Meet Our Team

    Pam Long

    Senior Partner, Employee Benefits
    Pam Long

    Senior Partner, Employee Benefits

    Tim Dombrow

    Senior Partner, Employee Benefits
    Tim Dombrow

    Senior Partner, Employee Benefits

    Ty Hughes

    Senior Partner, Employee Benefits
    Ty Hughes

    Senior Partner, Employee Benefits

    Vincent Zinsmeyer

    Senior Partner
    Vincent Zinsmeyer

    Vincent Zinsmeyer is a Senior Partner with Alera Financial Services and has been serving clients since 1987. He specializes in retirement planning, comprehensive financial planning, wealth management, and life insurance strategies. Vincent also works closely with business owners on 401(k) plans, executive retirement programs, key person insurance, business succession planning, and buy-sell agreements. Throughout his career, he has been committed to helping individuals, families, and businesses make informed financial decisions through personalized guidance, objective advice, and long-term planning strategies designed to support their financial goals and legacy objectives.

     

    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

    Events and Webinars

    Employee Benefits

    Point Solutions, Proven: Why Vendor Sprawl Fails — and How to Identify What Actually Drives Impact

    A clearer framework for sorting through point solutions to determine where investment may—or may not—deliver value.

    September 15, 2026 at 01:00 pm CT | Virtual

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    webinar

    Employee Benefits

    Primary Care as a Strategy: How Direct Primary Care Can Lower Costs and Improve Outcomes

    A clearer understanding of how Direct Primary Care can be used as a strategic lever to improve outcomes while controlling total cost of care.

    October 20, 2026 at 01:00 pm CT | Virtual

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    webinar

    Employee Benefits

    AI Advantage in Benefits: Practical Use Cases That Support HR and Employees

    A practical view of how AI can support benefits teams while improving the employee experience.

    November 17, 2026 at 01:00 pm CT | Virtual

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    webinar

    Quote from President and CEO

    The Alera Group met with us throughout the year to monitor claims and helped us develop mitigation strategies in real time. For me, the most important thing was that they shared our ethical commitment to our employees.
    President and CEO

    Quote from President and CEO

    Throughout my career, I have worked with several well-known companies on benefits. None have compared with the Alera Group.
    President and CEO

    Quote from Director of Human Resources

    The Alera Group has worked tirelessly and proactively to help us get the best product at a price we and our staff can afford.
    Director of Human Resources

    Quote from Executive Director

    The Alera Group has helped us to find innovative solutions to our unique challenges and has served as a strong ally for every employee.
    Executive Director

    THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

    Insights

    Employee Benefits

    Legal Alert: IRS Issues ACA Affordability Percentage Adjustment for 2027

    The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released Rev. Proc. 2026-26.

    July 24, 2026

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    Property and Casualty

    Commercial Real Estate Insurance Market Shows Signs of Relief, With Conditions

    There are emerging signs that the commercial property insurance market is beginning to soften. However, the benefits of this shift are not being felt uniformly across all real estate portfolios.

    July 16, 2026

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    Employee Benefits

    Legal Alert: Clients With Massachusetts Private PFML Plans Renewing After July 1, 2026

    Alert for any employer with at least one employee in Massachusetts, even if the employee is remote.

    June 30, 2026

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    Employee Benefits

    Legal Alert: PCORI Fees Due By July 31, 2026

    This alert is of interest to all employers that sponsor self-insured group health plans, including Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs). Note that the PCORI fee does not apply to most health FSAs.

    June 29, 2026

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      Alera Group, Inc. is aware that there are persons fraudulently impersonating our company by using fake internet domains that appear to look like our legitimate services. If you are contacted by someone claiming to work for Alera Group, or any of our partners, please carefully review the email address and domain. If you have a relationship with our company, please contact us directly and not through any information that is provided in such an email. Please be extremely careful in responding to such emails with personal and financial information, sharing passwords, or any other information of value. Alera Group, or any of our partners, will never send ACH instructions via email and thus we strongly recommend that you verify the authenticity of each wire transfer request by calling your Alera Group contact using the number you have previously called.