Arrival of Chard Richard Signifies Continued Southeast Growth for Alliant
Employee Benefits Group adds Baton Rouge benefits leader as Managing
Director
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Longtime Baton Rouge employee benefits leader Chard Richard has joined Alliant
as Executive Vice President and Managing Director. Richard will play a
key strategic role in the expansion of Alliant’s Employee
Benefits Group both in the Bayou State and the greater Southeast
Region.
“The Southeast, with its strong economic fundamentals and continued
demographic growth, remains a fertile ground for the expansion of our
benefits footprint,” said Kevin Overbey, Senior Executive Vice President
and Senior Managing Director, Alliant Employee Benefits. “Chard has a
strong command of the region and understands specifically what its
diverse range of employers need from their benefits team.”
A veteran of the employee benefits industry, Richard has an extensive
track record of success as a visionary strategist and seasoned producer
with experience servicing a range of mid-to-large-sized clients.
Richard joins Alliant with more than 30 years of experience within the
Baton Rouge employee benefits community. Prior to joining Alliant, he
was Area President, Gulf States with a national employee benefits and
consulting firm where he built the firm’s regional employee benefits
practice from scratch into a $35 million operation.
Richard holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and business
administration from Louisiana State University. He can be reached in the
Baton Rouge office of Alliant at (225) 236-9670 or at Chard.Richard@alliant.com.
About Alliant Insurance Services
Headquartered in Newport Beach, CA, Alliant Insurance Services, Inc.
provides property and casualty, workers’ compensation, employee
benefits, underwriting, surety, and financial products and services to
clients nationwide, including public entities, tribal nations,
healthcare, energy and marine, law firms, real estate, construction,
financial institutions, agriculture, aviation, and environmental. More
information is available on the company’s website at www.alliant.com.
Contacts
Nick Kopinga
Vice President
Marketing and Corporate
Communications
(949) 260-5004
nkopinga@alliant.com