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Property and Casualty

Products, tools and services that help you mitigate risk, control costs and protect what matters most.

 

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Employee Benefits

Optimized solutions to help grow and protect your business.

 

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National collaboration across market segments, industries and practice areas. 

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HR Consulting Services

Meaningful well-being programs improve attraction and retention

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Educational Institutions

Schools benefit from lower prices and enhanced services.

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News

Alera Group Appoints Talicia Bashford as Managing Director of the Midwest Region

Deerfield, IL (March 11, 2025) — Alera Group, a top national insurance and financial services firm, today announced that Talicia Bashford has been appointed as Managing Director of the Midwest region, effective immediately.

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Alera Group Expands Employee Benefits and Property and Casualty Offerings with The Insurance Center

Deerfield, IL (February 25, 2025) — Alera Group, a top national insurance and financial services firm, today announced that employee benefits and property and casualty insurance firm The Insurance Center (TIC) has joined Alera Group.

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Alera Group Names Brad Mandacina as Senior Vice President, National Specialty Practices Leader

Brad Mandacina has joined the organization as Senior Vice President, National Specialty Practices Leader.

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Events & Webinars

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

Insights

Employee Benefits

Benchmarking’s Role in Voluntary Benefits Program Design

Alera Group’s Employee Benefits team recognizes that workforce composition varies from business to business, from industry to industry, from region to region. And, at a time when the U.S. workforce is more generationally diverse than ever before, the needs and priorities of one generation can be very different from those of another. This is where voluntary benefits — also known as supplemental, workplace or optional benefits — become so vital to an organization’s offerings strategy. Alera Group’s "Healthcare and Employee Benefits Benchmarking Reports" take an in-depth look at the benefits businesses provide, the options they offer and the strategies they use to manage costs.

March 31, 2025

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Employee Benefits

HIPAA Webinar: Required Training and Valuable Refresher

Whether meeting federal training requirements or simply refreshing their knowledge base, professionals whose role includes HIPAA administration will benefit from participating in Alera Group’s annual HIPAA Privacy and Security Overview, a one-hour webinar scheduled for Friday, April 11.

March 27, 2025

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Property and Casualty

5 Steps to a Lower Workers’ Compensation Mod

Understanding how your Workers' Compensation Insurance premium is calculated can help you manage costs more effectively. One of the primary factors in determining your premium is your experience modification factor — the number that reflects your company’s claims history and directly determines what you pay.

March 13, 2025

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