Benefit pros on the move: Mercer, USI, Welltok and more make key appointments

In this month’s agents on the move gallery, EBA presents the latest hirings and promotions inside the employee benefit arena. It was a busy time this past month. Tuition.io hired a pair of specialists to bolster its student loan repayment assistance team and Mercer hired a health business leader of its Carolinas office and a partner for its Minnesota office. USI also added a new employee benefit consultant and a junior account manager to its office in Independence, Ohio. In other Midwest news, Rosanna Milley is the new employee benefits producer in Lockton’s Kansas City office.

The start of fall also saw a key merger: Independent insurance brokerage and wealth management firm Alera Group acquired Zinn Insurance Agency. The Lebanon, Penn.-based Zinn provides custom plans to clients’ risk management challenges. According to Alera CEO Alan Levitz, “The Zinn Insurance team is a tremendous complement and fit for the collaborative culture, values and vision of Alera Group.”