Alera Group Expands Employee Benefits and Property and Casualty Offerings with The Insurance Center
February 25, 2025
Deerfield, IL (February 25, 2025) — Alera Group, a top national insurance and financial services firm, today announced that employee benefits and property and casualty insurance firm The Insurance Center (TIC) has joined Alera Group.
This partnership will bolster Alera Group’s employee benefits and property and casualty (P&C) offerings through TIC’s proactive and tailored solutions in cost containment, risk management and protection. In addition to TIC’s business solutions, its team’s local agents provide individual clients with personal lines of insurance, including Life and health.
“Joining Alera Group represents an exciting new chapter for us,” said TIC CEO Timothy Johnson. “Their commitment to providing excellent, personalized services to customers complements our own mission, and we can’t wait to see where this partnership takes us.”
The Insurance Center began in 1966 with the single mission of providing quality and affordable health insurance to dairy farm families in Wisconsin and since then has grown into one of the largest independent insurance and financial service agencies in the Midwest, with 11 locations in Wisconsin, as well as one in Iowa, and more than 140 colleagues.
“The Insurance Center has a history of providing superior service to its clients and doing it collaboratively,” said Jim Blue, CEO of Alera Group. “We’re excited to further strengthen our employee benefits and property and casualty presence in the Midwest and welcome TIC to the team.”
Members of the Insurance Center team will continue serving clients in their existing roles. Terms of the transaction were not announced. MarshBerry acted as financial advisor to The Insurance Center throughout this transaction.
About Alera Group
Alera Group is an independent financial services firm with $1.5 billion in gross revenue, offering comprehensive property and casualty insurance, employee benefits, wealth services and retirement plan solutions to clients nationwide. Working collaboratively across specialties and across the country, Alera Group’s team of more than 4,500 colleagues offer unique solutions, personalized services and proactive insights to help ensure each client’s business and personal success. For more information, visit aleragroup.com and follow us on LinkedIn.