Heffernan Insurance Brokers Recognized as 2015 Bay Area Healthiest Employer

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Sep 09, 2015, 01:16 ET

WALNUT CREEK, Calif., Sept. 9, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Heffernan Insurance Brokers, one of the largest full-service, independent insurance brokerage firms in the United States, has been recognized as a winner of the 2015 Healthiest Employers, an awards program presented by the San Francisco Business Times and the Silicon Valley Business Journal. Select employers from the Bay Area were named winners of the awards program, held on September 3, 2015.

Award applicants were evaluated across six key categories: Wellness Program, Culture and Leadership, Strategic Planning, Communication and Marketing, Foundational Components and Programming and Interventions. Completed assessments were ranked with the proprietary Healthiest Employer Index, a 1-100 metric for wellness programming.

"We're honored to be recognized as one of the Bay Area's Healthiest Employers four years running," said Jennifer Mahoney, Heffernan Insurance Brokers' Chief Operating Officer. "We remain committed to helping and encouraging our employees to live active, healthy lifestyles, and we relish the opportunity to have fun and give back while doing so."

About Heffernan Insurance Brokers
Heffernan Insurance Brokers, formed in 1988, is one of the largest independent insurance brokerage firms in the United States. Heffernan provides insurance and financial services products to a range of businesses and individuals. Headquartered in Walnut Creek, Calif., Heffernan has offices in San Francisco, Petaluma, Menlo Park, Los Angeles and Orange County, CA; Portland, OR; St. Louis, MO; Long Island and New York, NY.

Employee-owned, Heffernan Insurance Brokers was named the Top Mid-Sized Broker in the United States to work for in 2009 by Business Insurance Magazine. The firm has been among the Top Greater Bay Area Philanthropists since 2003, donating more than 16 percent of profits to charity in 2014.

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About 2015 Bay Area Healthiest Employers
The 2015 Bay Area Healthiest Employers is an innovative publication and awards program that recognizes organizations that proactively shape the health of their employees. 76 companies were divided into four categories based on size and ranked by scores of the companies' Bay Area wellness programming. The program is produced and presented by the San Francisco Business Times and the Silicon Valley Business Journal with title sponsor Sutter Health, partner sponsors Blue Shield of California and Bay Healthy and research partner Healthiest Employers, LLC.

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