Benefits Network Insurance Agency: Risk Strategies Company acquires Benefits Network Insurance Agency, adds wholesale expertise to national employee benefits practice

BOSTON, Jan. 23, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Risk Strategies Company, a privately held, rapidly growing national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, today announced the acquisition of Benefits Network Insurance Agency (BNIA), a specialist brokerage focused on the development of employee benefits plans. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.Headquartered in Cincinnati, OH, with additional offices in Dayton, BNIA was founded in 1989 by Phil DiCiero as a wholesale broker providing services to the small group business of Blue Cross Blue Shield's independent agents. BNIA added its own retail service capability in 1993 and its business today is almost equally balanced between retail group insurance sales and wholesale brokerage.In building out its wholesale business, the company expanded its footprint to represent Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, Humana, ...Full story available on Benzinga.com