Benefit Insurance Services Joins United Benefit Advisors, Enhances Employer Services. National Network Unites Independent Benefit Providers.

Benefit Insurance Services, one of Northern Californias leading independent insurance agencies, is pleased to announce it has joined United Benefit Advisors (UBA), an alliance of the nations premier independent benefit advisory firms. UBA is one of the nations largest privately-held employee benefits advisory organizations with over 1,000 experienced benefits professionals located in 82 offices across the country.

Sacramento, CA (PRWEB) February 19, 2004--Celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2004, Benefit Insurance Services, headquartered in Sacramento, Calif., has 7 employee benefit advisors as well as a dedicated support staff. The agency makes use of state of the art technology to provide an array of sophisticated and innovative insurance services for a large and varied customer base throughout Northern California.

In the continually changing arena of employee benefits it is essential to identify new ways for a regional independent brokerage like ours to remain competitive with the large financial institutions entering the marketplace," says Dale L. Waters, president and CEO of Benefit Insurance Services. Becoming the exclusive UBA member firm in the greater Sacramento region presents our agency with the opportunity to enhance our services and better serve our clients needs, while providing us with a network of resources across the country without having to surrender our independence."

To qualify for UBA membership, an agency must meet stringent financial and professional credentialing requirements and commit to the most thorough code of ethics in the benefits industry. Benefit Insurance Services is recognized as one of the premier independent employee benefit advisory firms in the country, and we are proud to have them as a member," says David J. LoCascio, UBAs CEO and co-founder.

UBA Members provide benefits consulting and brokerage services, and best-in-class products to nearly 15,000 private corporations and public employers. As trusted advisors, we help our clients manage over $4 billion annually in Employee Benefit expenditures on behalf of 1 million+ employees and their families.

About Benefit Insurance Services

Founded in 1979, Benefit Insurance Services (http://www.benefit-insurance.com/index2.htm), is headquartered in Sacramento, Calif. The company is one of Northern Californias leading independent insurance agencies, specializing in providing employee benefits programs, financial and human resource management services to business clients in a wide variety of industries.

About United Benefit Advisors (UBA)    

UBA, (http://benefits.com/index2.html), is an alliance of the nations premier independent benefit advisory firms. It is a community of peers¾learning, sharing, and focusing on issues unique to successful independent advisors. Working collaboratively with other top independent benefits firms, UBA members are better positioned to help employers and employees respond more efficiently and effectively to the challenges of an ever-changing employee benefits marketplace.