The Segal Group acquires Touchstone Consulting
Looking to expand its retirement, health and welfare and related employee benefit consulting services, Touchstone will now be a part of The Segal Group’s Sibson Consulting division.
M&A
Acquisitions in the healthcare market leave employers uneasy
With mergers such as CVS and Aetna as well as Optum and DaVita Medical in motion, business owners fear the deals may impact health plan strategies, Aon finds.
Acquisitions in the healthcare market leave employers uneasy
With mergers such as CVS and Aetna as well as Optum and DaVita Medical in motion, business owners fear the deals may impact health plan strategies, Aon finds.
Aetna and CVS were talking to others during takeover process
CVS Health and Aetna were both talking to other potential partners during early discussions that led to their $68 billion merger.
15 top stories of 2017: New benefit players, laws and perks caught attention
Zenefits’ exit, new HSA regulations, financial wellbeing programs and Congress’ attempt to replace the ACA were the top stories of Employee Benefit Adviser this year.
CVS’s megadeal to change U.S. healthcare faces stiff challenges
A costly revamp is needed to make vision behind Aetna deal reality.
A Humana deal would escalate the insurance arms race
Everybody is playing diversification catch-up to UnitedHealth, which has spent billions on everything from a PBM to ambulatory surgery clinics.
Top EBA stories of 2017: Brokerages take bold action
Zenefits exiting the broker of record business, Alera Group bringing agencies together and health reform attempts were among the most viewed items.
UnitedHealth’s splish beats CVS-Aetna’s megadeal splash
The $214 billion company announced on Wednesday that it's buying DaVita Inc.'s physician-network business for $4.9 billion. It's just the latest step in UnitedHealth's push to diversify its revenue.
The biggest benefit business moves of 2017
Overall growth was modest, but more than 150 mergers and acquisitions, such as the formation of Alera Group, proved it’s a dynamic market.
UnitedHealth buys DaVita’s doctor groups for $4.9 billion
UnitedHealth will buy DaVita Inc.’s physician network business for $4.9 billion, adding hundreds of medical clinics to the health insurer’s business of providing direct medical care.
CVS/Aetna deal likely won’t improve prescription drug prices
The proposed acquisition is more about vertical integration and combining data streams, including employee benefit plan information.
Forget Amazon. Health companies really want to be UnitedHealth
As the specter of Amazon.com looms over the healthcare industry, it’s easy to see the tech giant’s threat as a major factor behind the megadeal between CVS and Aetna.
Benefits Think What employers should know about benefits after a corporate takeover
How an acquisition is structured, as a stock sale or an asset sale, could affect the continuation of employee perks.
Zack Pace
CBIZ
Plan Sponsor Council of America to join American Retirement Association
PCSA Chairman Ken Raskin says the organization will keep existing events and products, add additional resources and educational services.
Plan Sponsor Council of America to join American Retirement Association
PCSA Chairman Ken Raskin says the organization will keep existing events and products, add additional resources and educational services.
Decisely acquires SMB business of IBX
The ben admin platform aims to bring small business clients and brokers together through improved technology.
Benefit brokerage mergers and acquisitions reach triple-digit heights
To date, nearly 150 firms have engaged in some form of M&A deal within 2017, nearly surpassing both 2015 and 2016 records.
U.S. Retirement & Benefits Partners acquires National Benefit Partners
Firms look to leverage each other’s strengths, grow with focus on technology, voluntary and retirement benefits.
Q2 organic growth continues despite healthcare burdens
Success hinges more on broker dedication to benefits expertise than firm size.
