Latest Employee Benefits Headlines

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

Multi-State, $120M Agreement with UnumProvident Requires Reassessing Claims Back to 1997

Nov 18 2004 // A multi-state settlement with UnumProvident Corp. over its disputed handling of disability claims would cost the firm more than $120 million to comply and require it to review more than seven years of claims. It also calls...

Hub International Names Lawler to EB Post

Oct 22 2004 // HUB International Illinois, the Chicago hub of the North American insurance broker Hub International Limited, announced the appointment of Jeffrey Lawler as senior vice president of Employee Benefits. Lawler will manage...

Dreyer, Utley Join Calif.-based ABD Insurance

Oct 20 2004 // Torrance, Calif.-based ABD Insurance and Financial Services, a provider of global risk management and employee benefits solutions, announced that Thomas Dreyer has joined ABD’s Sacramento office as a vice president....

Willis Staffs Denver Office

Oct 5 2004 // Willis Group Holdings, the global insurance broker, announced that David C. Benson has joined Willis as executive vice president and office leader for its Denver office. Benson, who brings 18 years of insurance industry...

Fiduciary Liability: The Most Misunderstood of Management Exposures

Sep 20 2004 // 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...

Fiduciary Liability: The Most Misunderstood of Management Exposures

Sep 20 2004 // 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...

RiskProNet Members Offer Tips for Successful Cross-Selling

Sep 20 2004 // Giving lip service to the benefits of cross-selling is easy. Executing the strategy is quite a bit harder. What are key ingredients in successfully cross-selling property/casualty and employee benefits?At RiskProNet...

RiskProNet Members Offer Tips for Successful Cross-Selling

Sep 6 2004 // Giving lip service to the benefits of cross-selling is easy. Executing the strategy is quite a bit harder. What are key ingredients in successfully cross-selling property/casualty and employee benefits?At RiskProNet...

S&P Affirms Aon’s ‘A-‘ Ratings; Outlook Negative

Sep 3 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Rating Services announced that it has affirmed its ‘A-‘ counterparty credit rating on Aon Corp., but the outlook remains negative.“The ratings on Aon are supported by its very...

N.Y.’s Rose & Kiernan Adds The Daniels Agency

Aug 31 2004 // The Daniels Agency, with New York offices in Pawling and Poughkeepsie and another in Danbury, Conn., will merge with Rose and Kiernan, Inc, a large independent insurance agency with it’s corporate headquarters in...

Fiduciary Liability: The Most Misunderstood of Management Exposures

Aug 23 2004 // 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...

ABD to Present 2004 Cybersure Benefit Report Preview

Aug 10 2004 // Redwood City, Calif.-based ABD Insurance and Financial Services, a provider of global risk management and employee benefits solutions, will present a preview of the ABD 2004 Cybersure Benefit Report Aug. 12th at 8 a.m. at...

Walsh Joins Woodruff-Sawyer

Aug 4 2004 // San Francisco-based Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. announced the appointment of Jennifer Walsh as an Account Executive with the firm’s Employee Benefits Practice. Working with a team of seasoned professionals,...

USI Releases 2Q Financial Report

Jul 30 2004 // U.S.I. Holdings Corporation has reported that its revenues for the second quarter increased by $14.1 million, or 16.4 percent, to $100.4 million from $86.3 million last year at the same time.The revenue increase reflects...

Call Joins Hartwig Moss Benefits as Consultant

Jul 21 2004 // New Orleans-based Hartwig Moss Benefits announced the addition of Gerry Call as a benefits consultant.A native of New Orleans, Call has worked in the employee benefits field for over 21 years—as both an account executive...

USI Completes Purchase of Future Planning Associates

Jul 9 2004 // U.S.I. Holdings Corporation of Briarcliff Manor, N.Y. has acquired Matawan, N.J.-based Future Planning Associates, Inc. This acquisition is expected to contribute approximately $10 million of revenues to USI on an annual...

JMB Insurance Acquires Schlesinger Associates

Jun 29 2004 // Chicago-based brokerage JMB Insurance has acquired Schlesinger Associates Inc., an employee benefits brokerage also based in Chicago. JMB’s expanded employee benefit and financial security services practice will be...

Higginbotham & Associates Acquires B. Barfield Group

Jun 28 2004 // North Texas-based independent insurance and financial services brokerage firm, Higginbotham & Associates, announced it has acquired B. Barfield Group, based in McKinney. The merger brings to Higginbotham employee...

Atlantic Benefit Services Hires Rodgers to Lead EBP

Jun 24 2004 // Massachusetts-based Atlantic Benefit Services, part of The Atlantic Insurance Group has hired Michael Rodgers, Jr. as managing partner and employee benefits practice leader. Prior to joining Atlantic, Rodgers gained more...

AmWINS Names Fleet as President of Benefits Unit

Jun 22 2004 // Charlotte, N.C.-based American Wholesale Insurance Group (AmWINS) appointed Samuel H. Fleet as president of its Group Benefits Division.The company reported that in this newly created position, Fleet will work with the...