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
Gary Prater
Managing Partner
Gary Prater joined the team in 2004 when his family agency, Atkin & Prater Insurance, merged with GLB Insurance, an Alera Group Company. Hailing from a long history in the insurance business, Gary got his start in a family-owned and operated insurance business in 1977 and currently serves as a Managing Partner of Alera Group Las Vegas. With decades of experience in the insurance industry, Gary has adopted a very customer-oriented approach to the insurance business, expressing that clients should always expect personalized, professional service from him and the other Alera Group team members.
He is aware that the insurance market and coverages constantly change, presenting new challenges for insurance consumers and professionals. With that knowledge, Gary is strongly committed to finding the broadest coverages available for an affordable price.
Gary is currently an active member of the Independent Insurance Agents of America, the Nevada Independent Insurance Agents Association, and the Las Vegas Fremont Rotary Club. Gary attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. When Gary is not in the office, you can find him camping, hunting, fishing, or taking part in off-road motorsports. He also referees and coaches soccer in his free time.
Jesse Renteria
Benefits Consultant
I grew up in the Central Valley in a small-town Visalia, California. My passion was baseball and after receiving First Team All-WYL and East-West All-Star MVP I decided to play ball at College of the Sequoias. After a career ending injury, I began my insurance career in Reno, Nevada and received my Health and Life license in 1998. I was able to transfer my competitive background to build a $40 million insurance agency. I'm passionate about insurance and enjoy meeting businesses with a technology-based solution, proactive service approach.
I enjoy spending time with my family and our weekends are filled with competitive soccer games. I love entertaining our friends with gourmet cooking and creating memories together. I also love watching movies and I currently own a library in Apple TV with over 100+ movies. On weekends I attend soccer games and enjoy spending time with my wife over dinner and a movie. I love trying new restaurants and new movie release is my guilty pleasure. Every fourth Saturday of the month, I volunteer at Calvary Downtown Outreach, where we prepare and feed a warm meal for the homeless. I do not ever want to lose sight of where I came from and hope I can make a difference in someone's day giving them a hand-up!
Robin Rider
Commercial Account Executive
Robin Rider joined the Alera Group in 2019. She has 19 years of experience working as an Insurance Broker with a specialization in Property. Robin is responsible for underwriting, designing, broking and implementation of Property & Casualty insurance programs for Real Estate accounts. She reviews client data, benchmarking and running various analytical tools to design property insurance programs for our clients. She works with companies in various industries such as Complex Real Estate, Gaming/Hospitality, Manufacturing, Public Entities, Aviation, Retail, Technology and Telecommunication.
Robin's most recent position was a marketing representative with Philadelphia Insurance Companies. This carrier experience has given her the insight into the minds of underwriters and has helped improve her market selection as well as tailored her submission to carriers requirements. Robin spent most of her career, 13 years, at Willis Towers Watson as a Senior Client Manager/Broker with the Metro DC Property team servicing Real Estate clients focusing on large property and builders' risk. Prior to joining Willis, Robin held client manager positions at her father's business, Rider Risk Specialists Insurance Agency in Cape Cod, MA and a regional broker, Knapp Schenck Insurance Agency in Boston, MA.
Jessica Rider
Account Manager
Role: Service large commercial lines accounts, provide insurance support and education to insureds, and offer guidance and assistance in obtaining adequate insurance coverage
Certifications and Designations: CISR Designation
Producers License (MA,NV)
Education: Bachelors Degree, Emmanuel College. Boston, MA.
Volunteer for Rochester Youth Baseball League.
Plymouth Ma, Mother of 4, I enjoy reading, writing, painting & knitting
I love live performances (plays, concerts, comedians etc.)
Working toward CIC and CPCU designations.
EXPERT EDUCATION
Events and Webinars
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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Employee Benefits
Q4 Compliance Update
Alera Group's quarterly employee benefits compliance roundup will help you stay current on the latest national regulatory developments impacting employers.
December 3, 2024 at 01:00 pm CT | Virtual
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THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
Insights
Employee Benefits
Webinar Preview: ‘When Captive Insurance Makes Sense’
As healthcare costs — including those for pharmacy — have continued to skyrocket, the urgency to control healthcare and pharmacy spend has elevated as well, and Captives have surged in popularity. Alera Group's webinar on Captive Insurance will help you determine whether forming or joining a Captive is right for you.
November 7, 2024
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Employee Benefits
Are You Prepared to Comply With the New Mental Health Parity Final Rule in 2025?
On September 9, 2024, the DOL, IRS and HHS released a final rule for the Requirements Related to the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA Final Rule). The MHPAEA Final Rule is similar to the proposed rule released on July 25, 2023, with some marked differences. While the MHPAEA Final Rule is effective as of November 22, 2024, the requirements become enforceable at different times. Most apply to plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2025, with other requirements becoming enforceable for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2026.
October 25, 2024
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Legal Alert: IRS Adjusts Health Flexible Spending Account and Other Benefit Limits for 2025
On October 22, 2024, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Revenue Procedure 2024-40, which increases the health flexible spending account (FSA) salary reduction contribution limit to $3,300 for plan years beginning in 2025, an increase of $100 from 2024.
October 23, 2024
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