March 2, 2015
Holmes Murphy & Associates has acquired the Omaha, Nebraska-based operations of Willis of Minnesota, Inc. (d/b/a Willis of Nebraska).
February 27, 2015
The Des Moines Business Record has named Holmes Murphy & Associates’ Brent Macke and Joe Stopulos to the prestigious 2015 Forty Under 40 class.
February 17, 2015
Wally Gomaa of Holmes Murphy and ACAP discusses the increasingly complex cost of medical care.
January 15, 2015
The January issue of HR Professionals Magazine highlights how Genesis Health Systems and Holmes Murphy & Associates worked together to increase employee engagement, lower total health costs and improve the health status of Genesis’ employees and dependents.
October 23, 2014
Holmes Murphy & Associates has been recognized by The Greater Des Moines Partnership as having had a significant impact on Central Iowa’s economy and job creation by being a best workplace for young professionals.
October 21, 2014
Holmes Murphy & Associates, a premier independent risk management and insurance brokerage firm announced a partnership today with Maxwell Health, a revolutionary operating system for employee benefits.
October 17, 2014
Striving to return injured employees to work as soon as they are able is key for helping lower employer workers’ compensation costs, says Holmes Murphy’s Sean Mayer of Sioux Falls. Mayer’s expertise was tapped in the recent issue of Safety + Health, The Official Magazine of the NSC (National Safety Council) Congress and Expo.
October 7, 2014
Des Moines — September 30, 2014 — For the third year in a row, Holmes
Murphy & Associates has been named a Best Place to Work in Insurance
by Business Insurance magazine.
September 24, 2014
Holmes Murphy has again been named to the Top 100 Workplaces in Iowa list by The Des Moines Register, ranked 25th in the Midsized Company category, up from 27th in 2013.
September 11, 2014
Holmes Murphy & Associates President Den Bishop shared insight on health spending in the Dallas News.
September 9, 2014
Holmes Murphy’s Kansas City office has again been named one of Kansas City’s “Best Places to Work” by the Kansas City Business Journal.
September 2, 2014
Holmes Murphy President Den Bishop offers insight on the complex effect the Affordable Care Act has had on health care costs in an article in the Dallas News.
July 25, 2014
Holmes Murphy and Associates has retained its ranking as the 26th largest insurance brokerage firm in the United States.
June 11, 2014
Holmes Murphy & Associates’ Jim Swift, director of development opportunities and former University of Iowa football player, was a panelist at the Des Moines Business Record Power Breakfast June 6 on the topic of how lessons learned in sports can translate to business.
May 28, 2014
Holmes Murphy Chairman Emeritus J. Douglas Reichardt has been honored as a new member of the Iowa Insurance Hall of Fame.
May 20, 2014
Holmes Murphy & Associates' President Den Bishop is featured in this month’s cover story of Employee Benefit Adviser.
April 10, 2014
Holmes Murphy & Associates’ President Den Bishop is quoted in the latest issue of Employee Benefit Advisor magazine on the importance of providing a culture of health in the workplace.
March 11, 2014
Des Moines – March 10, 2014 – EMC Insurance Companies has announced its 2014 Premier Partners, which includes Holmes Murphy & Associates of West Des Moines, Iowa.
March 7, 2014
Congratulations to Jay Reavis of Holmes Murphy affiliate Innovative Captive Strategies, who has been recognized as one of the Des Moines Business Record’s Forty Under 40.
March 3, 2014
Holmes Murphy's Steve Flood presented at the Corridor Business Journal's 2014 Health Care Summit recently.
February 4, 2014
Steve Flood, Senior Vice President of Holmes Murphy & Associates, and Dr. Mike AbouAssaly, Holmes Murphy’s Iowa Medical Director, will speak at the Corridor Business Journal HealthCare Summit on February 14, 2014
January 13, 2014
Des Moines – January 13, 2014 – Chris Boyd, senior vice president and shareholder of Holmes Murphy & Associates, has been named to the firm’s executive committee.
January 13, 2014
Several Holmes Murphy leaders were recognized in the Des Moines Business Record’s annual Book of Lists, which spotlights the businesses and leadership driving the economic vitality of Central Iowa.
January 6, 2014
Des Moines – January 6, 2014 – Daniel T. Keough has been named chairman and CEO of Holmes Murphy & Associates.
December 19, 2013
Des Moines – December 19, 2013 – Holmes Murphy & Associates’ Chairman Jim Swift will move into a new role as director of development opportunities effective January 1, 2014, as part of the organization’s planned leadership perpetuation strategy.
December 17, 2013
Some small businesses offer medical screenings, walking programs, weight-loss plans to staff to improve health and lower health care costs.
December 16, 2013
Holmes Murphy & Associates' Den Bishop and Wally Gomaa offered insight on health insurance and wellness programs for small businesses in USA Today recently.
December 12, 2013
Des Moines, Iowa, Dec. 12, 2013 — Worldwide Broker Network™, the world’s largest fully integrated network of independent property and casualty brokers and employee benefits consultants, today announced it has appointed Joe Watts, Vice President at Holmes Murphy & Associates (HMA Worldwide), to fill the previously vacant fourth North American seat of its 16-member board of directors. In addition to four directors representing North American partner firms, the WBN board includes four directors from Europe, three from Asia/Pacific, two from Latin America, and one from Middle East/North Africa, as well as two representing the Employee Benefits side of the Network.
November 11, 2013
Holmes Murphy & Associates joined more than a dozen representatives from the nation’s largest insurance agencies and benefits groups to discuss current legislation and meet with key policymakers in Washington, D.C. The group came together as part of The National Association of Health Underwriters’ (NAHU) annual Principal’s Council Compliance Summit.
October 23, 2013
Des Moines — October 22, 2013 — Holmes Murphy & Associates has been named a Best Place to Work in Insurance by Business Insurance
magazine.
October 10, 2013
Holmes Murphy & Associates has been named a Best Place to Work by the Kansas City Business Journal. The honor was published in the October 4th issue of the publication.
October 1, 2013
Holmes Murphy’s Ed Oleksiak was tapped for his expertise on the importance of HIPAA compliance in Independent Agent Magazine.
September 23, 2013
Holmes Murphy & Associates’ Des Moines location has been named one of Iowa’s Top 100 Workplaces by The Des Moines Register. Holmes Murphy ranked 27th out of the mid-sized companies.
September 13, 2013
Charisse McCumber, Vice President of Holmes Murphy & Associates in Dallas, has been named to Business Insurance's Southwest region honorees for its inaugural 40 Under 40 Regional Broker Leader awards.
September 3, 2013
Holmes Murphy announced today the hire of Teresa Kavan as Construction Practice Leader. Kavan has more than 15 years experience specializing in the insurance needs of the construction industry.
August 30, 2013
Den Bishop has been named one of the Dallas Business Journal’s 2013 Who’s Who in Healthcare.
August 30, 2013
Holmes Murphy & Associates debuts a new ad featuring CEO Dan Keough, alongside Business Development Executive Chuck Long, discussing how Holmes Murphy can help defend your business against risk.
August 28, 2013
Former White House Director of Economic Policy Todd Buchholz will present the future of the economy and ways to position a business for success in 2014 and beyond at a Sept. 17 event in West Des Moines, Iowa.
August 23, 2013
Chuck Long, Business Development Executive with Holmes Murphy & Associates and legendary Iowa Hawkeye quarterback, is one of nine former University of Iowa student athletes that will be commemorated at Iowa’s football field with the introduction of the “Kinnick Stadium Wall of Honor.”
August 20, 2013
Holmes Murphy’s Kansas City location has been named one of the city’s best places to work in the Kansas City Business Journal’s annual competition.
August 19, 2013
Nataliya Boychenko, a Holmes Murphy client service representative, was highlighted as an outstanding young professional in the Des Moines Register.
July 10, 2013
Holmes Murphy & Associates has named Steve Probst a senior vice president and a voting shareholder.
July 10, 2013
Holmes Murphy & Associates has named Senior Vice President Jarret Schmidt as a voting shareholder.
July 9, 2013
Den Bishop, President of Holmes Murphy & Associates, was featured in a July 4 article on the Obama administration's announcement that large employers would not face a $2,000-per-worker penalty until 2015 for failing to provide health insurance to their full-time workers.
July 8, 2013
Chuck Long, legendary Iowa Hawkeye quarterback and former football coach, will join Holmes Murphy & Associates as Business Development Executive.
July 3, 2013
TJ Rolfing, renewable energy specialist at Holmes Murphy & Associates Sioux Falls, S.D. office, was featured in the Des Moines Business Record on June 28.
June 17, 2013
Den Bishop, President of Holmes Murphy & Associates, was featured in a June 13 Omaha World-Herald article about a seminar he gave to clients regarding the nation's new health-reform law.
June 11, 2013
Den Bishop, President of Holmes Murphy & Associates, presented to about 60 business leaders in West Des Moines on June 10 about the nation's new health-reform law.
June 7, 2013
Jeff Kirke, Vice President of Holmes Murphy & Associates, was featured in a second installment on CSPNet discussing health care reform on June 3.
June 7, 2013
Den Bishop, President of Holmes Murphy & Associates, was featured in the Des Moines Business Record on June 6 about his new book, titled "The Book on Healthcare Reform: The Economic Truth of Healthcare in America."
June 5, 2013
Den Bishop, President of Holmes Murphy &
Associates, one of the nation's largest independent insurance brokers, has written a
book about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in which he asserts that the
landmark health legislation is essentially just shifting costs, not solving the healthcare
crisis.
April 30, 2013
Jeff Kirke, Vice President of Holmes Murphy & Associates, was featured in an April 18 article on health-care reform.
April 4, 2013
Holmes Murphy Omaha kicked off their Professional Women Networking series on February 28th in their new Learning and Event Center, and announced that their next event will be on May 9th from 3:30 to 5 pm.
March 6, 2013
Holmes Murphy® & Associates named a Top-Performing Agency Nationwide
February 26, 2013
Steve Flood, Senior Vice President of Holmes Murphy & Associates, spoke at the Corridor Business Journal Health Care Summit on February 8, 2013. Flood discussed with other experts in insurance and government how the Affordable Health Care Act will affect small businesses.
February 22, 2013
Steve Flood, Senior Vice President of Holmes Murphy & Associates, was featured in a February 15 article on insurance premium increases.
January 29, 2013
Steve Flood, Senior Vice President of
Holmes Murphy & Associates, will be speaking at the Corridor Business Journal HealthCare Summit on
February 8, 2013.
January 4, 2013
Holmes Murphy & Associates has named Senior Vice President and shareholder Wally Gomaa as a board member.
January 4, 2013
Holmes Murphy & Associates has named Senior Vice President and shareholder Mike Foley as a board member.
December 19, 2012
Jeff Spencer, senior vice president of Holmes Murphy & Associates, was included in a December article in Ingram's Magazine on insurers will be affected as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) moves toward the next levels of implementation in 2013 and 2014.
December 12, 2012
The holistic benefits of employee benefits were supported earlier this year by MetLife’s 10th Annual Study of Employee Benefits Trends, which reported that more than 90 percent of the nearly 1,520 employer respondents surveyed (around 1,410 employees were also sampled) believe benefits help to retain talent, with 86 percent claiming benefits “can greatly increase employee productivity.”
December 3, 2012
Holmes Murphy was featured in a Des Moines Business Record article on how Compass Professional Health Services, a service offered through Holmes Murphy, can help patients and employers cut health-care costs.
November 20, 2012
Jeff Spencer, senior vice president of Holmes Murphy & Associates, was included in a November 1 article in Employee Benefit Advisor on how employer requests and the economy are impacting the benefit for leading group disability companies.
October 24, 2012
Des Moines – October 24, 2012 – Holmes Murphy & Associates has been named a Best Place to Work in Insurance.
October 1, 2012
Holmes Murphy & Associates’ Des Moines location has been named one
of Iowa's Top 100 Workplaces by The Des Moines Register.
September 21, 2012
Dr. Michael AbouAssaly, Iowa medical director for Holmes Murphy & Associates, was included in a September 14 article on health care reform.
August 27, 2012
Des Moines – August 27, 2012 – Dr. Michael AbouAssaly has joined the Holmes Murphy® & Associates’ Employee Benefits team as medical director for Iowa.
August 6, 2012
Paula Dixon, Senior Vice President with Holmes Murphy & Associates, has been invited to become a Stakeholder Member of the Structural Engineering Certification Board (SECB).
July 24, 2012
Regardless of what happens with health care reform, health insurance will
continue to be an important part of a benefits package, experts agree.
July 24, 2012
Being healthy not only helps individuals but also businesses. Keeping employees fit and well can mean better productivity, less sick days and lower insurance and health care costs, according to local professionals.
July 11, 2012
Holmes Murphy & Associates Inc. got its start in 1932 during the peak of the Great Depression. Founder Max Holmes' strategy for sustaining his new insurance agency was a combination of hard work and dedicated customer service.
July 10, 2012
Holmes Murphy & Associates and ACAP Health Consulting celebrated the release of the new book, TED* for Diabetes, with an open house and book launch in Dallas on Thursday, June 28.
May 24, 2012
Jennifer Christensen, CISR, CIC, CRIS, CRM, loss control account manager with Holmes Murphy & Associates, Sioux Falls, was named Insurance Professional of the Year by the Insurance Professionals of Greater Sioux Falls (IPGSF).
May 16, 2012
Den Bishop, president of Holmes Murphy Texas, was included in a May 9 article regarding recent college graduates’ expectations for health insurance.
April 12, 2012
EMC Insurance Companies has announced its 2012 “Premier Partners” and has distinguished Holmes Murphy & Associates as one of the highest-performing EMC agencies in the country.
April 3, 2012
Mary Kramer of Holmes Murphy & Associates has been named “Underwriter of the Year” for 2011-12 by the Omaha Association of Health Underwriters (OAHU).
March 26, 2012
Founded during the height of The Great Depression, Holmes Murphy & Associates, one of the nation’s leading independent risk management and insurance brokerage firms, is celebrating 80 years in business this year.
February 7, 2012
Holmes Murphy and Arizona Charter Schools Association have announced a partnership to provide members with exceptional employee benefits.
November 29, 2011
Holmes Murphy & Associates has announced several organizational changes as part of the company’s planned leadership perpetuation strategy.
November 16, 2011
Ed Oleksiak, vice president of Holmes Murphy & Associates, Dallas, was recently named National Legislative Council Chair of the National Association of Health Underwriters’ (NAHU) Board of Trustees.
October 27, 2011
Holmes Murphy’s Kansas City location has been named one of the city’s best places to work in the Kansas City Business Journal’s annual competition.
October 19, 2011
Holmes Murphy & Associates’ Paula Dishman was elected an officer of the Iowa Council of NAIW dba International Association of Insurance Professionals (IAIP) during its annual council meeting.
October 13, 2011
Holmes Murphy Division Leader Beau Reid has announced the addition of two industry professionals to the company’s Nebraska division. Craig Johnson has joined the firm as senior consultant — client services, and Jeff Shald, CIC, AAI, has been named vice president.
October 5, 2011
Holmes Murphy & Associates announces it has acquired Bridge Insurance Partners, LLC. The team of seven from Bridge Insurance Partners led by Jeff Turner joined the organization on the September 27, 2011, closing date and will work out of Holmes Murphy’s Dallas, Texas, office.
September 13, 2011
Holmes Murphy Vice President Beau Reid has been appointed to lead the company’s Nebraska division.
August 16, 2011
The annual Holmes Murphy Make-A-Wish Golf Event raised nearly $13,000 to help grant the wishes of terminally ill children. The event, now in its 10th year, has raised over $100,000 to help create an unforgettable experience for deserving children and their families.
July 28, 2011
Holmes Murphy & Associates has retained its spot as the 22nd largest independent risk management and insurance brokerage firm in the United States and the 9th largest privately owned brokerage firm for the second year in a row. The ranking was published in the July 18 issue of Business Insurance magazine, which annually ranks the 100 largest U.S. insurance brokers.
July 8, 2011
Holmes Murphy & Associates’ Dallas office announces it has acquired the large market accounts of Northwestern Benefits, Inc. The service teams from Northwestern Benefits led by Steve Gwinn have also joined the organization. The accounts were moved to Holmes Murphy July 1, 2011. Northwestern Benefits will continue to serve accounts in its core business area, which includes clients in the Dallas-Fort Worth market with less than 100 employees.
June 28, 2011
Holmes Murphy & Associates has been named a winner of the 2011 Central Iowa Philanthropy Day Award presented by the Central Iowa Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP).
June 13, 2011
Dallas insurance brokerage firm Holmes Murphy & Associates has announced the addition of two well-known industry leaders that will help evolve the firm’s ACAP Health Consulting division. ACAP is transitioning from a clinically based wellness and cost management insurance organization to a full-service, value-based health asset management and clinical care engineering leader.
May 2, 2011
Peoria’s City Council decided by unanimous vote last week to hire Holmes Murphy & Associates of Davenport, Iowa, to provide the city with an analysis of and identify improvements for the city’s health care system.
April 28, 2011
Holmes Murphy & Associates’ Senior Vice President Laure Guisinger was featured in an article on the importance of cyber risk insurance in the April 22, 2011, issue of the Des Moines Business Record.
April 27, 2011
Holmes Murphy & Associates was featured in a recent article in the Quad-City Times highlighting a partnership with Scott County Jail to create an innovative insurance program for inmates that has saved over $74,000 in jail costs.
March 14, 2011
EMC Insurance Companies has announced its 2011 “Leading Partners” and has distinguished Holmes Murphy & Associates as one of the highest-performing EMC agencies in the country, placing the firm in the top 15 percent of all EMC agencies nationally.
March 14, 2011
Holmes Murphy team members pride themselves on giving back to their communities, and two Des Moines associates have recently taken key leadership roles in area organizations.
March 9, 2011
Video: Any organization with a database, web presence, e-mail or computer-based confidential records is at risk for cyber theft.
September 29, 2010
DES MOINES, Sept. 29, 2010 — Holmes Murphy & Associates is part of an elite group of independent insurance agencies around the United States participating in the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) “Best Practices” Study Group.
September 21, 2010
Holmes Murphy has named Senior Vice President and shareholder Gerald Johnson as a board member.
September 20, 2010
Business Insurance talks with alternative energy broker, Holmes Murphy & Associates VP Doug Muth and renewable energy unit members T.J. Rolfing and Fred Hilsendager about the unique insurance needs of wind Farms.
August 24, 2010
Continuing its steady growth trend, Holmes Murphy & Associates has been named the 22nd largest independent risk management and insurance brokerage firm in the United States, up from its 24th standing in 2009. The ranking was published in the July 19 issue of Business Insurance magazine, which annually ranks the 100 largest U.S. insurance brokers.
July 23, 2010
Jim Swift, chairman and CEO of Holmes Murphy & Associates, has announced several organizational changes as part of the company’s planned leadership perpetuation strategy.
July 1, 2010
Den Bishop, president of Holmes Murphy Texas, was included in a June 29 article regarding the nation's obesity problem and its effect on healthcare costs.
May 25, 2010
An article including Holmes Murphy Texas ran in the May 17, 2010 issue of Business Insurance, a leading insurance publication.
May 20, 2010
Bob Dee, former chairman and CEO of Holmes Murphy & Associates, was inducted into the Iowa Insurance Hall of Fame.
May 14, 2010
CEO Jim Swift participated in the Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity’s first annual CEO Build Day May 13, 2010.
May 12, 2010
Holmes Murphy has been named one of the best places to work in Central Iowa by the Des Moines Business Record.
April 29, 2010
Holmes Murphy President and CEO Jim Swift served as chair of the 2010 Central Iowa Walk to Cure Diabetes, held Saturday, April 10. This year’s walk placed in the Top 5 most successful events in the country, bringing over 9,000 walkers to the Downtown Des Moines skywalk and raising $1.5 million to find a cure for juvenile diabetes.
March 26, 2010
Holmes Murphy Chairman and CEO Jim Swift offered perspective on health care reform legislation as part of a panel discussion on Iowa Public Television’s The Iowa Journal March 25.
January 5, 2010
Holmes Murphy & Associates,
one of the nation’s largest independent insurance brokers, has
named Senior Vice President and shareholder Chris Boyd as a board member.
Boyd, who has over 17 years of industry experience, specializes in
employee benefits for Holmes Murphy Texas.
November 25, 2009
Holmes Murphy’s Dallas location has been named one of Dallas-Forth Worth’s Top 100 Places to work in The Dallas Morning News’ first competition.
November 12, 2009
James S. Swift has been named chairman and CEO of Holmes Murphy & Associates effective January 1, 2010.
November 10, 2009
Holmes Murphy President and CEO Jim Swift has been named chair of the 2010 Central Iowa Walk to Cure Diabetes.
November 4, 2009
J. Douglas Reichardt will become Chairman Emeritus of Holmes Murphy & Associates effective January 1, 2010, as part of the organization’s planned leadership perpetuation strategy. No other leadership changes have been announced.
October 22, 2009
Holmes Murphy & Associates is ranked the ninth largest among privately owned brokers in the United States based on brokerage revenues, according to the Fall 2009 supplement of Business Insurance magazine.
September 28, 2009
Holmes Murphy’s Kansas City location has been named one of the city’s best places to work in the Kansas City Business Journal’s annual competition.
July 28, 2009
Holmes Murphy & Associates has been named the 24th largest independent risk management and insurance brokerage firm in the United States.
June 22, 2009
Holmes Murphy & Associates’ Omaha, Neb. Branch is a 2009 Excellence in Business Award recipient.
June 22, 2009
The Des Moines Business Record recently recognized Holmes Murphy & Associates’ Des Moines corporate headquarters as one of the top three best places to work in Central Iowa.
June 22, 2009
Max Holmes, the founder of Holmes Murphy & Associates, was inducted into the Iowa Insurance Hall of Fame during a May 21, 2009, ceremony at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa.
June 12, 2009
Reichardt was honored for his involvement and dedication to enhancing the quality of life in Iowa. He has invested many years toward enriching the lives of others through leadership roles with organizations committed to the well being of the greater community and state.
March 17, 2009
EMC Insurance Companies has announced its 2009 “Premier Partners” and has distinguished Holmes Murphy & Associates for their outstanding performance from year to year. Holmes Murphy is one of the highest-performing EMC agencies in the country, placing them in the top 2 percent of all EMC agencies nationally.
September 17, 2008
Holmes Murphy has become an American Institute of Architects (AIA) registered provider for continuing education.
August 11, 2008
Knutson started with Holmes Murphy in 1986 as an intern and has held numerous sales and leadership positions with the organization.
July 28, 2008
Their integrity, expert know-how and exceptional service is at the core of everything we do and ensures strong, long-term relationships with our clients.
June 23, 2008
Sr. Vice President Laure Guisinger has been named division leader of the property casualty and surety operations for the Des Moines office.
June 17, 2008
The new office will focus on bringing quality benefit plans, employee communications and enrollment strategies to top employers of Arizona.
