CBIZ Acquires Employee Benefits Firm - National Benefit Alliance, LLC
January 12 2010 - 6:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
CLEVELAND, Jan. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CBIZ, Inc. (NYSE:CBZ)
today announced the acquisition of National Benefit Alliance
("NBA"), an employee benefits firm located in Midvale, Utah,
effective January 1, 2010. Founded in 1998, NBA designs, implements
and administers employee benefit plans to service the unique
benefit requirements for government contractors as well as the
traditional commercial market. NBA recognized the importance of
combining brokerage services with superior administrative
capabilities and developed proprietary software, Complete Benefit
Administration System (C-BAS), to meet the needs of its clients'
performing work subject to the Service Contract Act, the Davis
Bacon Act and state prevailing wage laws. NBA has 16 associates and
recorded approximately $2.0 million in revenue during the past
twelve months. Steven L. Gerard, CBIZ Chairman and CEO, stated,
"National Benefit Alliance's reputation for excellent client
service, together with their proprietary benefit technology and
expertise in serving the government contracting industry, made them
an ideal strategic acquisition candidate for CBIZ. We look forward
to welcoming the leadership of Bick Robbins, John Gilmore and the
NBA team, and strengthening our Employee Services technology
offerings." Commenting on becoming part of the CBIZ organization,
NBA's Bick Robbins stated, "CBIZ's commitment to client service,
impressive national presence, and strength in the market will
provide the right resources and create the synergy we needed to
take our unique services to the next level." CBIZ, Inc. provides
professional business services that help clients better manage
their finances, employees and technology. As one of the largest
benefits specialists and one of the largest accounting, valuation
and medical practice management companies in the United States,
CBIZ provides its clients with financial services including
accounting and tax, internal audit, merger and acquisition
advisory, and valuation. Employee services include group benefits,
property and casualty insurance, payroll, HR consulting and wealth
management. CBIZ also provides information technology, hardware and
software solutions, healthcare consulting and medical practice
management. These services are provided through more than 140
Company offices in 36 states. Forward-looking statements in this
release are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such
forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those projected. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are
not limited to, the Company's ability to adequately manage its
growth; the Company's dependence on the current trend of
outsourcing business services; the Company's dependence on the
services of its CEO and other key employees; competitive pricing
pressures; general business and economic conditions; and changes in
governmental regulation and tax laws affecting its insurance
business or its business services operations. A more detailed
description of such risks and uncertainties may be found in the
Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. For
further information regarding CBIZ, call our Investor Relations
Office at (216) 447-9000 or visit our web site at
http://www.cbiz.com/. DATASOURCE: CBIZ, Inc. CONTACT: Lori
Novickis, Director, Corporate Relations of CBIZ, Inc.,
+1-216-447-9000 Web Site: http://www.cbiz.com/
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