AUSTIN, Texas –(Business Wire)– Fringe Benefit Group, an industry leader in the design, implementation and administration of benefits for hourly and part-time workers, today announced it has acquired The American Worker Plans, an Illinois-based Managing General Agent specializing in limited medical, voluntary and self-funded benefit options for employers with hourly and part-time workforces, from American Westbrook Insurance Services,…

It’s fascinating to watch a new profession — marketing technologists — emerge from the digital star foundry. It’s a phenomenon that we should expect to see more frequently in The Second Machine Age. But while that’s thought-provoking at a theoretical level, it’s breathtaking to watch it actually happen with real people you know. It also reveals how much…

Universal Funding Corporation welcomed eight new clients that started factoring receivables in June of 2014.  The factoring lines totaled $2.6 million dollars. Universal Funding Corporation, one of the country’s leading invoice factoring companies, welcomed eight new clients that started factoring in June of 2014.  The factoring lines totaled $2.6 million dollars. “Our new clients are a mix of…

Today JobDiva Inc.® (www.JobDiva.com), the global technology leader in staffing, announced that it is now possible to store and stream videos related to a Candidate in JobDiva without having to rely on any other media player. “With more Recruiters than ever conducting Video Interviews to evaluate Candidates, and more Candidates creating Video Resumes and Video Cover…

Kaya Services, a virtual assistant company, is announcing a special two-hour trial of virtual assistant staffing to prove to employers the many benefits of using a virtual assistant company to complete many digitalized tasks. During these economic times many employers have resorted to using a Professional Employer Organization (PEO) to outsource many routine daily tasks when…

First American Financial Corporation (FAF), a leading global provider of title insurance, settlement services and risk solutions for real estate transactions, today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2014. Current Quarter Highlights Total revenue down 11 percent compared with last year Refinance closed orders down 57 percent Title Insurance and Services…

Chicago-based Gentry Partnership is opening an office in Berkley to service the Metro Detroit market. Gentry Partnership is a self-described independent third-party provider of cost savings solutions. For instance, it pools the buying power of several businesses and organizations to leverage lower prices for things like health-care plans or temporary labor. “We help the companies…

The shareholders of Jenkins Insurance Services (Jenkins), a Leavitt Group agency, have sold 100% of their shares in Jenkins to EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center). The transaction, which closed on July 17, was retroactively effective July 1. Jenkins, with California offices in Concord, Sacramento, San Jose, Orange County, and in Reno, Nevada, employs 160 and…

Exposure to excessive noise is a widespread occupational health issue and “…hearing loss continues to be an important topic in the safety and health community, especially for employers who try to balance hearing loss safety with prevention costs,” writes Luis Martínez, an economist in the office of Compensation and Working Conditions,Bureau of Labor Statistics. Long-term exposure…