October 19, 2011 (Dallas, TX) Group & Pension Administrators, Inc., (GPA) one of the largest third-party benefit administrators in the Southwestern United States and an active promoter of women's health, today announced that it strongly endorses Lymphedema screening in pre- and post-surgical breast cancer patients.

May 25, 2011 (Dallas, TX) Group & Pension Administrators, Inc. announced today that it, again, has been awarded full Disease Management Accreditation from URAC, a Washington, DC-based health care accrediting organization that establishes quality standards for the health care industry. 

March 8, 2011 (Dallas, TX) Group & Pension Administrators, Inc., (GPA) one of the largest third-party benefit administrators in the Southwestern United States, today announced that it has received a Gold “Well Workplace” Award from the Wellness Council of America (WELCOA) for its BeWell^SM Wellness Program.  This award recognizes organizations that have developed comprehensive wellness programs that produce results and are a strategic and integral part of the business.  GPA offers a customized BeWell Program available to all of its customers. 

January 13, 2011 (Dallas, TX) Group & Pension Administrators, Inc., (GPA) one of the largest third-party benefit administrators in the Southwestern United States, today announced that it and six of its clients have been named to the Dallas Morning News’ list of the Top 100 Places to Work in Texas.  This is the second time that GPA earned that distinction.

February 24, 2010 (Dallas, TX) Group & Pension Administrators, Inc., (GPA) one of the largest third-party benefit administrators in the Southwestern United States, today announced that its General Counsel, J.W. Dewbre, has been named Vice President. In his new role, Mr. Dewbre will help drive the strategic direction of GPA while continuing to oversee the legal affairs of the company. He has been chief counsel at GPA since August 2007.

September 23, 2009 (Dallas, TX) Group & Pension Administrators, Inc., (GPA) one of the largest third-party benefit administrators in the Southwestern United States, today announced that GPA and two of its clients — Navy Army Federal Credit Union and American Marazzi Tile — were named “healthiest companies in America” by Interactive Health Solutions (IHS), the leading provider of on-site Health Evaluations to companies nationwide.  The award is based on clinical evaluations of employee participants across an index of key health indicators.

May 5, 2009 (San Antonio, TX) Bill Miller Bar-B-Q, a San Antonio-based restaurant chain, today announced that since it went “back to basics” with its health care plan on August 1, 2008, it has dropped related cost by more than 40%.

January 22, 2009 (Dallas, TX) Group & Pension Administrators, Inc., (GPA) one of the largest third-party benefit administrators in the Southwestern United States, today announced operational team appointments. Madalyn Straughan has been named Vice President of Operations and Dana Gonyer has joined as the Company's Director of Claims.

January 5, 2009 (Dallas, TX) Group & Pension Administrators, Inc., (GPA) one of the largest third-party benefit administrators in the Southwestern United States, today announced that its employees in the Dallas, San Antonio and Houston offices have once again donated their time and needed supplies and donations to local charitable organizations.

July 8, 2008 (Dallas, TX) Group & Pension Administrators, Inc., (GPA) one of the largest third-party benefit administrators in the Southwestern United States, today announced that it is providing its employees with a $200 "gas bonus" to help offset the high price of gasoline.

February 26, 2008 (Dallas, TX) Group & Pension Administrators, Inc. (GPA), one of the largest independent third-party benefit administrators in the Southwestern United States, announced that its clients' average healthcare claim and per-employee fixed costs in 2007 were approximately 17% below the national average. GPA projects even lower costs for its clients in 2008.

January 8, 2008 (Dallas, TX) Group & Pension Administrators, Inc. (GPA), one of the largest third-party benefit administrators in the Southwestern United States, congratulated its Medical Director, Dr. Dale Ragle, MD for being voted one of the top doctors in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area, as published in last month's issue of D Magazine.

December 31, 2007 (Dallas, TX) Group & Pension Administrators, Inc., (GPA) one of the largest third-party benefit administrators in the Southwestern United States, today announced that in the holiday spirit of giving, its employees in the Dallas, San Antonio and Houston offices have donated their time and needed supplies to local charitable organizations.

December 20, 2007 (Dallas, TX) Group & Pension Administrators, Inc., (GPA) one of the largest third-party benefit administrators in the Southwestern United States, today announced that access to valuable GPA information, resources and reports is now available through its improved Web portal, BenefitWatchSM. By integrating benefit management, analysis and reporting, BenefitWatch gives GPA's entire healthcare community – employers, employees and brokers – easy access to all the information they need to best manage employee benefits and healthcare costs.

December 8, 2007 (Dallas, TX) Group & Pension Administrators, Inc., (GPA) one of the largest independently owned benefit plan administrators in the Southwestern United States, today announced that it has bolstered its HealthWatch™ solution with BeWellSM , an integrated wellness program including tools, resources, reporting and incentives. Designed to better manage the balance between care and cost, BeWell enables employers with large employee populations to improve their health accountability, overall health and productivity levels, while improving healthcare cost management. The Container Store, the nation's leading retailer of storage and organization products, is GPA's first client to take advantage of BeWell.

August 28, 2007 (Dallas, TX) Group & Pension Administrators, Inc., (GPA) one of the largest third-party benefit administrators in the Southwestern United States, today announced that J.W. Dewbre has been named as its General Counsel. A senior attorney with deep experience in the Fortune 500 environment and healthcare industry, Mr. Dewbre has proven success in transaction accomplishment, negotiation and the broad interpretation and application of corporate law. At GPA, he is responsible for the legal affairs of the company.

March 19, 2007(Dallas, TX) Group & Pension Administrators, Inc. (GPA), one of the largest third-party benefit administrators in the Southwestern United States, today announced that Neal Stanley, Vice President and Actuary, celebrated 25 years of service to GPA on March 1, 2007.

September 19, 2006 (Dallas, TX) Group & Pension Administrators, Inc. (GPA), one of the largest third-party benefit administrators in the Southwestern United States, today announced that it has taken its monthly employee cash giveaway program to new heights, giving every employee $200 to help counter high gasoline prices.

August 15, 2006 (Dallas, TX) Group & Pension Administrators, Inc. (GPA), one of the largest third-party benefit administrators in the Southwestern United States, today announced it has appointed David W. West, CLU, CEBS as its new Director of Corporate Development.  An employee benefits sales and marketing veteran, Mr. West has extensive experience helping employer clients balance corporate financial goals with human resource needs and expectations.  At GPA, Mr. West is responsible for ensuring that clients have a clear understanding of the value and potential opportunity of GPA offerings – especially during the important renewal process.

August 10, 2006 (Dallas, TX) Group & Pension Administrators, Inc. (GPA), one of the largest third-party benefit administrators in the Southwestern United States, today announced that it has formed a partnership with US Health and Life Insurance (USHL) Company, which specializes in group health and life products.  The two companies will work together to offer a fully insured group health insurance benefit program for employers with 2 – 50 employees.  This small group product is currently available; please contact GPA for a proposal.

June 9, 2006 (Dallas, TX) Group & Pension Administrators, Inc., (GPA) one of the largest third-party benefit administrators in the Southwestern United States, today announced some exciting changes within the company. 

March 23, 2006 (Dallas, TX) Please join us in welcoming Renee Sax to Group & Pension Administrators, Inc. (GPA) as an Account Manager. Renee brings us a wealth of industry and account management experience. At GPA, Renee is responsible for assisting new clients in all aspects of becoming a GPA client as well as serving as the first line of contact for our existing clients and brokers.

December 8, 2005 (Richardson, TX) Group & Pension Administrators, Inc., (GPA) one of the largest third-party benefit administrators in the Southwestern United States, today announced that it has appointed Paula Welborn as its new sales executive. Ms. Welborn has more than two decades of experience in the health insurance industry, with a specialty in sales, customer retention and marketing. At GPA, Ms. Welborn is responsible for account management, business development and the marketing of a fully insured product to GPA's Texas clients.

September 13, 2005 (Richardson, TX) Group & Pension Administrators, Inc., (GPA) one of the largest third-party benefit administrators in the Southwestern United States, today announced that in the first year of its offering, more than 60 GPA clients are enrolled in the ERISA Liability Assurance Program (ELAP).

December 15, 2004  (Richardson, TX) Group & Pension Administrators, Inc., (GPA) one of the largest third-party benefit administrators in the Southwestern United States, today announced it has replaced its traditional health plan with two High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) options with a Health Savings Account (HSA) for employees, in a move to meet burgeoning employee interest in more-flexible and personalized healthcare coverage and spending. 

November 18, 2004  (Richardson, TX) Group & Pension Administrators, Inc., (GPA) one of the largest third-party benefit administrators in the Southwestern United States, today announced a new suite of Medical Management Services™ available through its utilization review group, HealthWatch. While GPA has offered HealthWatch since 2002, the Company now uses a full set of decision support and data analytic tools -- recently licensed from industry leader Thomson Medstat -- which are based upon an in-depth, integrated warehouse of medical claims and encounter data, prescription drug utilization data, eligibility information, and clinical performance measures. With these advanced tools, GPA helps clients make informed, accurate healthcare decisions – on a patient-by-patient basis and for an overall health plan.