ProspX, Inc., the leader in on-demand collaboration and automation solutions for the commercial insurance industry, announced that it has teamed with Assurex Global, which represents $28 billion in annual premium volume, to deliver Assurex Global XpertConnect™. Assurex Global is using the ProspX platform to connect brokers, agencies and carriers in over 80 countries around the [...]

Avant Benefits, a New York-based benefits broker, has launched the Voluntary Benefits Awareness Program to provide carriers, enrollment firms and independent agents meetings with qualified prospective clients nationwide.
There’s no up-front cost to participate. The program starts in February and will continue throughout 2009.
Avant Benefits will conduct 50,000 hours of outbound telemarketing via a dedicated, US-based [...]

There has been a lot of speculation about the impact of current economic conditions on the voluntary business. Some in the industry are expecting a push for more voluntary as employers look for ways to provide benefits in times of shrinking budgets. Others believe the market may decrease or, at a minimum, that any growth [...]

Lockton, the world’s largest independent insurance broker, has named Michael D. Paulsen as Vice President in the firm’s Chicago office.
Paulsen, 38, of Chicago, is responsible for new business development and client advocacy for property/casualty and employee benefits clients. He has extensive experience counseling a wide array of middle market firms in transportation, manufacturing, senior housing [...]

Bill Pollock, Chairman and Founder of National Insurance Partners (”NIP”), announced today that it will sponsor the Cabo Celebrity Golf Classic on April 23-26, 2009 at the internationally acclaimed One & Only Palmilla Resort and Golf Club in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. The tournament, featuring amateur, professional and celebrity golfers, will benefit the Casa Hogar [...]

Unum Group announced that Robert C. Greving, executive vice president, chief financial officer and chief actuary, will be retiring from the company later this year. The company has initiated a search for his successor.
“Bob has been an integral part of our senior leadership team for more than a decade, and he has been instrumental in [...]

Brent McKenzie, based in Atlanta, GA, has joined ARMSRx Pharmacy Benefit Consulting, the nation’s fastest growing pharmacy benefit firm, as Senior Vice President of Pharmacy Benefit Consulting. Mr. McKenzie offers his clients over 25 years of industry expertise in the employee Benefits and Pharmacy Benefit Management arena. Brent has worked with numerous market segments that [...]

EngagementHealth, LLC., an innovator in employer wellness programs, announced the successful launch of its comprehensive disease prevention and health promotion programs with the City of East Moline, Illinois. All of the City of East Moline’s benefits eligible employees, retirees and spouses were invited to participate in the incentive based wellness programs including biometric screenings, health [...]

EHS Medical Group, a medical professional corporation that owns and operates physician networks, today announced the official opening of a corporate office in Fresno, Calif. The Los Angeles-based company was chosen by Anthem Blue Cross of California to provide Medi-Cal management services to medical practices impacted by the shift from a direct contract model to [...]

To better meet the needs of employee benefit brokers and consultants, HM Insurance Group, a Highmark company, has launched its next generation HM Worksite Advantage product line, which features dedicated worksite sales specialists, redesigned products, seamless account administration, targeted enrollment techniques and membership management in a highly coordinated approach for the growing worksite marketplace.
“Employee benefit [...]