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.