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Employee benefit offerings only as good as the discussion about them

Jaime L. Brockway — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:12:48 +0000

Few employers think their workers understand their benefit packages, which can be corrected by one-to-one benefits counseling sessions during enrollment, a new survey says.

Employee benefit offerings only as good as the discussion about them via IFAwebnews.

Arthur Gallagher expands Upstate New York footprint with Albany deal

Bob Graham — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:31:46 +0000

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired Capital Bauer Insurance Agency, an Albany, N.Y.-based retail insurance broker allowing it to significantly expand its Upstate New York presence.

Arthur Gallagher expands Upstate New York footprint with Albany deal via IFAwebnews.

CBIZ secures N.J.-based employee benefits, retirement business

Jaime L. Brockway — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:20:52 +0000

A Cleveland, Ohio-based business services provider bought the employee benefits and retirement section from Advantage Benefit Planning (ABP), based in Pleasantville, N.J.

CBIZ secures N.J.-based employee benefits, retirement business via IFAwebnews.

N.Y.-based company expands employee benefits reach with acquisition

Jaime L. Brockway — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:21:22 +0000

A Briarcliff Manor, N.Y.-based insurance company acquired a Wakefield, RI.-based employee benefit consulting and brokerage firm specializing in middle-market businesses.

N.Y.-based company expands employee benefits reach with acquisition via IFAwebnews.

Murray Risk Management to buy competitor based in Lancaster

Bob Graham — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 23:34:23 +0000

Murray Risk Management and Insurance in Lancaster, Pa., is buying an in-town brokerage competitor, The Securus Group, and its subsidiaries.

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PSA Financial sells defined benefit actuarial consulting unit to CBIZ

Bob Graham — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:37:45 +0000

The defined benefit actuarial consulting operations of PSA Insurance & Financial Services have been sold to a Cleveland-based professional services company.

PSA Financial sells defined benefit actuarial consulting unit to CBIZ via IFAwebnews.

Value to workers, not cost-cutting, key voluntary-benefits driver

IFAwebnews Staff — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 13:04:59 +0000

Employers are offering voluntary benefits more to benefit their employees than to cut costs, n cost driven, according to new research.

Value to workers, not cost-cutting, key voluntary-benefits driver via IFAwebnews.

Marsh & McLennan Agency continues Northeast expansion

Bob Graham — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:46:05 +0000

Marsh & McLennan Agency, a subsidiary of insurance broker Marsh Inc., acquired the employee benefits division of a Marlborough, Mass.-based agency, adding about $600,000 in annual revenue to its middle-market operations.

Marsh & McLennan Agency continues Northeast expansion via IFAwebnews.

Microfilm with personal plan enrollment information from 60s, 70s lost

Bob Graham — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 20:30:17 +0000

A St. Louis-based plan administrator disclosed that a delivery service has lost a box of microfilm containing plan enrollment information from the 1960s and 1970s.

Microfilm with personal plan enrollment information from 60s, 70s lost via IFAwebnews.

Brown & Brown expands with Mich. employee benefits firm deal

IFAwebnews Staff — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 20:25:28 +0000

A Brown & Brown subsidiary in Michigan bought a employee benefits company in Saginaw, Mich., that generates about $2.3 million in annual revenues.

Brown & Brown expands with Mich. employee benefits firm deal via IFAwebnews.