About Us
Our Office History.
For over 60 years, we have provided risk management, and financial products and services to corporations, institutions and individuals throughout the world.
What Makes Us Different
We take a pro-active approach to the management and servicing of your account with:
- tailor-made programs shaped to your needs, not to the needs of a representative peer group
- pre-implementation services such as contract reviews, exposure analysis, and professional wrap-up feasibility studies
- the skill and knowledge to develop innovative new products to address wrap-up issues and exposures as they arise
- large investment in technology to allow rapid transfer of vital information to clients and wrap-up markets
- in-house wrap-up professionals acting as your committed advocates
We have vast resources that enable our team of professionals to deliver innovative solutions to our clients. By utilizing the experience and creativity of top-level insurance experts in conjunction with the firm’s worldwide resources, your Alera Group Las Vegas is able to provide sophisticated products and service unparalleled in the insurance industry.
Our Mission
Every client is important to us. Whether a single individual or multimillion dollar corporation, each is assured of receiving the most competent insurance analysis and placement available.
The insurance industry is continuously evolving. Our resource capabilities provide us with the tools necessary to keep our clients informed regarding regulatory issues and current events that can affect our clients’ bottom line. We utilize the most efficient technological methods available that align with the needs of our clients. Our professionals have real time access to the most current news and business intelligence available. These management tools allow us to maintain the highest level of client service.
Our vision is guided by a commitment to understanding, anticipating and meeting our clients diverse and changing needs.
We consider it both a privilege and a pleasure to represent our clients. Our goal is to maintain relationships that extend well beyond the realm of an insurance broker. Our unwavering dedication to integrity, professionalism and service ensures that Alera Group maintains its position as the pre-eminent insurance broker.
Meet Our Team
Damari Bermudez
Account Manager
Damari Bermudez has 30 years of experience in the Health Insurance Industry, beginning her career as a Member Services at Health Plan of Nevada/ Sierra Health and Life. She has been with Alera Group | Las Vegas for the past 4 months and enjoys helping all clients. She thinks outside the box and is a problem solver. Her attention to detail is one of her many strong points. She is quick to respond to all issues and her response time is what set her aside from her competitors. Customer Service is very important to her and wants to make sure all clients are treated with kindness, urgency, and professionalism. Senior Professional Customer Service with over 30years in servicing the insurance claims processing industry, dependable interpersonal skills. Service experience supporting business groups while ensuring outstanding customer service and prompt issue resolution has followed her career. Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills with developed training and development experience.
Damari is Bi-Lingual Spanish and English and loves spending time with her family and friends. She loves volunteering at the homeless shelters.
Received The Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce Ambassador of Cf Courtesy Award in 1998 & 2000.
Scott Edlin
Benefits Producer
Scott has over 15 years of industry experience. He serves as Senior Partner at Alera Group Las Vegas and leads the Employee Benefits team.
Before Alera Group, Scott co-founded ManagedPAY Insurance Services and oversaw day-to-day operations – designing and managing the large group PEO health plan. Before that, Scott was an independent Aflac contractor. Within five years, he was Regional Sales Coordinator of the fourth-largest office in the Pacific Territories.
Scott earned a B.S. in Business at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Deborah Franczak
Account Executive
Deborah has been in the insurance industry for over 41 years. Starting on the company side of the insurance business as a commercial line rater and underwriter. She has been a licensed agent for 33 years. She joined GLB Insurance, an Alera Group Company in 2018 as a commercial account representative. Before Deborah started her insurance career she worked as a cake decorator and in retail sales.
Ryan Gagnon
Account Executive
Ryans’ responsiveness to his clients is key to his success. He gathers information from new prospects and gets them out to market. He then presents the best option to the insured. Ryan can help with any servicing issues that may arise. He plays a significant role when it comes to his renewals. He will help gather the CSR’s renewal information and then present the renewal bids to his clients.
Ryan has a strong knowledge base. He holds the designations of Commercial Lines Coverage Specialist, Hartford School of Insurance Specialist, Certified Insurance Services Representative Designation, & Certificate of Achievement from the National Association of Surety Bond Producers. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from the University of Southern Oregon in 2009.
Ryan was previously employed as a contractor that did foundations for two years. Then helped to manage a grocery store for four years before moving to Las Vegas to pursue a career as an insurance producer.
Ryan is active in the community serving on the board of directors for the Woods and Waters Give Back committee. The committee supports kid clubs that help to foster hunter education, firearm safety, and shooting competitions.
Ryan met his wife in college in 2006, and they have two children – a daughter (born in Oregon) and a son (Born in Vegas). They live in the Northwest part of the valley after moving to Nevada from Oregon in 2013. Ryan is a huge sports fan who enjoys coaching his sons’ hockey team and loves to hunt and fish.
EXPERT EDUCATION
Events and Webinars
Employee Benefits
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.
February 11, 2026 at 12:00 pm CT | Virtual
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Property and Casualty
Top Cyber Threats of 2026 – and How to Mitigate Them
Cybercriminals have a new playbook—your business could be next.
February 17, 2026 at 01:00 pm CT | Virtual
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Employee Benefits
Designing Benefits for Mid - to Late-Career Employees
In our three-part webinar series, Designing Benefits That Work – A Data-Driven, Multigenerational Focus, we’ll explore multigenerational workforce insights, debunk generational myths, share early- and late-career benefit strategies, review legal and compliance trends, and provide actionable tools and resources.
February 18, 2026 at 10:00 am CT | Virtual
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THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
Insights
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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Property and Casualty
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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Top 5 Insurance Surprises Businesses Face in Q4 — and How to Prevent Them
As year-end approaches, many organizations focus on closing out financials and planning for the year ahead. It’s also the time when insurance programs often reveal unexpected challenges, some avoidable, others the result of shifting market conditions or overlooked details.
October 30, 2025
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Alera Group’s 2025 Property and Casualty Market Update
Alera Group’s 2025 Property and Casualty Market Update, designed as a bridge between Alera Group’s annual Market Outlooks — provides insight into pricing, coverage availability, market capacity and underwriting trends for the balance of 2025.
August 1, 2025
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