There are many articles written today that do a good job of explaining or analyzing employee benefits.  Below are some we believe are worth reading.

Progressive Benefit Solutions Announces "Bending the Trend" Seminar

“Bend the Trend” of rising healthcare costs with population health management and wellness

Posted: 02/16/2012 |Full Article

Progressive Benefit Solutions Gains Glover Printing as New Client

New Commercial Printing Client for Progressive Benefit Solutions Announced on November 1, 2011

Posted: 12/05/2011 |Full Article

Progressive Benefit Solutions' William Salmon Co-Chairs 9th Annual Breakfast of Champions

Event Raises over $100,000 in Support of Boys & Girls Clubs’ Programs

Posted: 10/28/2011 |Full Article

Southern Atlantic Healthcare Alliance Selects Progressive Benefit Solutions as Benefits Consulting Firm

Southern Atlantic Healthcare Alliance has chosen Progressive Benefit Solutions to manage its Life and Disabiity insurance programs.

Posted: 08/18/2011 |Full Article

Progressive Benefit Solutions Announces Pergo as New Client

Pergo joins Progressive Benefit Solutions' family of clients.

Posted: 07/28/2011 |Full Article

Progressive Benefit Solutions Honored as a Top 300 Small Business of the South

Progressive Benefit Solutions, a full-service employee benefits consulting and brokerage firm based in Raleigh, NC, has been named a 2011 Top 300 Small Business of the South by Business Leader Magazine.

Posted: 07/12/2011 |Full Article

Progressive Benefit Solutions Promotes Cathy Lusky to Senior Account Manager

Rick Kelly, Managing Partner of Progressive Benefit Solutions, a full-service employee benefits consulting and brokerage firm based in Raleigh, NC, announced that Cathy Lusky has been promoted to Senior Account Manager.

Posted: 6/9/2011 |Full Article

Progressive Benefit Solutions Announces Strategic Partnership with Benefitfocus

Posted: 06/03/2011 |PDF

Progressive Benefits Solutions Receives 2011 Pinnacle Award

Progressive Benefit Solutions, a full-service employee benefits consulting and brokerage firm based in Raleigh, NC, received a 2011 Pinnacle Award for Steady Growth and Profitability from the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce at an event held May 3 at the Raleigh Convention Center.

Posted: 05/10/2011 |Full Article

Rick Kelly Named Member of CIGNA National Pharmacy Advisory Council

Rick Kelly, Managing Partner of Progressive Benefit Solutions, has been named a member of the CIGNA National Pharmacy Advisory Council.

Posted: 04/13/2011 |Full Article

Progressive Benefit Solutions Announces Avenir Technologies as New Client

John McDonnell, Senior Partner and Co-Founder of Progressive Benefit Solutions, announced Avenir Technologies, Inc. has enlisted Progressive to manage its benefits program.

Posted: 03/29/2011 |Full Article

Progressive Benefit Solutions Gains iContact as New Client

William Salmon, Senior Partner and Co-Founder of Progressive Benefit Solutions, announced iContact has joined Progressive’s family of clients.

Posted: 03/17/2011 |Full Article

Progressive Benefit Solutions Announces ERISA 103 and CLASS Act Seminar

Progressive Benefit solutions, together with UNUM Group, will conduct free seminars in Raleigh and Greenville focusing on ERISA 103 and the CLASS act. Read more.

Posted: 01/26/2011

Progressive Benefit Solutions Announces The Steel Network As New Client

Rick Kelly, Managing Partner of Progressive Benefit Solutions announced that The Steel Network has joined the firm as a new client. The Steel Network will be using Progressive Benefit Solutions for their health insurance.

Posted: 01/05/2011

Progressive Benefit Solutions Announces RDU Airport as New Client

Rick Kelly, Managing Partner of Progressive Benefit Solutions announced that Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority has joined the firm as a new client. Read more

Posted: 12/15/2010

Bigger Medical Bills Ahead

John McDonnell, Senior Partner and co-founder of Progressive Benefit Solutions, was quoted in an article in the News and Observer about the rising cost of employer-sponsored medical coverage.

 

Posted: 12/01/2010 |Full Article

William Salmon receives a 2010 Business Leader Movers & Shakers Award

William Salmon, Senior Partner and Co-Founder of Progressive Benefit Solutions, was awarded a Movers & Shakers award by Business Leader magazine. Salmon was honored at a Business Leader’s award ceremony on September 23, 2010, and is featured in the October 2010 issue of Business Leader magazine. Read More

Posted: 10/25/2010

Progressive Benefit Solutions is the Presenting Sponsor of Cary Walk for Hope

John McDonnell, Senior Partner of Progressive Benefit Solutions, announced that Progressive Benefit Solutions is the Presenting Sponsor of Cary Walk for Hope organized by LUNGevity. Since its establishment, LUNGevity Foundation has co-funded over $8 million in lung cancer research.

Posted: 10/08/2010 |Read More

Progressive Benefit Solutions Announces New Director of Individual Markets

Rick Kelly, Managing Partner of Progressive Benefit Solutions announced that Kevin Slater has joined the firm as Director of Individual Markets to lead the Individual Benefits Service now offered by Progressive Benefit Solutions. This new service will assist individuals and families to navigate the often complicated individual marketplace and secure cost effective coverage for health insurance.

Posted: 10/01/2010 |Read More

Progressive Benefit Solutions Announces New Team Member

RALEIGH, NC: Rick Kelly, Managing Partner of Progressive Benefit Solutions, a leading employee benefits consulting firm based in Raleigh, announced that Peter Schultz has joined the firm as Actuarial Analyst.

Posted: 09/23/2009 |Read more

Progressive Benefit Solutions actuarial expertise contributes to national study on the cost of medical errors.

Posted: 08/26/2010 |Wall Street Journal Article

HR Consulting Director Joins Progressive Benefi Solutions Team to Lead New Human Resource Management Consulting Service

Rick Kelly, Managing Partner of Progressive Benefit Solutions, announced Rusty Bramlage, SPHR, CCP, CBP, GRP, has joined the team as Human Resource Consulting Director to lead the HR Management Consulting Service now offered by Progressive Benefit Solutions. The new service expands Progressive Benefit Solutions benefit program analysis services and is intended to help clients perform the basics of HR competently and efficiently through a best-practices approach.

Posted: 08/11/2010 |Read More

Progressive Benefit Solutions Announces Lead for Wilson Office

Rick Kelly, Managing Partner of Progressive Benefit Solutions, announced Gaye Price has been promoted to Vice President where she will now manage all aspects of the Wilson, NC office. Progressive Benefit Solutions, a leader in employee benefits consulting located in Raleigh recently acquired The Planning Group, Inc, based in Wilson extending Progressive Benefit Solutions presence in eastern North Carolina and adding to their already strong account management team.

Posted: 08/05/2010 |Read More

Progressive Benefit Solutions Named Top 100 NC Small Business

Rick Kelly, Managing Partner of Progressive Benefit Solutions announced that the firm has been named by Business Leader Magazine as one of the Top 100 NC Small Businesses in 2010. With its latest acquisition, Progressive Benefit Solutions manages a total portfolio of over $250 million in premium dollars and has a staff of 20 employees with headquarters in Raleigh and an additional office located in Wilson, NC.

Posted: 07/23/2010 |Read More

Progressive Benefit Solutions Announces New Team Member

Rick Kelly, Managing Partner of Progressive Benefit Solutions announced that Todd Reider has joined the firm as Benefit Advisor, bringing with him over 19 years of industry experience.

Posted: 07/16/2009 |Read More

Progressive Benefit Solutions Offers Expanded Services with Latest Acquisition

Raleigh, NC – Progressive Benefit Solutions, a leader in employee benefits consulting located in Raleigh, has announced an acquisition of The Planning Group, Inc, based in Wilson.  This acquisition gives Progressive Benefit Solutions a greater presence in eastern North Carolina and adds to their already strong account management team, increasing the total staff to 20 employees.  The acquisition will close on or before July 1 of this year.

Posted: 06/14/2010 |Read More

Rick Kelly to serve on oversight committee for Society of Actuaries study

Rick Kelly, Managing Partner, has been selected to serve on the oversight committee for the Society of Actuaries study:  The Cost of Medical Errors.  The primary objective of this study is to gauge the impact of preventable adverse events in hospital settings.

Posted: 06/15/2009

Lisa Elder, Account Manager, selected to be a member of the BAN wellness committee

The Benefit Advisors Network (BAN) Wellness and Population Health Management Committee welcomed Lisa Elder as their newest member in June.  The committee members are part of the BAN network and include BAN Medical Director, Dr. David Rearick.  The group has regularly scheduled conference calls and meetings to discuss a wide range of wellness topics and issues.

 

Benefit Advisors Network is the premier, national credentialed network of independent benefit advisory and consulting companies. Through “best practice” sharing, market clout leveraging and shared capital for investments, BAN delivers industry leading tools, technology and expertise to its member firms so that members can deliver optimum results for their employee benefits customers.

Posted: 06/01/2009 |Benefit Advisors Network