Inc. magazine announced today that Insurance Applications Group, LLC (IAG) has been named one of Inc. magazine’s 500 | 5000 fastest growing private companies for 2013. This is the fourth year IAG has been named to this prestigious list. According to Inc. magazine Editor in Chief Eric Schurenberg, “the Inc. 5000 was harder to get into this year than ever in history…In addition to Insurance Applications Group, the 2013 list added such powerhouses as Alex and Ani, LivingSocial, Bojangles, OtterBox and KT Tape.”

IAG is the developer and manager of the award winning Essential StaffCARE program. Essential StaffCARE is the largest provider of health insurance and benefits to the Staffing Industry.

In recognition of 146% growth over the past three years, IAG has been named to the Inc. 500 | 5000 list of the fastest growing private companies in America for a fourth year. Inc. also ranked the company one of the Top 50 Insurance Companies for 2013.

In addition to developing leading products for the Staffing Industry, IAG has developed innovative health insurance products and administrative processes for the Hospitality Industry, the Payroll Service Provider Industry, and hourly paid employee markets.

“Since the onset of the Affordable Care Act, we have seen numerous competitors exit the markets they served, being unable to adapt and capitalize on the opportunities created by the new health care world,” said IAG President, J. Marshall Dye, regarding the announcement. “We absolutely view our being named to the 2013 Inc. Magazine 500 | 5000 as proof of our ability to respond to the health care needs of our clients with creative solutions that are grounded in reality.”

IAG is a national employee benefits firm specializing in the development of insurance products, administrative processes and communication technologies, designed for the staffing, hospitality, payroll service, and hourly paid employee markets. IAG’s significant business in these unique vertical markets enables it to make continuous improvements in plan design, pricing and administration.

In August 2013, IAG partnered with Equifax to combine the IAG Benefit Administration and Communication Platform with the Equifax ACA Analytics and Management Platform. This strategic alliance will enable clients to track employee eligibility, model costs and risks, offer ACA compliant or supplemental products, and manage ACA reporting to avoid fines and penalties.

IAG provides employee benefit plans to over 2,000 client companies, including over 1,000 staffing groups across the nation, representing over 2 million eligible employees.