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
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.
Jacque Gibson
Commercial Account Manager
Jacque is responsible for the daily servicing of commercial insurance policies. This includes creating and managing policy records, issuing certificates, claims management, and accounting. In addition, Jacque assists the producers in their marketing efforts and creation of insurance proposals. She strives to provide a high level of professional service to clients. Jacque has been a licensed agent for over 10 years.
Jacque participates in a variety of groups that serve the community. She’s worked with a few homeless shelters in Las Vegas and Henderson. She’s donated time to cleaning and sorting books at a local non profit for underprivileged kids. She takes advantage of many to contribute to food and clothing drives.
Avid reader and participates in the Alera Group Book Club.
Big fan of hockey and the Vegas Golden Knights.
Paul Goecke
Account Executive
Paul has been working in the insurance industry since 1996 after graduating with a degree in History and Business from Washington State University. He has acted as both a producer and agency principal over his 25 year career, and has worked with a few of the largest insurance agencies in the nation. Paul merged his insurance brokerage firm Sundance Insurance Group with Kaercher/Alera in 2006 and hasn’t looked back since. He specializes in working on construction accounts and worker’s compensation insurance.
Paul is husband and father of 2, he and his family spend the majority of their time in Las Vegas, NV and Park City, UT.
Correna Goodman
Account Executive
Correna Goodman joined the firm as a Benefits Account Executive in March of 2012. She is licensed in Life and health and has over 15 years of experience in the Benefits insurance industry. She specializes in Group and Individual Health, Dental and Vision Coverage. Her primary responsibilities include marketing and securing new bids for new and existing accounts and preparing presentation for our group clients. In addition, she is responsible for managing and providing client services for our Benefit Division.
EXPERT EDUCATION
Events and Webinars
Employee Benefits
Is Tech-Enabled Brokerage Right for You?
Our experts will lay out what tech-enabled brokerage is, how it works and why it makes sense for the right organizations.
September 19, 2024 at 01:00 pm CT | Virtual
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Employee Benefits
Meeting the Needs of an Aging Workforce
Our experts will provide tips and insights about how to incorporate Medicare, menopause benefits, retirement, communications best practices and other hot topics for older workers into your program successfully and without breaking the bank.
October 17, 2024 at 01:00 pm CT | Virtual
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Employee Benefits
When Captive Insurance Makes Sense
In this session, our experts will talk about how captives work, the advantages and disadvantages and what you need to know to determine whether they make sense for your organization.
November 21, 2024 at 01:00 pm CT | Virtual
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THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
Insights
Property and Casualty
General Liability Insurance in 2024: Navigating a Complex Landscape
While some aspects of General Liability Insurance have largely turned a corner from a prolonged hard market, the outlook in other areas looks much less cheery. Overall, the market has finally improved after several challenging years, offering signs of stabilization.
September 12, 2024
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Employee Benefits
Preparing for 2025: Creditable Coverage, Enrolling in Medicare and HSA Contributions
With significant changes coming in 2025 to creditable coverage determinations, employers and employees may have questions on what that means for them, whether they make the decision to enroll in Medicare Part D or continue to have coverage under their group health plan.
September 5, 2024
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Employee Benefits
Webinar: Better Benefits Administration and Lower Costs
If you don’t have expert assistance to guide you and your organization in the in using a sophisticated benefits portal, you’re wasting a lot of the money your business has invested — and probably frustrating the employees you mean to serve. Working with a brokerage that offers not only a leading-edge benefits portal but also year-round support and services enables your employees to seamlessly access, understand and navigate the portal, creating a positive benefits experience.
September 5, 2024
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Medicare Part D Creditability Determinations for Non-Calendar Year Plans
In 2003, the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act (MMA) added a voluntary prescription drug benefit to the Medicare program. The benefit, known as Medicare Part D or “Part D,” is an optional program for Medicare beneficiaries to access covered prescription drugs at a lower cost. In 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was signed and set into motion changes to Part D benefits, with additional impact on employers in 2024 and 2025.
September 5, 2024
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