About Us

    CA Insurance Lic# 0B89320

    Founded in 1983, PWA Insurance Services has been providing quality services to the region’s businesses by focusing on finding the right solutions that meet our clients’ needs. PWA’s team of professional advisors has more than 139 years of combined knowledge, expertise, and innovation working with business owners in designing and managing employee benefits programs, payroll services, and human resources information systems. We provide fully integrated, high-level, personalized services to help your business grow and thrive.

    Our Team: Trusted. Smart. Passionate

    PWA and its employees are dedicated to giving outstanding service and advice to our clients. We firmly believe:

    “Quality is what we deliver, our services deliver value and our people add value. We want to be your collaborator as our loyalty is to you and our mission is your success.”

    Our Mission is to always focus on doing the ‘right thing’ for our clients while striving hard to accomplish the role of a responsible citizen in the community we serve. With an emphasis on collaboration and teamwork, we create unique solutions that are the right fit for the distinctive needs of our clients. We believe in open communication between clients and staff members, where being readily available and honest is key to producing long-term success.

    Our Presence

    As a founding firm of Alera Group, a national entity with over 1,800 employees serving thousands of clients with industry-leading solutions from experts across the country. Our clients benefit from the expertise and resources of a large national firm, while still maintaining the advantages of local service and relationships.

     

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    EXPERT EDUCATION

    Events and Webinars

    Employee Benefits

    Driving Communications and Engagement: Open Enrollment

    Our experts will walk you through a strategic planning process to make sure you’re sharing in a way that not only drives employee awareness and engagement but also reaches your workforce across platforms with what they need to know about choosing the right benefits for them and their families. 

    August 15, 2024 at 01:00 pm CT | Virtual

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    Alera Engage - Webinar

    Employee Benefits

    Q3 Compliance Update

    Alera Group's quarterly employee benefits compliance roundup will help you stay current on the latest national regulatory developments impacting employers.

    September 3, 2024 at 01:00 pm CT | Virtual

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    Collaborative Conversations: 2025 - What to Expect and What You Need to Know

    Save the date for a conversation in September where we will discuss the impending PLO changes by BOLI and the Employment Department, their impacts, and other critical considerations.

    September 12, 2024 at 08:30 am PT | Virtual

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    Quote from Kelly Woo, Director of Finance

    Taking Care of Business!
    Merrisa is amazing! Seriously-she deserves a giant raise 😊 She always handles any request we ask of her immediately and takes care of business! So thankful for you guys!
    Kelly Woo, Director of Finance Truckee-Tahoe Airport District
    Very Responsive
    Donald Whiting has been very responsive to my requests. AleraHR is a great tool
    My Right-Hand People
    I would die without Merrisa Walker and Gene Furr. They are my right-hand people and I love working with them. They are always there for me and have become as important to me as any extraordinary employee.
    Our Saving Grace!
    Merrisa Walker has been a saving grace for us on numerous occasions. Her responsiveness and thoroughness has been impeccable. Thank You.
    We Are So Thankful to Have You!
    Michael & Merrisa are the most knowledgeable, helpful, responsive and wonderful folks to work with! We are so thankful to have you!
    A Very Helpful Staff
    Everyone that we’ve dealt with at PWA for many years has been helpful and truly concerned about our insurance needs!
    Knowledgeable in Benefits and HR
    Michael and Merrisa have provided prompt responses to my questions. They have a strong understanding of legal matters as well as best practices in terms of benefits and HR.

    Quote from Brad Mattson

    Jeff and his team have helped us work through the hurdles of Employer provided health insurance. They not only provided solutions to our insurance issues but provided HUGE savings to our bottom line.
    Brad Mattson Sutter Mutual Water Co./ RD1500

    Quote from Tom Crawford

    PWA Insurance Services has been exemplary in their service and support of our Company’s Healthcare coverage. Through PWA, we were offered many choices that would fit our organizations specific needs. We just renewed with them for a second year and will continue to work together with them to provide our valued employees the best coverages available. In addition to their great service, they also provide value-added information on Healthy Workplaces and Employee Healthy Lifestyle choices.
    Tom Crawford Empire Safety & Supply

    THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

    Insights

    Property and Casualty

    Assisted Living and Skilled Nursing Sector Vulnerable to Cyber Threats and Staffing Mandates

    After a challenging 2023, Property Insurance rates are more stable midway through 2024. However, environmental exposures, new staffing mandates and cyber threats persist. And with over 16,900 skilled nursing facilities and 30,600 assisted living communities in the U.S. accommodating millions of residents, the sector faces unique challenges.

    July 23, 2024

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    Property and Casualty

    Why a Crop Insurance Broker Is an Essential Partner for Agricultural Producers

    In a volatile environment for agriculture business, a thorough, customized program of risk management and property and casualty insurance ― including Crop Insurance ― is essential. And for that, farmers, ranchers and other growers need to work with a certified Crop Insurance broker.

    July 16, 2024

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    Property and Casualty

    Today’s Special: Resilience as Restaurants Navigate Tough Insurance Market

    At a time when the National Restaurant Association projects sales topping $1 trillion for the first time ever this year, the future for businesses in this notoriously risky industry nevertheless seems more precarious than ever. In this business climate, robust risk management and an expertly designed insurance program couldn't be more important.

    July 9, 2024

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    Employee Benefits

    Benefits Benchmarking Webinar: What To Do With the Data

    If you’re designing your company’s employee benefits program, you want to know what your peers and competitors are offering. Employee retention and talent acquisition are largely dependent on whether you offer a benefits package that meets or exceeds the standards of your industry, location and company size while managing costs in an increasingly expensive market for healthcare and pharmaceuticals. That’s why Alera Group places a high priority on using benchmarking data and analysis to inform and otherwise serve our clients.

    July 1, 2024

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