Benefit Consultants Extends RK Reach

According to a press release, the firm, through its employee benefits division, Benefit Consultants, LLC, has entered into a long-term recordkeeping and third-party administration service engagement with Dallas-based financial services firm, ISC Group, Inc.

Benefit Consultants will assume all record keeping services for ISC beginning October 1, 2010, and seven professionals formerly with ISC have joined the Benefit Consultants’ newly formed Dallas office, including Tarynn Ecton, who will serve as the Dallas Office Operations Manager for Benefit Consultants. William (Bill) C.Presson, QPA, QKA, serves as Vice President of Warren Averett’s Benefit Consultants division and Amye Rockett, QKA, will serve as the Birmingham Office Operations Manager. Presson and Rockett are based in Birmingham.

“We are excited to expand our geographic reach into the southwestern United States and look forward to serving the plan administration needs of a significant organization like ISC Group” said Bill Presson, Vice President of Benefit Consultants. “In partnering with Benefit Consultants, ISC is able to enhance our web-based capabilities and improve efficiencies, which is a win-win for our clients and our company. We can now focus on what we do best – deliver professional money management and exceptional service to our clients,” said Scott Hayes, Executive Vice President of ISC Group.

ISC worked through Sarah Simoneaux, CPC of Simoneaux & Stroud Consulting Services to issue the request for proposal and manage their national search for a service provider, according to the announcement.