Employee Benefits Broker Kelley Milburn Joins Alliant Insurance Services as First VP in Houston Office

NEWPORT BEACH, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 12/17/09 -- Alliant Insurance Services, the nation's largest specialty insurance brokerage firm, has announced that veteran employee benefits broker Kelley Milburn has joined the company as First Vice President in the company's Houston office. With more than 16 years of benefits experience, Milburn is responsible for servicing a diverse range of accounts and developing new business.

Milburn, who has served clients ranging from 90 to 10,000 employees and from family-owned businesses to Fortune 500 companies, is known for her financial expertise in such areas as actuarial projections and establishing appropriate reserves and for her ability to control client healthcare costs through strategic initiatives and strong carrier negotiation skills.

"With her proven benefits consulting expertise and knowledge of the local marketplace, Kelley will play a significant role in servicing and expanding our benefits business," stated Alliant Chief Executive Officer Tom Corbett. "Kelley has an outstanding record of helping her clients successfully control healthcare costs through strategic planning and goal-setting specific to their unique needs and dynamics, and we are certain she will enjoy the same level of success at Alliant."

Among the initiatives Milburn has utilized to control healthcare costs for clients are wellness programs, prescription drug carve-outs, dependent care audits, shifting dollars through plan design changes, adjusting contribution strategies, and creating benefit enhancements with a variety of voluntary benefits.

Milburn has been a featured speaker and has led training sessions on a variety of benefits topics, including compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

About Alliant Insurance Services

Headquartered in Newport Beach, Calif., Alliant Insurance Services, Inc. is one of the largest insurance brokerage firms in the United States and has a history dating back to 1925. Alliant Insurance provides property and casualty, workers' compensation, employee benefits, surety, and financial products and services to more than 15,000 specialized clients nationwide, including public entities, tribal nations, healthcare, energy, law firms, real estate, construction, and other industry groups. More information is available on the company's web site at: http://www.alliantinsurance.com/.

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