WGA's Phil Edmundson was interviewed by Business Insurance following the April 15th bombings at the Boston Marathon. He commented, "Our first priority was the safety of our employees, we did have three employees running in the race, so after their safety was secured we focused on clients.”
WGA's Sara LaVallee was quoted in Employee Benefits Advisor on the impact of PPACA on dependent eligibility audits, "PPACA has impacted dependent eligibility audits but I don't think there will be any changes," she says. "It's a sort of subtle impact. I don't think it will impact or deter them. ... With exchanges, there might be less of a need. A lot of companies will see [health plan] membership go down."
WGA's Phil Edmundson was quoted in Boston Business Journal for being among the Healthiest Employers, "First and foremost, it’s about the health of our team and their family members, for its own sake...there are additional benefits of having a more engaged and productive workforce.”
WGA's Pete Reilly, in an interview with the Healthcare Risk Management Review, says that rates for U.S. Healthcare risks are set to increase in 2013.
WGA's Roger Haynes comments on cyberfraud and the costs of forensic accounting in the event of a breach in March 2013 issues of the ABA Banking Journal. "Today's legal and regulatory-notifications after a breach are very expensive and rigorous to fulfill."
Ken Ambos of WGA New York comments on whether employers will continue to provide coverage for their full-time workers, or pay a penalty under the healthcare bill in Wall Street Journal's MarketWatch on March 14. "That’s one of the most impactful elements of this,” he said. He added that some small employers, particularly those in the hospitality or retail sectors, might consider putting their employees into the exchanges in order to survive."
WGA's Phil Edmundson comments on ACOs in CommonHealth: Reform and Reality's March 8th article saying "Businesses have been implementing consumer-driven health plans with the expectation that better performance measurements will become available from providers. Without quality and outcome measures, businesses and employees alike lose the opportunity to contribute to a more rational healthcare system.”
WGA's Phil Edmundson comments to Business Insurance on Massachusetts Exchange Program for health reform. "The Massachusetts exchange programs have “made insurance available to small groups and to individuals. That has been its primary mission, and that mission has been a success.”
WGA's Phil Edmundson talks to Business Insurance for an edition of "Broker Beat" on the topics of health reform and other market challenges.
WGA's Twitter page was recognized in Leaders Edge Magazine. Follow WGA on Twitter at @WGAins.
WGA's Phil Edmundson talks to WBZ on Dealing With Insurance Companies After Hurricane Sandy.
WGA's Phil Edmundson featured in the “Business Community Participation in Health Reform: The Massachusetts Experience” on how healthcare reform leveled the playing field (page 10).
Sara LaVallee of WGA's Employee Benefit Practice comments on how advisors need to be on top of Summary of Benefits and Coverages with health reforms explicit details in the September 2012 issue Employee Benefits Advisor.
WGA is listed in the Boston Business Journal's Area's Largest Insurance Agencies list published September 15, 2012.
WGA is listed in the Boston Business Journal's list of the Area's Largest Employee Benefits Firms published on July 13, 2012.
WGA's Chairman and CEO published an editorial in the July 6th Boston Business Journal on how the individual mandate and expanding coverage benefits all of us and has led to better lives and a healthier economy.
WGA's Chairman and CEO Phil Edmundson appeared on New England Cable News speaking on the potential financial impact the Supreme Court decision will have on businesses around New England.
WGA's Phil Edmundson commented The Boston Globe on the impact the Supreme Courts decision has on businesses following the June 28th ruling.
WGA's Privacy expert John Doernberg dives into cyber insurance and what it covers in The Sizzle & Steak Of Cyber Insurance in Advisens's CyberLiability Journal June 2012.
WGA's Phil Edmundson was quoted in June 7th Boston Globe article "Sweet Deal for Soda" offers mid-market benefits" on the soda tax issue.
WGA Employee Benefits Chris Nadeau and Anita Verheul were quoted in Business Insurance on "Collaboration Centric Solutions offers mid-market benefits" on the new joint venture with C2.
WGA's Chris Nadeau was quoted in Leaders Edge in "Oppotunity Knocks: Regulators who bypassed broker in insurance exchanges quicly discovered their value in the process" offers mid-market benefits" regarding the Massachusetts exchange.
WGA's Phil Edmundson's latest editorial in The Boston Globe's The Podium on "A battle for minds and stomachs" talking about the recent controversy over encouraging schools to only serve healthy food.
WGA's Anita Verheul was quoted in the May 2012 issue of Leaders Edge Magazine on "The X Factor" on cultivating younger generations of insurance professionals.
WGA's Phil Edmundson was featured on The Emily Rooney Show on April 23 in a segement called "The Trouble With Food" with 1 every 10 Americans is diabetic, they look at what is behind this growing trend.
WGA's Engage in Health wellness efforts were featured in The Boston Globe on 1/1/12 "The corporate culture of health" in Joanna Weiss' column.
WGA's Phil Edmundson published a column in various papers, including Allston-Brighton, Newton, Brookline (WickedLocal.com) on March 9, 2012 on "State Policy Initiatives Could Reduce Obesity".
WGA's Chris Nadeau comments on Medical Loss Rations in March 2012 Leaders Edge article on "Inside the Group Benefits Report: Which way will employers go with group benefits? Massachusetts may have the answer."
David Robertson of WGA Atlanta was named a 2012 "Power Broker" by Risk & Insurance Magazine.
WGA and the Engage in Health initiative hosted a Mardi Gras fundraiser for Boston-area trading partners. Click here to see some of the guests featured on Boston.com
WGA's Phil Edmundson published an article in CommonWealth on Jaunary 31, 2011 on
Workers comp reform offers wellness lessons - Insurance carrots could improve worker health".
WGA's Engage in Health initiative promoting corporate wellness to help reduce healthcare costs was featured in The Boston Globe, "Part of cutting costs involves changing how doctors and hospitals work. But a big part is changing the habits of consumers: Encouraging them to eat better, exercise more, get regular checkups..."
Boston-based insurance broker William Gallagher Associates, announced the acquisition of Paradigm Associates, and plans to continue its acquisition streak. "We are engaging in a much more active acquisition surge, particularly to grow our offices outside of Boston but also to merge into our existing Boston operations," said WGA's Edmundson.
WGA's privacy and data breach expert, John Doernberg, was quoted in Business Insurance, feature article on "Quick action on data losses not always the right move: Early client notifications can cause problems."
WGA's Phil Edmundson is featured in an editorial in Sept 16th in the Boston Business Journal, "Targeting obesity reduction and better fitness will ultimately bend the cost curve for consumers, businesses and government."
WGA's Phil Edmundson notes that obesity-related illnesses account for nearly a third of the increase in health care costs in Boston Globe Sept 6th article "Battling children’s obesity".
WGA's Chris Nadeau and Scott Kirschner outline components of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the penalties employers such as school bus contractors will have to pay for noncompliance.
Phil Edmundson talks to Leaders Edge about Massachusetts health insurance reform under Mitt Romney and how it served as the precursor to bringing Obamacare to the national stage in the July/August 2011 issue.
WGA has been listed in Boston Business Journal's Area's Largest Employee Benefits Firms published on July 15, 2011.
William Gallagher Associates was again ranked among the Top 100 Brokers in the U.S. published on July 18, 2011.
Anita Verheul of WGA's Employee Benefits Practice commented in Business Insurance's July 18th article "Contingent commissions back in the spotlight".
Scott Davidoff of WGA New York was recently published in the FIN Alternatives, Hedge Fund and Private Equity News website.
WGA's Phil Edmundson spoke at The Boston Foundation's panel "Healthy People/Healthy Economy: Soda, Snacks and the Obesity Epidemic" on May 11th, the same day The Boston Globe reported new polling data showing that two-thirds of Massachusetts voters would support removing the current state subsidy for soft-drinks and candy, if part of the resulting revenue were used to support programs that fight childhood obesity or for aid to local schools. Edmundson was also quoted in The Belmont Citizen-Herald as saying "Our present tax policy causes more obesity.”
WGA's Chris Nadeau talks with American Agent & Broker Magazine on how the insurance industry needs to adapt to the new reality of healthcare reform. Small players face a sobering choice: keep up, team up or get out. Check it out at Healthcare Reform: Moving Target".
WGA's Chris Nadeau spoke with Boston's National Public Radio station, WBUR 90.9, on what the Tufts and Harvard Pilgrim merger could mean for insureds, check out
Insurance Companies Look To Mergers To Remain Viable.
Phil Edmundson, CEO & Chairman of WGA, was quoted in the Lexington Minuteman in New coalition to push health policy agenda at State House commenting on repealing state's sales tax exemption on soda and candy, calling it a "subsidy for the sugary foods that are driving the explosion of obesity across the United States." With 40 other state's applying sales tax to soda and snack foods, he predicts the levy could generate $52 million for Massachusetts to invest in proven interventions to improve health.
The readers of the insurance industry leading publication, Business Insurance, again have voted William Gallagher Associates as the Top Retail Insurance Broker for 2010, for the third consecutive year.
Employees rate dental coverage among one of the top five most desirable benefits. WGA's Anita Verheul appears in the BBJ's "How To" series on choosing a dental benefits plan.
Merger & acquisition activity in the brokerage sector picked in the waning days of summer, reports Business Insurance blogger Mark Hoffman. WGA is mentioned for the recent acquisition of Paradigm Associates, a health and welfare benefit plan consulting group headquartered in Braintree, Mass.
WGA's Chairman and CEO Phil Edmundson is featured in a Business Insurance video report called Insurance Broker Insights on what the insurance industry needs to do in order to facilitate solutions to the energy and greenhouse gas crisis.
Chris Nadeau was featured in a Leaders Edge article on how healthcare reform is morphing group benefits into new paradigm. "Cautionary Tale" touches on the impact of healthcare reform from the Massachusetts' perspective and how many game the system to help make the most of expensive healthcare.
Rob Swails of WGA's 401(k) Planning Practice was quoted in the Boston Business Journal on choosing a 401(k) adviser. "Sponsors have a fiduciary responsibility to offer well diversified, multiple choices within the entire spectrum of funds."
ExecutiveRisk's Jennifer Sharkey and Ronni Rausch of WGA's Property & Casulty Practice were both named 2010 “Power Brokers” in the Feb 2010 issue of Risk & Insurance Magazine.
"A national health care reform bill would bring millions of dollars to Massachusetts, easing pressure on the state budget, creating jobs, and enabling thousands more to get coverage." said Phil Edmundson, Chairman and CEO of WGA, in a Feb 24th editorial in The Boston Globe.
Roger Haynes, WGA's Financial Risks Practice Leaders was quoted recently in the American Bankers Association Journal regarding the need to bond with your carrier in times like these. Read more at Troubled Times Make for Wary Partners.
As disaster relief efforts are underway in Haiti, WGA is among the companies and foundations are doing their part, as reported by the Boston Business Journal.
The new system could make it more difficult for employers to be smart buyers of medical coverage by designing their insurance plans to give employees incentives to be healthier and find more efficient care, warned WGA's Phil Edmundson in a November 21 Boston Globe article.
"Boston-based broker William Gallagher Associates has jumped on the social media bandwagon with the launch of a new industry blog," reports Business Insurance writer and blogger Sally Roberts in the latest "Broker Buzz" blog.
Readers of the leading publication to the insurance industry, Business Insurance, have again chosen William Gallagher Associates as the Top Retail Insurance Broker for 2009.
WGA's Mike Kearney was featured in a recent Boston Business Journal article on how insurance is one item businesses can’t afford to cut. Even as companies cut expenses to survive, they still need adequate and up-to-date property and casualty insurance coverage.
Phil Edmundson, CEO & Chairman of William Gallagher Associates, is an active member of the Progressive Business Leaders Network (PBLN). PBLN members recently hailed the education reform package before a Committee of the Massachusetts legislature, calling it "Innovation to Benefit All Students"
A result of health care reform may be an increase in valid medical malpractice claims, says WGA's Philip J. Edmundson. In the August 31, 2009 issue of Business Insurance he advises hospitals and health care providers to prepare for an increase in litigation after a reform bill is passed.
In order for Massachusetts health care reform to succeed, WGA's Chris Nadeau says we need to add the most critical player to the equation in a significant way, the consumer, as featured in the Boston Business Journal on July 10th.
Benefits brokers are keeping an eye on Capitol Hill as the White House and lawmakers are confident that this is the year for real reform. WGA's Chris Nadeau talks to Employee Benefits Adviser on the Massachusetts model for health care reform as the national effort heats up.
Ray Roach of WGA's Environmental Practice recently appeared in a newsletter published by the Manufacturing Advancement Center on Risk Management Strategies for Manufacturers to Survive Tough Economic Times. Click here for a PDF of the article.
Chris Nadeau of WGA's Employee Benefits and Chairperson of CIAB's Council of Employee Benefit Executives, appeared in
Insurer Panel Lauds Industry's Stability on the push for health care reform after speaking at the CIAB Leadership Summit held in February in Washington D.C.
Scott Davidoff of WGA New York was recently published in The Alliance of Alternative Asset Professionals (TAARPs) newsletter on Insurance Remedies to Protect Against Hedge Fund Fraud.
Chris Nadeau, Principal and head of WGA’s Employee Benefits Practice, was quoted in "Rain on Our Parade: The excitement and exhilaration in our nation’s capital don’t hide the anxiety over the potential consequences of healthcare reform" as featured in Leaders Edge Magazine in March.
Phil Edmundson, Chairman and CEO of WGA, was quoted on the subject of Massachusetts Healthcare Reform in the March 3, 2009 issue of Business Insurance Magazine in the article "Interest growing in Bay State's health reform success: Massachusetts sees number of uninsured residents drop since '06"
Readers of the leading publication to the insurance industry, Business Insurance, have chose Boston-based insurance broker
William Gallagher Associates (WGA) as the Top Retail Insurance Broker for 2008.
Phil Edmundson, CEO & Chairman of WGA, appeared in Business Insurance on the green energy sector and the important
role of the insurance industry in "Green energy needs a boost from insurers"
Rich Leavitt, Leader of WGA's Executive Risk Practice, was quoted in "Stock means
higher D&O premiums: Financials first to feel heat on directors and officers insurance; sector may see 200 shareholder suits this year" as featured in Financial Week.