About Us
Our History
Lighthouse Group was established in 1995 with the merger of the Lighthouse Group Insurance Agency (founded in 1990) and Keuning Agency (founded in 1960). Through organic growth and acquisitions, our organization evolved into a noteworthy Michigan-based employer serving over 33,000 clients. Our locations across the state allow us to remain relationship focused and community oriented.
On December 1, 2020, we merged with the nation’s 17th largest agency, Alera Group. This partnership has brought the capabilities and resources of a national firm while allowing us to maintain the local service our clients have come to know and love.
Meet Our Team
Carla Bensted
Controller
Jaclyn Brussee
Regional Vice President of Sales Development, Midwest Region
Harold Burrell
Senior Vice President
Ryan Czarnecki
Director of Strategic Partnerships
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Employee Benefits
Maximizing Impact: The Value of Voluntary Benefits for Today’s Workforce
In this session, our experts will showcase the value of voluntary benefits, from financial savings to improved retention to addressing the specific needs of their employees.
March 20, 2025 at 01:00 pm CT | Virtual
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HIPAA Privacy and Security Overview
Join our compliance experts for an overview of HIPAA’s Privacy and Security Rules. During this webinar, we'll review the different types of entities subject to HIPAA, take an in-depth look at protected health information (PHI), individual rights under HIPAA and what to do when there is a breach of PHI.
April 11, 2025 at 01:00 pm CT | Virtual
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Balancing Cost and Care: Could a Captive solution be the right fit for you?
In this session, our experts will discuss how Captive solutions work and what you need to consider for your own group’s needs.
April 17, 2025 at 01:00 pm CT | Virtual
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THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
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Employee Benefits
Getting the Most From Your Voluntary Benefit Offerings
Join Alera Group on Thursday, March 20, as we present the next in our Engage series of webinars, "Maximizing Impact: The Value of Voluntary Benefits for Today’s Workforce."
March 6, 2025
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Building Connections To Support Employee Mental Health
Mental Health Awareness Month begins in May, but to emphasize mental wellbeing as a year-round priority, Alera Group is getting an early start on distributing our new Mental Health Awareness Toolkit. Designed and refined by our Wellbeing team, the Toolkit is an employer resource to help you and your employees adopt healthy activities, build social connections and erode stigmas that have long hampered discussion of mental health.
March 4, 2025
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Weighty Matter: Obesity, GLP-1s and the Rising Cost of Healthcare
Obesity and health problems associated with it — including heart disease and stroke, high blood pressure, several types of cancer, osteoarthritis, sleep apnea and more — are primary factors that must be considered as employers seek to contain healthcare costs for their employers, as well as for themselves.
February 26, 2025
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Reminder: RxDC Reporting Due June 1
With the 2024 reference year RxDC reporting deadline approaching in June, plan sponsors should refamiliarize themselves with the reporting requirements. The 2024 reference year RxDC Reporting Instructions have been released, though there were no changes to the reporting requirements or data elements from last year.
February 10, 2025
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