Meet Our Team
Mike Noyes, CEBS, GBA, CMS
Managing Partner
Mike is the co-founder and the Managing Partner of Alera Group: Texas in Houston. For over 15 years he has focused on the consulting of corporate health and welfare programs. Mike has extensive managed care experience, expertise in ASO contracts, and alternately funded group insurance programs. He is involved in all aspects of negotiations, plan architecture, contribution strategy, carrier selection, employee communication plan, and ongoing support.
For his clients, Mike’s most significant contribution is his commitment to helping them get the attention, strategic analysis, and breadth of solutions generally reserved for larger corporations.
Before starting Alera Group: Texas, Mike was a Principal and Employee Benefits Division leader of one of the largest consulting firms in East Texas. He was also a Consultant with Great-West HealthCare (now a part of Cigna) and New England Financial. His job responsibilities were to assist the broker and consultant marketplace to produce self-funded sales in the mid-market employee segment.
Mike is a native Houstonian and a graduate of Texas State University with a degree in Finance. He is a frequent speaker and presenter for events throughout the region, an advisor for the National Employee Benefits Advisory Forum (NABF), and also volunteers with the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Mike currently resides in Sugar Land, Texas with his wife and three kids.
John Wissman
Senior Partner
Partnering with a range of mid-market companies in the energy, real estate, and logistics, John Wissman helps companies make sense of their employee benefit plans. His goal is to help clients move beyond “good enough” and start thinking strategically about how benefits can serve both company and employees.
John operates from the belief that the well-being of employees should always be at the forefront of a benefits strategy. Using his entrepreneurial and high-level business acumen, he provides in-depth guidance on how to achieve cost containment, enhance the employee experience, and meet compliance goals with a customized long-term strategy.
John is invested in company outcomes and uses a hands-on approach to teach clients how to reach the results they’re seeking. His tailored benefits strategies bring clarity to the “why” behind a plan and how it can work for everyone involved.
John is a native Texan and a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business, where he majored in Finance and Marketing. His professional experience as an Equity Trader, Advisor, Board Member, and Entrepreneur has given him a unique perspective on how to help businesses think strategically and scale successfully.
As a speaker, John has shared his advanced strategies in health and welfare topics across Texas, including the ASHHRA Symposium and multiple industry summits for financial institutions. An active member of his community, John has also served as a mentor for Minds Matter, helping underprivileged high school students gain college acceptance and attain scholarships.
A free spirit at heart, he has spent time traveling throughout Europe, Southeast Asia, South America, and Australia, which has helped broaden his perspective on both business and life. Aside from travel, John enjoys playing tennis, hiking, spending quality time with friends, and being a die-hard 49ers and Texas Longhorns fan.
Currently, John lives in Houston with his wife Brittany and two wildly smart and independent sons.
Ryan Johnson, CBC
Senior Partner
Ryan is a Senior Partner in our benefits consulting division and specializes in working with mid-market companies to improve and fine-tune their employee benefit offerings. He is involved in all aspects of negotiations, plan architecture, contribution strategy, carrier selection, employee communication, and ongoing support. Ryan enjoys collaborating with clients, problem-solving, and providing new strategies to companies that can improve their plan for the company and its employees. Ryan’s creative and progressive ideas have helped many companies save a significant amount of money while maintaining a rich benefit offering.
Before working with Alera Group: Texas, Ryan was a Top Producer for one of the top 10 largest national insurance brokers in the country, Brown & Brown, Inc. Previous to Brown & Brown, Inc., he worked for HIG Capital, a private equity firm, where he was responsible for sourcing and assessing new investment opportunities in growing companies.
Ryan is a native Houstonian and graduate of the University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business. He enjoys volunteering with the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, serves as a Board Member with the Texas Exes Houston Chapter, and is part of the Alera Benefit Advisory Board.
Vincent Zinsmeyer
Senior Partner
Vince is an accomplished Financial Advisor with over 30 years of experience in the industry. In 1985 he joined AMCORP and began climbing the corporate ladder mastering every department and now serves as Senior Partner at AMCORP Employee Benefits and Financial Advisors along with his brother, Craig.
With a unique ability to communicate to individuals in a language that they understand, Vince has built a long-term client relationship platform. Vince has served on the Board of Easter Seals-San Antonio for over 10 years, 3 of those years as President. He is also a registered representative with Triad Advisors where he uses his expertise to develop retirement and financial plans.
Vince was born and raised in San Antonio. He married his wife Kim in 1993 and they have two children, Brantley and Emily as well as two dogs, Maisy and Walt. In his free time, Vince enjoys traveling, boating at the lake, and cruising around in his 1967 Convertible Mustang.
Registered Representative with Osaic Wealth, Inc member FINRA/SIPC and an Investment Advisor Representative with Alera Investment Advisors, LLC. Osaic Wealth, Inc and Alera Investment Advisors, LLC are not affiliated.
EXPERT EDUCATION
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Employee Benefits
The Compliance Pathway Q1
Alera Group's quarterly employee benefits compliance roundup will help you stay current on the latest national regulatory developments impacting employers.
March 5, 2026 at 01:00 pm CT | Virtual
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Alera Group Presents: Navigating Medicare
The knowledgeable team at Alera Group is here to help you navigate your Medicare options to ensure you feel confident in your post-65 healthcare coverage.
March 11, 2026 at 12:00 pm CT | Virtual
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The Funding Edge: Why Fully Insured Limits Control — and What Modern Funding Unlocks
A funding decision framework leaders can use to evaluate options and align on next steps.
March 17, 2026 at 01:00 pm CT | Virtual
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Employee Benefits
Legal Alert: RxDC Reporting Due June 1st
Reminder: RxDC Reporting Due June 1st
February 26, 2026
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Property and Casualty
AI-Powered Cyber Attacks, Why Yesterday’s Defenses Aren’t Enough.
The widespread availability of AI technology, combined with the ease of manipulating video calls, makes phone and Zoom calls susceptible to exploitation by threat actors.
February 2, 2026
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Employee Benefits
IRS Releases Guidance Related to Recent HSA Changes
The IRS recently released Notice 2026-5, which provides guidance and answers to common questions related to the expanded availability of health savings accounts (“HSA”) under the Reconciliation Act (previously named the One Big Beautiful Bill Act) passed into law earlier this year.
December 30, 2025
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Are you prepared for 2026? Property and Casualty Trends Uncovered
The sixth annual Property and Casualty Market Outlook from Alera Group sets the stage for how organizations can recalibrate their risk strategies in 2026. Built on thousands of data points — including a nationwide survey of insurance company partners and wholesale intermediaries — this report delivers actionable insights for insurance buyers, risk managers and business leaders.
December 17, 2025
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