Employee Benefits

Alera Group Acquires Wilson Albers & Company, LLC

February 13, 2018

DEERFIELD, IL (February 13, 2018) — Alera Group, a leading national employee benefits, property/casualty, risk management and wealth management firm, has acquired Wilson Albers & Company, LLC, located in Anchorage, AK. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Wilson Albers & Company, LLC, parent company of The Wilson Agency, LLC (Anchorage, AK), Albers & Company, Inc (Tacoma, WA) and ConnectHR, LLC headquartered in Anchorage, AK, provides a variety of employment resources in the areas of insurance, retirement and human resources.

“We are excited to join Alera Group due to their remarkable collaborative culture and extensive network of industry resources,” said Lon Wilson, CEO of Wilson Albers & Company, LLC. “As an Alera Group company, we have an exciting opportunity to offer our clients industry-leading resources with partners across the country.”

Wilson Albers has operated The Wilson Agency in Alaska for over 50 years and Albers & Company in Washington for over 30 years and holds a robust legacy of industry experience and customer satisfaction. Through their core values of unquestionable integrity, dedication to excellence, caring for people, family, community, and lifelong learning, the firm strides toward their collective vision: empowering people to lead a life of significance.

“Wilson Albers & Company is a terrific addition to our presence in the Northwest,” said Alan Levitz, CEO of Alera Group. “Lon Wilson and the entire Wilson Albers team enjoy a tremendous reputation in the industry and bring a great deal of expertise to Alera Group”.

Alera Group continues to grow organically and through acquisitions since its formation in December 2016. For more information on partnering with Alera Group, visit Partnership Opportunities at www.aleragroup.com.

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About Alera Group
Based in Deerfield, IL, Alera Group’s over 900 employees serve more than 20,000 clients nationally in employee benefits, property and casualty, risk management and wealth management. Alera Group was created by merging 24 high-performing, entrepreneurial firms across the U.S. It is the 14th largest independent insurance agency and the 7th largest independent employee benefits firm in the country. For more information, visit www.aleragroup.com or follow Alera Group on Twitter: @AleraGroupUS

 

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