Deals dipped slightly compared to 2018’s first quarter; however it is not indicative of overall trend for mergers and acquisitions in North America, according OPTIS Partners’ recent M&A Database report.

The newly acquired health marketing agency uses data and analytics to help clients navigate payer behavior and the reimbursement environment.

As mergers and acquisition of employee benefit brokerages continue at a strong pace, agency owners face a tough decision: retire or adapt.

The addition of Craford Benefit Consulting is set to build expertise in complex cases and financial modeling as well as expand RS’s geographic footprint.

As tech drives M&A activity, more insurers seek vertical integration to improve user experiences and broaden benefit portfolios.

As tech drives M&A activity, more insurers seek vertical integration to improve user experiences and broaden benefit portfolios.

The employee benefit insurer continues to look for firms that offer talent and regional opportunity.

Innovo Benefits Group and Aegis Retirement Partners join together against sales-driven strategies and the commoditization of services among large group advisers.

The business service provider will focus on providing a range of business services that are built on leading technology platforms.

The business service provider will focus on providing a range of business services that are built on leading technology platforms.

This latest spate of acquisitions strengthens the company’s benefits business in several U.S. regions.

These megadeals have the potential to restructure the industry and wring out some of its most egregious inefficiencies.

Hellman & Friedman’s $3 billion agreement to buy retirement services provider Financial Engines Inc. is one of the biggest deals yet in the investment management takeover boom.

These megadeals have the potential to restructure the industry and wring out some of its most egregious inefficiencies.

At least 51 employee benefit firms were acquired by other businesses during 2018’s first quarter.

To support its push, the benefits broker will leverage E3’s client base and mobile enrollment tools.

The changing dynamics of carrier competition, the effect of insurance M&A on the market and influence on prescription drug availability are all ways employer-based healthcare may be impacted.

A rumored acquisition could give the nation’s largest employer control of healthcare for its 1.5 million U.S. employees, drive down costs and increase the number of employers looking to disrupt the industry.

A rumored acquisition could give the nation’s largest employer control of healthcare for its 1.5 million U.S. employees, drive down costs and increase the number of employers looking to disrupt the industry.

Different threats from major shifts in two industries are pushing Walmart Inc. and health insurer Humana Inc. toward the same solution.