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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 Member Firms, Services, and Strategic Alliances, Continues Steady Growth
INDIANAPOLIS and CHICAGO, September 29, 2003 /PR Newswire/ —
United Benefit Advisors
(UBA) (http://UBAbenefits.com), an alliance of the nation's
premier independent benefit advisory firms, introduced 14 new member firms,
an array of new resources, and expanded strategic alliances at its recent
meeting in Chicago. Founded in July 2002, UBA has experienced phenomenal
growth during its fourteen-month history. Its annual employee benefits
revenues rank it as one of the five largest employee benefits brokerage
organizations in the United States.
"Our membership in UBA allows us to combine our unique expertise with
other best-in-class consulting firms across the nation to compete effectively
with the other national houses," said Michael R. Johnson, CEO of Johnson &
Dugan Insurance Services Corporation in San Bruno, CA. "Our firm and our
clients now have the best of all worlds: national coverage, unique regional
knowledge, and access to true, top-notch expertise in all fields related to
employee benefits."
To further realize its vision, UBA announced a number of new strategic
alliances which provide its member firms with preferred product and service
delivery from some of the nation's leading insurers, a best-in-class Benefits
Modeling tool, and three integrated Client Relationship Management/Commission
Tracking solutions to serve the varied needs of individual UBA member firms.
Joining approximately 160 participants at its Chicago meeting were
sponsors: Jefferson Pilot Financial, Employers Reinsurance Corp., United
Healthcare, Colonial Supplemental, Humana, Pharmacare, and Trustmark
Insurance. "It's easy to see why United Benefit Advisors has grown so quickly
as an organization," said Joel Suarez, Senior Vice President, National Sales &
Account Management for United Healthcare. "When so many of the nation's
leading employee benefits firms work together, the customer wins."
Membership in UBA is limited to 150 of the nation's top independent
employee benefit firms. Currently, 67 firms who have met stringent financial
and professional credentialing requirements and who commit to abide by the
most thorough code of ethics in the benefits industry comprise UBA's roster.
Welcomed as UBA's newest member firms were:
- Lawson, Marino & Bertera Insurance Agency, Inc., (Springfield, MA)
- Schwendeman Agency, Inc., (Marietta, OH)
- John D. Becker & Associates, (Mandeville, LA)
- First Harbor Group, LLC, (Houston, TX)
- Johnson & Dugan Insurance Services Corporation, (San Bruno, CA)
- Lehigh Valley Benefits Group, Inc., (Allentown, PA)
- Managed Benefits, Inc., (Richmond, VA)
- JRW Associates, (Raleigh, NC)
- AMCORP Insurance & Financial Services, (San Antonio, TX)
- Horstmann Financial and Insurance Services, (Fresno, CA)
- CCI Benefit Solutions, (Columbus, OH)
- Brinson Benefits, (Dallas, TX)
- The Kane Agency, Inc., (Little Rock, AR)
- Ferguson Employee Benefit Agency, (Greenville, SC)
About United Benefit Advisors (UBA)
UBA, (www.UBAbenefits.com), is an alliance of the nation’s premier independent benefit advisors. 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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