CBIZ Acquires Full-Service Insurance Agency MeyersDining, LLC
October 01 2009 - 5:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
CLEVELAND, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CBIZ, Inc. (NYSE:CBZ)
today announced it has acquired MeyersDining, LLC, an insurance
agency located in Boulder, Colorado, effective September 30, 2009.
Founded in 2005 with the merger of firms owned by Gary Meyers and
Elizabeth Dining, MeyersDining is a full-service insurance agency
which serves the insurance and benefits needs of group and
individual clients as well as providing property and casualty
solutions for commercial clients. MeyersDining has 14 employees and
recorded $2.3 million in revenue during the past twelve months.
Steven L. Gerard, CBIZ Chairman and CEO, stated, "We have worked
with Gary and Elizabeth for over ten years servicing their clients
in the areas of Flex Administration, COBRA, 5500 preparation and
401K actuarial consulting and their culture is very similar to
ours. We look forward to welcoming them and their talented team
while further expanding the CBIZ footprint in Boulder and Denver,
Colorado." Commenting on becoming part of the CBIZ organization,
MeyersDining's Elizabeth Dining stated, "By joining CBIZ,
MeyersDining is able to expand the benefits available to our
clients. While we are already known for our integrated approach to
running our agency, which includes superior customer service and
hands-on risk management, MeyersDining's clients will now have
greater access to an even broader range of services and technical
skills." 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/
Copyright