Assurant Employee Benefits, a national carrier of life and disability insurance and dental coverage, today announces the formation of a new Administrative Services department in Seattle, Wa.
The new department was formed with the acquisition of certain capabilities, technology assets, and employees of a Seattle-based Third Party Administrator (TPA), Administrative Systems, Inc., with which the company [...]

Clear Choice Health Plans, announced it has acquired privately-owned Trusteed Plans Service Corporation (TPSC), a Tacoma, Wash.-based third party administrator (TPA) of employee benefits plans that operates in six Western states—Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Idaho and Montana. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
TPSC will retain its name and management team and operate as a [...]

The U.S. division of Sun Life Financial Inc. announced that its Employee Benefits Group has appointed Christopher J. Quinn to Vice President and Chief Operating Officer and Drew J. Niziak to Executive Vice President and Director of Sales.
Mr. Quinn will be responsible for driving the broader group benefits business strategy for the Employee Benefits Group [...]

Patrick J. Haraden, director of employee benefit services at Longfellow Benefits, will discuss employee benefits on “McNamara On Money” on WATD 95.9 FM in Marshfield, Mass., on Saturday, Nov. 22 from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.
The show is also broadcast live on the Web at http://www.959watd.com/McNamaraMoney.php
He will answer listener questions about health and dental insurance and [...]

Fort Dearborn Life Insurance Company has been recognized by Eastbridge Consulting Group, Inc. as a leader in voluntary sales growth among companies that wrote $30 million or less in new voluntary employee benefits sales in 2007.
“We are proud to be recognized by the Eastbridge study,” said Anthony F. Trani, president and CEO of Fort Dearborn [...]

Corporate Synergies Group (Corporate Synergies), a multi-state, full-service benefits consultant and brokerage firm, announced that the corporation has expanded into Columbia, Maryland. Corporate Synergies already have a significant client base in this region, and with the opening of the Maryland office they are able to expand their solutions to both existing and new customers. Corporate [...]

Nippon Life Insurance Company of America, a leading provider of employee benefit solutions to U.S. companies, today announced that Gerald “Jerry” Patterson, the former Vice President and CMO for the Life & Health Group Segment of the Principal Financial Group, has been named Chief Operating Officer of the company.
The company also announced that Christopher J. [...]

Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania and its insurance subsidiary, Univest Insurance, Inc., today announced the acquisition of Liberty Benefits, Inc., a full service employee benefits brokerage and consulting firm specializing in comprehensive employee benefits packages for businesses with 2 – 500 employees. The acquisition, completed on December 29, 2008, expands Univest’s growing insurance business and [...]

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. is announcing a new organizational structure for its Employer Markets Group (EMG) to better serve the group benefits and retirement plan needs of employers and their employees, optimize leadership talent, and drive growth opportunities.
EMG is part of the new customer-centered organizational structure announced for The Hartford’s life operations [...]

For the first time ever, the Association of Virgin Islands Psychologists (AVIP) has honored a health service company with an award for excellence.
The association, in conjunction with the American Psychological Association (APA), has recognized CIGNA’s employee assistance and wellness programs with the territorial “Psychologically Healthy Workplace Award.” The award honors business, government and community entities [...]