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
Barbara Hazel
Account Executive
I have been in the insurance industry for 38 years expanding. I have been licensed for 21 years. I am a Commercial Account Manager for the past 18 years with GLB Insurance, an Alera Group company. I service accounts, manage claims, do marketing for renewals and new business. I work with various Producers in our office. I pride myself on the service I give to my clients.
Lisa Hutzol
Benefits Consultant
Lisa Hutzol holds a Sales Association position with GLB, An Alera Group company. She has been in the insurance business since 2005, starting her career in the Supplemental Insurance space. As her desire to help people grew, she began offering the full health insurance package. Lisa’s passion is to design a competitive employee benefits package for business owners, along with educating the employees.
Lisa is originally from Massachusetts and moved to Las Vegas, NV in 2001 to attend the University of Nevada, Las Vegas to obtain her Master of Education: Health Promotion. She is a wife and mother of two children. Traveling and exploring new cultures is something Lisa enjoys doing in her spare time.
Joel Jarvis
Account Executive
Joel G. Jarvis specializes in property and casualty for Municipalities, Professional Liability, Errors and Omissions Insurance, and Directors and Officers coverage for Boards of Directors and Executives. He has extensive experience developing property and casualty programs for clients in various industries: including attorneys, transportation, hospitality, non profits and construction. He has sixteen years experience in the insurance industry and an additional seven years as an internal accountant working for Las Vegas Sands, Inc, Perlman Architecture, Capitol Pacific Homes. Early in his insurance career he handled auto, home, life and annuities policies as an agent with Horace Mann Insurance Companies serving teachers of the Clark County School District. Joel has served as a member of the boards of directors of Aid for Aids of Nevada (AFAN) and Opportunity Village ARC Board. He also has served on the Accreditation Team for the United Way of Southern Nevada. He has been actively involved in the Clark County Bar Association since 2005; acted as Social Chair for the New Lawyer Committee and as a Co-Chair of the Community Service Committee. He was awarded Ambassador of the Year by the Clark County Bar Association in 2004, and he is the Liberty Bell Award winner for 2005 with the organization. Joel holds bachelor degrees in accounting/finance and law from Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois.
Diana Jarzen
Account Executive and Bond Manager
I have been in the insurance industry for over 33 years. I work with existing insureds and prospects to provide services to their changing insurance needs. I like to establish productive working relationships with my insureds, to provide them with the highest level of commitment, assessing their risk profile and customer services. I research and keep up with changes for my clients’ prospective industry. I meet with existing clients semi-annually or annually to review their insurance needs and contact them throughout their policy term to keep them informed of any information they could use or need. I also provide bonding lines and bonds on behalf of my construction clients, who require bonds continually. I specialize in the construction industry, attorney firms, architects, and engineers.
The bottom line is that my clients are treated with respect and understanding in a friendly, honest manner and with the utmost integrity. I want to help my clients manage the risks that arise in everyday life, understand their needs, and help them achieve success.
EXPERT EDUCATION
Events and Webinars
Employee Benefits
2025 Healthcare and Employee Benefits Benchmarking Report: How Does Your Benefits Program Stack Up?
In this session, our experts will dive into the results of our annual, market-leading benchmarking survey.
June 26, 2025 at 01:00 pm CT | Virtual
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Employee Benefits
Dynamic Data: Strategies for Success
Join us for this session, as our experts will share how to utilize your organization’s data to create advanced and innovative strategies for success.
July 17, 2025 at 01:00 pm CT | Virtual
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Wealth Services
State of the Markets
Join us as we unveil the factors that drive the nation's financial pulse and how they may impact your personal finances.
July 23, 2025 at 12:00 pm CT | Virtual
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THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
Insights
Property and Casualty
Severe Weather Is Getting Worse. Is Your Business Interruption Insurance Keeping Up?
The increasing frequency and severity of weather- and climate-related events such as catastrophic storms, floods and wildfires make business continuity planning more important than ever. Part of your plan should include reviewing your organization's Business Interruption Insurance coverage.
May 5, 2025
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Property and Casualty
International Roadcheck Is May 13-15. Is Your Commercial Transportation Fleet Ready?
For 72 hours next month, commercial motor vehicles and drivers throughout North America will be subject to what the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) calls a “high-visibility, high-volume” inspection and regulatory compliance enforcement initiative.
The annual event, known as the International Roadcheck, will take place at weigh and inspection stations, temporary sites and locations selected by mobile patrols from May 13-15 in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
April 14, 2025
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Improving Transportation Fleet Safety Through Gamification
The COVID-19 pandemic pushed companies to find creative ways to engage employees as isolation hit an all-time high. Many turned to gamification — the application game mechanics such as points, badges and leaderboards to everyday tasks — to reconnect with staff and improve retention, especially around key initiatives like safety. It’s a concept so suitable for the transportation industry, it could have been conceived with truckers and other commercial auto drivers in mind.
April 7, 2025
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5 Steps to a Lower Workers’ Compensation Mod
Understanding how your Workers' Compensation Insurance premium is calculated can help you manage costs more effectively. One of the primary factors in determining your premium is your experience modification factor — the number that reflects your company’s claims history and directly determines what you pay.
March 13, 2025
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