Assurex Global — the world’s largest privately held risk management and commercial insurance brokerage group – announced that it has expanded its worldwide presence with the addition of international...

Vertafore Inc. Unveils Vertafore Benefits

Jan 26 2005 // Looking to capitalize on their industry experience, Vertafore Inc. announced the official launch of Vertafore Benefits, a new division that will provide software and automation services to employee benefits agencies and...

Neace Lukens Acquires Integrity Insurance

Jan 26 2005 // Louisville, Ky.-based Neace Lukens Insurance has acquired Integrity Insurance Agency, a Lexington, Ky.-based agency that specializes in employee benefits. The acquisition is effective immediately and according to Douglas...

Who's Really Driving Consumer Driven Healthcare’

Jan 24 2005 // Analysis from Three Perspectives — Consumer, Employer, and BrokerOver the past couple of years, the most used phrase in the employee benefits industry has been Consumer Driven Healthcare. Though its broadest...

Moody Insurance Agency Promotes Minnick to VP

Jan 13 2005 // Denver-based Moody Insurance Agency, which specializes in bonding services for contractors, risk management, and insurance, has promoted Steve Minnick to vice president of the agency’s Employee Benefits...

Willis Adds 3 VPs in Play for Higher Minn. Benefits Market Share

Jan 12 2005 // New York-based brokerage behemoth Willis Group Holdings Ltd. has announced three senior appointments in its Minneapolis office.Dan Caffrey has joined as a senior vice president and both Stephanie Candon and Henry Van...

Segal Shows Off Scabies, But Judge Won’t Allow Prison Medical Leave

Jan 3 2005 // Bond was denied Dec. 16 for convicted racketeer, fraudster and Chicago insurance broker Michael Segal, who during the court hearing pulled opened his orange prison jumpsuit to show a federal judge a rash he apparently...

Segal, Who May Have Lupus, Gets Hearing on Prison Medical Leave

Dec 10 2004 // A federal judge has scheduled a hearing over whether to allow convicted insurance mogul Michael Segal to leave a Chicago jail to seek medical treatment.Lawyers for Segal, 62, said in court Wednesday that their client may...