Miscellaneous

Meet the Member: Michele Kimes

By Benefit Advisors Network - October 11, 2023

Michele is Vice President & Director of Employee Benefits at CoyleKiley, BAN’s most recent member agency. Michele graduated from Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska with a degree in Journalism/Marketing. She began her insurance career in 1995 at Rockford Health Plans. Michele holds her Accident/Health, Life and Long Term Care licenses. She joined CoyleKiley in 2010. [Read More]

Privacy Policy

By Caroline Williams - August 15, 2023

BAN Privacy Notice Benefit Advisors Network and its subsidiaries (“BAN”) respects your privacy and is committed to handling your information in accordance with this Privacy Notice (“Notice”). This Notice lets you know the types of information we collect about you or that you may provide to us, including when you visit BAN’s websites, our “Website” or [Read More]

Meet the Board: Barry Richter

By Benefit Advisors Network - August 3, 2023

Barry joined Hausmann Group in 2010 and was later named President in 2014. During his time as President, the agency has been named on the lists of 10 Best Workplaces in Insurance (2015), 50 Best Workplaces for Giving Back (2016), and Best Small Workplaces (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020) by Fortune. Prior to joining [Read More]

Meet the Board: Tom Murphy

By Benefit Advisors Network - July 18, 2023

Tom Murphy is a veteran Benefits Consultant and Managing Partner at Sonus Benefits. After over 30 years in the benefits space, Tom knows what it takes to supply clients with a comprehensive partnership and superior results. Tom also serves as one of four partners at MSMF, Sonus Benefits’ parent company, and runs his own personal [Read More]

Meet the Board: David Fischer

By Benefit Advisors Network - June 19, 2023

Please allow us to introduce David Fischer. David’s specialty is transforming organizations into market leaders that deliver sustained growth and profitability. Fusing a high-energy sales, business development, change management, and operations background with a lifelong work ethic and leadership built within the US Marine Corps, David has ignited multimillion-dollar growth across a range of industries [Read More]

Please Meet: Kate Current

Meet Kate Current. As Director of Employee Benefit Operations, Kate oversees the delivery of employee benefits insurance brokerage services to ensure that they meet or exceed the Hausmann Group’s quality standards. She also leads, develops, and manages employee service departments. Kate has spent many years in customer experience and has led using the model “scalable, [Read More]

Meet the BAN Board: Sheri Alexander

You need to know Sheri Alexander: an employee benefits guru whose ledger of experience is longer than her young-at-heart vigor might suggest. Sheri wakes each morning driven to seize every opportunity the day affords. Add to that an insatiable hunger for learning, and you have an influencer who not only understands the complexities of the [Read More]

Industry Veterans Comprise Benefit Advisors Network Board of Directors

Leading Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Lawyer Peter Marathas Joins Board FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Jessica Tiller at jtiller@pughandtillerpr.com or 443.621.7690 CLEVELAND, OH (5/16/23) – Benefit Advisors Network (BAN) – the premier international network of independent employee benefit firms – is announcing its updated Board of Directors, including new board member, Peter Marathas. Sheri Alexander, Retired: [Read More]

Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

By Caroline Williams - January 17, 2023

Written by: Andrea Dunn and Miracle Gladney from Alera Group Many of us consider Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) to be a leader in the movement to end racial segregation in the United States, and a hero in the fight for civil rights for black and brown citizens during the 1950s and 1960s. Martin Luther King Jr. sought equality [Read More]

Benefit Commerce Group & Its Employees Relieve Over $2 Million of Medical Debt

By Caroline Williams - April 12, 2022

Contact:Nancy Zalud480-565-7924nancy@benefitcommerce.com Scottsdale, AZ (April 11, 2022) – Benefit Commerce Group (BCG), an Alera Group Company, announced contributions that alleviated more than $2 million of medical debt, with $1.8 million of abolished debt in Maricopa County. Another $280,000 in medical debt relief was achieved in Colorado, through BCG’s affiliate, Fall River Employee Benefits. One in [Read More]