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Small business worries about its role in retirement planning

IFAwebnews Staff — Mon, 21 May 2012 17:36:38 +0000

Small businesses, which comprise 99.7% of all employer firms and employ half of all private-sector employees in the U.S., say they worry about people's retirement planning and their role in it.

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Gallagher acquires retail insurance broker serving central U.S.

IFAwebnews Staff — Fri, 04 May 2012 12:21:00 +0000

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired Schiff, Kreidler-Shell Insurance and Risk Services, a retail insurance broker based in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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Arthur J. Gallagher buys La. employee benefits, brokerage operation

IFAwebnews Staff — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:24:14 +0000

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired a 36-year-old, Louisiana-based employee benefits and insurance brokerage company serving the southern U.S.

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New York insurer eyes greater Midwest presence with acquisition

Bob Graham — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 10:24:16 +0000

USI Insurance in Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., acquired an Itasca, Ill.-based property-casualty and employee benefits operation.

New York insurer eyes greater Midwest presence with acquisition via IFAwebnews.

Marsh adds Va. employee benefits firm to its mid-Atlantic region

Bob Graham — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 13:26:44 +0000

Marsh & McLennan Agency's mid-Atlantic region will have expanded employee-benefits services with its acquisition of KSPH LLC of Glen Allen, Va.

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Willis investigating $28 million in fraudulent commissions, fees

IFAwebnews Staff — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 20:36:03 +0000

Insurance broker Willis Group Holdings has begun an internal investigation into its discovery of about $28 million in fraudulent overstatements of commissions and fees between 2005 and 2011 in its employee benefits operations.

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Texas health company grows with second acquisition of the year

Jaime L. Brockway — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 13:38:03 +0000

HealthSmart Holdings, based in Irving, Texas, acquired a Springfield, Mo.-based insurance and health care services company to expand its national presence.

Texas health company grows with second acquisition of the year via IFAwebnews.

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.

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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.