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Press Release
For Immediate Release
UBA Contact:
Executive Director, William J. Howell
CLU, RHU, ChFC, CAE, FLMI, MSM, MSFS
856-768-2508
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United Benefit Advisors (UBA) Introduces New Members, Services, Strategic Alliances, and Employer Website
INDIANAPOLIS and INDIAN WELLS, February 9, 2004 /PR Newswire/ —
United
Benefit Advisors (UBA) (www.UBAbenefits.com ),
an alliance of the nation's premier independent
benefit advisory firms, concluded its largest member meeting to date at the
Hyatt Grand Champions Resort in Indian Wells, CA.
UBA announced a number of new strategic alliances which provide its
members preferred product and service delivery from some of the nation's
leading insurers. UBA also announced the launch of benefits.com
(www.UBAbenefits.com ), a website designed to introduce UBA to the employer
community, and to allow employers to quickly identify the UBA member firm in
their area.
Joining approximately 200 participants at its Indian Wells meeting were:
AIG-American General, Express Scripts, ERC Healthcare, GE Financial Employer
Services Group, Guardian, Humana, The Hartford, SAFECO Risk Management
Services, and SYSTEMED.
"We are excited about the opportunity to align our organization with one
of the fastest growing employee benefits organizations in the U.S.," said Tom
Davis, Regional Sales Director for GE Financial. "UBA shares our commitment
to be a leading provider of employee benefits while providing excellent
customer service. I was very impressed with the caliber of benefits
professionals who comprise UBA, and especially by their customer commitment,
idea sharing, and dedication to innovation."
Membership in UBA is limited to 150 of the nation's top independent
employee benefit firms. During its first 18 months of operation, 80 firms
have met UBA's stringent financial and professional credentialing requirements
and have committed to abide by the most thorough code of ethics in the
benefits industry.
"This was quite frankly the best benefits meeting we have ever attended,"
said Carey Brown of The Benefit Company, Atlanta, GA, a UBA charter member.
"The tools, products, and carrier relationships that we command as a result of
our membership in UBA put us in a position to deliver superior service to all
of our clients. We are excited and honored to be a part of such a first-class
organization."
UBA welcomed new member firms:
- A & H Insurance Inc., Reno, NV
- Albers & Company, Tacoma, WA
- Benefit Insurance Marketing, Lexington, KY
- Benefit Insurance Services, Sacramento, CA
- e3 Financial, Newport Beach, CA
- Fringe Benefit Analysts LLC, Layton, UT
- Goodspeed Insurance Agency Inc., Dallas, TX
- Hardman Benefit Plans Inc., Wichita, KS
- Hierl Insurance Inc., Fond du Lac, WI
- Jordan Shields Insurance Inc., Novato, CA
- KPD Insurance Inc., Springfield, OR
- Leonard Insurance Services Agency, Inc., Canton, OH
- The Richards Group, Inc., Brattleboro, VT
- Schwarz Williams Companies, Inc., Minneapolis, MN
About United Benefit Advisors (UBA)
UBA, (www.UBAbenefits.com ), is an alliance of the nation’s premier independent benefit advisory firms. By working collaboratively, UBA member firms are better positioned to help employers and employees respond more efficiently and effectively to the challenges of an ever-changing employee benefits marketplace.
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