Employee benefits consultants/managers: ranked by number of L.A. County employees involved in employee benefits services.

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS CONSULTANTS/MANAGERS

Ranked by number of L.A. County employees involved in employee benefits
services

Rank                                                       Employees
                                                         (L.A. County/
                                                            total)
                                                          * benefits
        Company                                           consultants
        * name                                              * total
        * Web site                                         employees

   1    Deloitte & Touche USA LLP (2)                      192/8,252
        350 S. Grand Ave.                                1,473/135,000
        Los Angeles 90071
        deloitte.com/us
   2    Watson Wyatt Worldwide Inc. (4)                    180/5,000
        10 Universal City Plaza, Suite 3500                230/6,000
        Universal City 91608
        watsonwyatt.com
   3    Mercer Human Resource Consulting (1)                169/N/A
        777 S. Figueroa St., Suite 1900                   216/16,250
        Los Angeles 90017
        mercerhr.com
   4    MullinTBG (7)                                       167/209
        2029 Century Park East, 37th Floor                  213/310
        Los Angeles 90067
        mullinconsulting.com
   5    Aon Consulting                                      129/N/A
        707 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 5700                     486/6,800
        Los Angeles 90017
        aon.com
   6    Towers Perrin                                      125/3,000
        1925 Century Park East, Suite 1500                 150/5,500
        Los Angeles 90067
        towersperrin.com
   7    Keenan & Associates (5)                             85/440
        2355 Crenshaw Blvd., Suite 200                      300/675
        Torrance 90501
        keenan.com
   8    ABD Insurance and Financial Services (8)            67/225
        21250 Hawthorne Blvd., Suite 600                    83/845
        Torrance 90503
        cybersure.com
   9    Gallagher Benefit Services Inc. (6)                 64/858
        505 N. Brand Blvd., Sixth Floor                    313/8,541
        Glendale 91203
        gallagherbenefits.com
  10    Price Raffel & Browne Inc. (9)                      60/150
        1925 Century Park East, Fourth Floor                75/150
        Los Angeles 90067
        N/A
  11    Lockton Benefit Group (14)                          44/285
        725 S. Figueroa St., 35th Floor                    310/2,100
        Los Angeles 90017
        lockton.com
  12    Louis Kravitz & Associates Inc. (10)                 41/41
        15760 Ventura Blvd., Suite 910                       60/60
        Encino 91436
        lkravitz.com
  13    Buck Consultants, an ACS company (11)              37/1,500
        1801 Century Park East, Suite 500                  45/1,700
        Los Angeles 90067
        acs-inc.com
  14    Actuaries Umlimited                                  32/38
        15821 Ventura Blvd., Suite 520                       32/38
        Encino 91436
        actuariesunlimited.com
  15    Peter C. Foy & Associates Insurance Services         32/32
        Inc. (13)                                            32/32
        21650 Oxnard St., Suite 1900
        Woodland Hills 91367
        pcfoy.com
  16    Stone Tapert Employee Benefits and Financial         28/31
        Services (15)                                        28/31
        3452 E. Foothill Blvd., Suite 1100
        Pasadena 91107
        stonetapert.com
  17    Actuarial Consultants                                17/17
        2377 Crenshaw Blvd.                                  26/26
        Torrance 90501
        acibenefits.com
  18    Willis                                              15/500
        801 S. Figueroa St.                               105/14,500
        Los Angeles 90017
        willis.com
  19    CBIZ Benefits & Insurance Services                  12/610
        11601 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2300                   15/4,900
        Los Angeles 90025
        cbiz.com
  20    Windes & McClaughry                                  10/10
        111 W. Ocean Blvd.. 22nd Floor                      120/135
        Long Beach 90802
        windes.com

Rank         Employee Benefits
        Consulting Services Offered         Other Services Offered
              (partial list)                    (partial list)

   1      HR consulting, benefit       audit, taxation, internal audit,
          communications, benefit         M&A, corporate finance, IT
        communications, retirement         solutions, actuarial and
        and savings plans, welfare                insurance
            plan consulting, HR
                operations
   2      HR consulting, benefit        organizational effectiveness,
         administration, benefit            technology solutions,
        communications, retirement        international, investment
        and savings plans, welfare      consulting, sales compensation
        plan consulting, executive                consulting
          compensation consulting
   3      HR consulting, benefit          investment consulting, HR
          administration, benefit      administration, M&A, retirement
        communications; retirement
        and savings plans, welfare
          plan consulting, human
             capital strategy,
               international
   4      benefit administration,        funding and administration,
          benefit communications,       investment advisory services,
          retirement and savings           disability insurance and
        plans, nonqualified benefit      administration, compensation
                plan design
   5      HR consulting, benefit        compensation, human resources
          administration, benefit       outsourcing, talent selection,
        communications, retirement     management consulting, workforce
            and savings plans,                     strategy
         welfare plan consulting,
           actuarial consulting,
         surveys and benchmarking,
               vendor search
   6      HR consulting, benefit         reinsurance, risk management
          administration, benefit
        communications, retirement
        and savings plans, welfare
              plan consulting
   7      benefit administration,      workers' compensation, property
          benefit communications,            and liability claims
          retirement and savings          administration, insurance
                   plans                   brokerage, loss control
                                        services, integrated benefits
   8      HR consulting, benefit       property and casualty, workers'
          administration, benefit                compensation
        communications, retirement
        and savings plans, welfare
              plan consulting
   9      HR consulting, benefit          property and casualty risk
          administration, benefit          management, director and
        communications, retirement       officers executive services,
        and savings plans, welfare      investment consulting, captive
              plan consulting                      services
  10      benefit administration,       estate and financial planning,
          benefit communications,         401(k) planning, executive
          retirement and savings       compensation planning, life and
            plans, welfare plan          health insurance, voluntary
                consulting                         benefits
  11      HR consulting, benefit        401(k) planning, property and
          administration, benefit          casualty brokerage, risk
         communications retirement       management consulting, risk
        and savings plans, welfare             control services
             plan consulting,
               compensation
  12      benefit administration,          401(k) vendor selection,
          retirement and savings       selection and monitoring of plan
                   plans               investments, actuarial services
                                        for executive retirement plans
  13      HR consulting, benefit                 compensation
          administration, benefit
        communications, retirement
         and savings plans, welare
              plan consulting
  14      benefit administration,      benefit strategies, plan audits,
          retirement and savings          benefit education seminars
            plans, welfare plan
                consulting
  15      HR consulting, benefit         property and casualty lines,
          administration, benefit           workers' compensation
        communications, retirement
        and savings plans, welfare
         plan consulting, safety,
           wellness program, TPA
              administrators
  16      HR consulting, benefit        deferred compensation, estate
          administration, benefit       planning, buy-sell agreements,
        communications, retirement            wealth management
        and savings plans, welfare
          plan consulting, Cobra
        administration outsourcing,
         employee handbook review
  17      benefit administration,       profit sharing, 401(k), money
          benefit communications,      purchase, defined benefit, cash
          retirement and savings        balance and fiduciary liabilty
          plans, compensation and                 compliance
             benefits reviews
  18      HR consulting, benefit           property, casualty, risk
          administration, benefit                 management
        communications, retirement
        and savings plans, welfare
              plan consulting
  19      HR consulting, benefit         individual life and pension,
          administration, benefit      payroll services, human resource
        communications, retirement       outsourcing, accounting, tax
         and savings plans, online               and advisory
          enrollment, eligibility
             management, COBRA
            management billing
  20      HR consulting, benefit        401(k) planning, audits, tax,
          administration, benefit         M&A, accounting, business
        communications, retirement      valuation, litigation support,
        and savings plans, welfare       ERISA plan audits, estate &
        plan consulting, executive              trust services
               compensation

Rank                           Top Local Executive
              Profile          * name
         * parent company      * title
          * headquarters       * phone

   1            N/A            David Lusk
             New York          principal, Pacific Southwest
                               [phone]
   2            N/A            Thomas Grass
          Arlington, Va.       managing consultant
                               [phone]
   3         MMC Cos.          Glenn Meister
             New York          L.A. market leader
                               [phone]
   4            N/A            Mike Shute
            Los Angeles        ceo
                               [phone]
   5         Aon Corp.         John Evans
              Chicago          sr. vice president
                               [phone]
   6            N/A            Michael Fox
          Stamford, Conn.      managing principal
                               [phone]
   7            N/A            Sean Smith
             Torrance          ceo
                               [phone]
   8            N/A            Robert Volkel
           Redwood City        executive V.P.
                               [phone]
   9    Arthur J. Gallagher    Norbert H. Chung
        & Co. Itasca, Ill.     exec. v.p. western region
                               [phone]
  10    Union Central Life,    Leo Thomas
            a Unifi Co.        managing partner
            Cincinnati         310 551-3125
  11       Lockton Cos.        Timothy J. Noonan
         Kansas City, Mo.      ceo
                               [phone]
  12            N/A            Daniel G. Kravitz
            Los Angeles        president
                               [phone]
  13    Affiliated Computer    Harold A. Loeb
          Services Dallas      principal, office manager
                               [phone]
  14            N/A            Stanley Weisleder
            Los Angeles        president
                               [phone]
  15            N/A            Peter C. Foy
          Woodland Hills       ceo, president
                               [phone]
  16            N/A            Tom Means
             Pasadena          director
                               [phone]
  17         Actuarial         Pat Byrnes
         Consultants Inc.      founder, president
             Torrance          [phone]
  18       Willis Group        David Fuhrman
           Holdings Ltd.       ceo, Los Angeles
             New York          [phone]
  19           CBIZ            Dusty Farber
             Cleveland         president
                               [phone]
  20            N/A            James R. Howe
            Long Beach         partner
                               [phone]

N/A -- Not Applicable

Note: Information on this list was provided by representatives of the
companies themselves. Firms are ranked by the number of L.A. County
employees involved in employee benefits services and total L.A. County
employees, respectively.

To the best of our knowledge, this information is accurate as of press
time. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy and
thoroughness of the list, omissions and typographical errors sometimes
occur. Please send corrections or additions on company letterhead to
the Research Department, Los Angeles Business Journal, 5700 Wilshire
Blvd., Suite 170, Los Angeles 90036. [c]2006 Los Angeles Business
Journal. This list may not be reprinted in whole or in part without
prior written permission from the editor. Reprints are available from
Wright's Reprints, [phone].

Researched by David Nusbaum