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MGIS - SALT LAKE CITY, UT is the Salt Lake City, Utah office of MGIS. Its work centers on employers in healthcare and social services as well as professional business services, spanning small, mid-sized and large employer clients. The office places self-funded arrangements and medical coverage, along with ancillary lines, retirement plans and mega wrap arrangements. Employer clients including Consulting Radiologists Ltd and Wisconsin Institute of Urology, SC are well rated by their employees for benefits. Example carriers include UnitedHealthcare, Cigna and Aetna.

At Brio we know that your employees are your company’s most valuable asset - now more than ever! When you partner with Brio you can be comfortable that you’re at the cutting edge of healthcare benefits innovation, ensuring your company’s employees access to the highest quality healthcare and benefits, while delivering enormous value to your business. Our client loyalty underscores our success and is a testament to the consistent excellent customer service that sets Brio apart. This legendary service has garnered them an M Score 5 rating. They have provided quality services at fair prices and have been able to work with their clients to reach their goals when it comes to employee benefits coverage in the New York Metro Area and beyond. Brio Benefit Consulting is a top-ranked employee benefit consulting firm offering a wide range of services across industries for companies of all sizes. Brio's team consists of experts in healthcare, retirement, and compliance.

IMA's Salt Lake City, Utah office is part of the IMA brokerage firm and serves employer clients across manufacturing, professional business services, healthcare and social services, data, media and telecom, and retail services. The office works with small, mid-sized and large employers alike. Its placement work spans self-funded arrangements alongside fully insured medical coverage including PPO and HMO plans, prescription drug benefits, ancillary lines, retirement plans and mega wrap arrangements. Employer clients including Heartland Communities, LLC and AutoSavvy Holdings, Inc. are well rated by their employees for benefits. Example carriers placed through the office include Regence BCBS, UnitedHealthcare and SelectHealth.

American Insurance - Salt Lake City, UT is the Salt Lake City, Utah office of American Insurance & Investment Corp. Its work centers on employers in financial activities and professional business services, primarily mid-sized and large organizations. The office places fully insured medical and prescription drug coverage along with ancillary lines, retirement plans and MEWA arrangements. Employer clients including Mid-State Consultants are well rated by their employees for benefits. Example carriers include Aetna, UnitedHealthcare and Vision Service Plan.

Lockton's Salt Lake City office, part of the Lockton organization, serves employer clients in financial activities, retail services and wholesale trade, working primarily with mid-sized and large employers. Its work centers on self-funded arrangements alongside medical and PPO coverage, prescription drug benefits, ancillary lines and retirement plans, and the office is associated with high employee ratings for the benefits it helps place. Example carriers include Aetna, Regence BCBS and MetLife.

Trucordia's Ogden, UT office operates from Bountiful, Utah, as part of the Trucordia brokerage. The office works with mid-sized employers across financial activities, healthcare and social services, retail services, and transportation and warehousing. Its work covers self-funded arrangements along with medical, prescription drug and ancillary lines, and it also places retirement plans and mega wrap arrangements. Employer clients including Nexa Mortgage, LLC are well rated by their employees for benefits. Example carriers include Transamerica, SelectHealth and UnitedHealthcare.

Since 1961 Beehive Insurance has been in the business of building trust. We specialize in all types of Commercial Insurance which includes General Liability, Property, Auto, Workers Compensation, Inland Marine, Umbrella and many others. Our Employee Benefits division can also handle all of your company's needs in creating an Employee Benefit Plan. Beehive Insurance can handle your personal insurance needs as well. Whether it's home and auto, life and health, or even insurance for your toys, we have the insurance solutions you need.

Gallagher's Salt Lake City office, located in South Salt Lake, Utah, is part of the Gallagher brokerage network. The office works with small, mid-sized and large employers across professional business services, healthcare and social services, manufacturing, construction and retail services. Its placement work spans self-funded arrangements and medical coverage including PPO, HMO and prescription drug plans, along with ancillary lines and retirement plans. The office also handles mega wrap and MEWA structures as well as collectively bargained arrangements. Employer clients including MHTN Architects, Inc. and Central Salt Lake Valley GMC Enterprises LLC are well rated by their employees for benefits. Example carriers placed by the office include UnitedHealthcare, MetLife and SelectHealth, among others.

Hub International's Salt Lake City office, based in Sandy, Utah, operates as part of Hub International. The office works with small, mid-sized and large employers across professional business services, manufacturing, retail services, administrative and support services, and construction. Its placement work spans self-funded arrangements and medical coverage, including PPO and HMO plans, along with prescription drug benefits, ancillary lines and retirement plans. The office also handles mega wrap and collectively bargained arrangements. Employer clients including First National Health Services, LLC and Mullins Mechanical & Welding, LLC are well rated by their employees for benefits. Example carriers include CIGNA, SelectHealth and Kaiser Permanente.

Alera Group's Salt Lake City office, located in South Jordan, Utah, operates as part of Alera Group. Its work centers on retail services employers, primarily mid-sized organizations, and it places both self-funded and fully insured arrangements. Coverage spans medical plans including PPO and HMO designs, prescription drug benefits, ancillary lines and retirement plans. Example carriers include SelectHealth, Aetna and Cigna.

Fringe Benefit Analysts - Ogden, UT is an office of Fringe Benefit Analysts, based in Layton, Utah. Its work centers on employers in healthcare and social services and in transportation and warehousing, primarily mid-sized employers. The office places self-funded arrangements alongside medical and PPO coverage, prescription drug benefits, ancillary lines, retirement plans and mega wrap arrangements, and its book includes employers whose staff rate their benefits highly. Example carriers include Kaiser Permanente, SelectHealth and Principal Financial.