Corporate Planning Systems Merges with Kibble & Prentice.Companies Have Shared Vision, Deep Experience in Employee Benefits and Financial Planning Financial planning Evaluating the investing and financing options available to a firm. Planning includes attempting to make optimal decisions, projecting the consequences of these decisions for the firm in the form of a financial plan, and then comparing future performance against SEATTLE -- Kibble kibble baked dough that is crushed or cracked. Prepared usually by extruding and then heating-drying the dough. Used as dry food for dogs and cats. & Prentice, a USI company, one of the largest privately-held insurance and financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. firms in the Northwest, announced that Corporate Planning Systems See spreadsheet and financial planning system. (CPS (1) (Characters Per Second) The measurement of the speed of a serial printer or the speed of a data transfer between hardware devices or over a communications channel. CPS is equivalent to bytes per second. ), a Bellevue-based employee benefit brokerage and financial consulting organization, has merged with the company. CPS, which was founded by Gary Bylund more than 30 years ago, specializes in the areas of health insurance, 401(k) profit sharing profit sharing, arrangement by which employees receive, in addition to their wages, a share of the net profits of a business. The purpose is to give them an incentive to increase their output through enhanced morale, less wasteful use of materials, better care of plans, executive compensation arrangements and wealth management. Its service model and approach are extremely complementary to Kibble & Prentice's strong focus on employee benefits and financial services. The combination is expected to further increase opportunities available for clients of both companies. "I've always admired Gary and his team for their leadership as a regional employee benefits adviser," said Arnie Prentice, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Kibble & Prentice. "With this merger, we further our growth as well as provide significant opportunities for CPS clients to take advantage of other services available though Kibble & Prentice and the USI family of companies." "I've gotten to know Arnie over the years as a friend, a peer and a competitor," said Gary Bylund, CEO of CPS. "Our companies have a similar vision and a deep commitment to client service. We believe that together, our clients will benefit from that commitment as well as a broad set of insurance and financial services." Bylund, CPS President Mark Esteb and CPS associates joined Kibble & Prentice on March 1, 2008. About Kibble & Prentice Kibble & Prentice is one of the largest regional insurance and financial services companies in the Northwest and is dedicated to assisting clients in making sound decisions that create value and manage risk. The firm works with Northwest companies to provide a single source for property casualty insurance, employee benefits, retirement plan services, executive benefits and business continuation services. For individuals, the firm provides private asset management, personal property and liability risk management, trust and estate management services, and long term care and disability planning services. Kibble & Prentice is a wholly-owned subsidiary of USI Holdings Corporation. More information is available via the Web at www.kpcom.com or www.usi.biz biz n. Informal Business. biz Noun Informal business Noun 1. , or via phone at 206-441-6300. |
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