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Empathy | June 15, 2022

Empathy, a platform helping families navigate the journey they face after losing a loved one, today announced a partnership with New York Life Group Benefit Solutions, a leader in the group insurance market. The partnership is an expansion of the partnership announced between Empathy and New York Life1 last year to provide beneficiaries with logistical and emotional support after the loss of their loved ones. Bereaved employees and their families are often left grieving and in dis...

Core Insurance, Risk Management

GlobeNewswire | August 31, 2023

Risk Strategies, a leading national specialty insurance brokerage and risk management firm, today announced that it has acquired Benefit Design Group LLC, a retail agency specializing in health, life and retirement solutions. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Based in Portland, Oregon and led by Joel Biernat and Dennis Warneke, Benefit Design Group (BDG) is an independent insurance agency specializing in health insurance solutions for businesses, individuals and seniors. Wit...

GlobeNewswire | August 11, 2020

J. Scott Penny, Chief Acquisitions Officer of Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE:BRO), and Mark Hauser, Chairman of HAUSER (“HAUSER”), today announced that Brown & Brown, Inc. (Brown & Brown) has entered into an agreement to acquire the assets of HAUSER. The transaction is expected to close in September 2020, subject to certain closing conditions. HAUSER focuses on unique insurance solutions for private equity groups and their portfolio companies inclusive of M&A advisory and ...

Valmark Financial Group | May 14, 2020

Valmark continues its rich history of innovation in the life insurance industry by expanding its toolkit for independent insurance and financial professionals. Its newest offering, the Life Insurance Fulfillment Tool™ (LIFT™), is focused on making the process of buying life insurance simpler for both clients and advisors. The global health pandemic and economic crisis have impacted most major industries, turning on its head the traditional purchasing processes of many business...