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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) Concludes National Member Meeting, Welcomes 19 New Member Firms
INDIANAPOLIS and CHICAGO, June 9 /PRNewswire/ -- United Benefit Advisors
(UBA), (http://www.unitedbenefitadvisors.com ),
(http://www.benefits.com), an alliance of the nation's premier independent
benefit advisory firms, introduced 19 new member firms, an array of new resources, and expanded strategic alliances
at its recently concluded member meeting in Chicago. The meeting included presentations and break-out sessions
led by experts on a variety of topics designed to help UBA member firms enhance their employer service capabilities.
"What UBA is, and what it represents for our firm, is the most
significant, comprehensive, and differentiated platform that I have seen in my
career, period," said Rob Nielsen, Executive Vice President, Dann Insurance.
"UBA provides us access to the best entrepreneurial and professional minds
with the tools, resources, and support to really make a difference for our
clients."
UBA also unveiled BenefitsPassport(SM), an online "gateway to employee
benefits," which will serve as an entry point for the group's
employer/employee-based technology tools such as the Employee Benefit
Center(SM), an employee communication tool, HRinsider(SM), a customized HR
news & information portal, and benefitsCONNECT(SM), an online enrollment
system. UBA also announced a new version of its Wisdom Network(SM), a private
Intranet site for its member firms.
Joining approximately 275 participants at its Chicago meeting were
representatives from: benefitsCONNECT(SM), Benefits Technology Group, ERC
Healthcare, Express Scripts, GE Financial Employer Services Group, Lumenos,
Moss Adams Advisory Services, SAFECO Risk Management Services, Sun Life
Financial Services, Systemed, and The Guardian Life Insurance Company of
America.
"I am very impressed with the United Benefits Advisors organization and
our team is very excited about our relationship," said Jeff Argotsinger, GE
ERC Second Vice President and Medical Expense Group Leader. "We came away
from the Chicago meeting energized and committed to helping deliver the
solutions UBA members demand, and we look forward to creating new
opportunities, programs and services to help our common clients."
Membership in UBA is limited to 150 of the nation's top independent
employee benefit firms. To date, 99 firms have met UBA's stringent financial
and professional credentialing membership requirements. UBA currently ranks
as one of the nation's largest employee benefits organizations, with annual
employee benefit revenues exceeding $225 million.
Welcomed as UBA's newest member firms were:
- Bryant Group Inc., St Louis, MO
- Capital Strategies Group Inc., Birmingham, AL
- Commonwealth Financial Group, Dillsburg, PA
- Dann Insurance, Bannockburn, IL
- Davidson Benefits Planning, LLC, Tualatin, OR
- Insurance & Actuarial Consultants LLC, Shreveport, LA
- Insurance Associates Employee Benefit Company, Lubbock, TX
- Insurance Solutions Inc., Annapolis, MD
- Maniaci Insurance Services, Inc., Palos Verdes, CA
- Pappas Financial, Farmington Hills, MI
- Peyton, Kaiser, Johnson, Merriam, LLC, Memphis, TN
- RAM Benefits, Minnetonka, MN
- Saginaw Bay Underwriters, Saginaw, MI
- Selectpath Benefits & Financial, Inc., London, ON
- The LBL Group, Los Alamitos, CA
- Todd Associates, Cleveland, OH
- Upshaw Insurance Agency, Amarillo, TX
- Wall Street Capitol Benefits, Inc., Charlotte, NC
- Xcorp, Tulsa, OK
About United Benefit Advisors (UBA)
UBA, (www.unitedbenefitadvisors.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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