Gilsbar
Family-owned insurance services company delivering employee benefits administration, professional liability programs, and specialty insurance solutions since 1959.
Overview
Gilsbar is a family-owned and operated insurance services company with more than 60 years of experience delivering business, professional, association, group, and individual insurance solutions. Its name derives from its founding purpose: administering the Group Insurance Louisiana State BAR program. Today, Gilsbar has grown into a full-service insurance services organization, recognized as one of the nation's top employee benefits consultants.
The company serves employers, professional associations, brokers, and individual professionals across the United States. It is one of the largest privately held health and benefits management organizations in the country, operating through partnerships with carriers and associations across multiple states with a core footprint in the Southeast.
Gilsbar continues to grow through strategic acquisitions and partnerships. In February 2025 the company acquired Resolution Reinsurance Intermediaries (ResolutionRe), and in 2026 expanded its exclusive administrator relationship with Old Republic Lawyers Specialty Insurance (ORLSI) to 11 states with further expansion planned.
Products & Services
Employee Benefits Administration
Comprehensive employee benefits consulting and plan design services, including self-funded health plan administration, medical management programs, and health and wellness initiatives.
Key Features
- Self-funded health plan design and administration
- Benefits technology via Employee Navigator (integrates with 400+ partners)
- COBRA and reimbursement account administration
- Medical management and health and wellness programs
Target Users: Employers, HR departments, brokers
Professional Liability Insurance Programs
Administration of professional liability insurance programs for lawyers, CPAs, architects, engineers, and other professionals, including exclusive program administration for ORLSI across multiple states.
Key Features
- Lawyers professional liability (exclusive ORLSI administrator in 11 states)
- CPA professional liability
- Architecture and engineering professional liability
- Fiduciary liability insurance
Target Users: Professional associations, individual professionals, law firms, accounting firms
Commercial Insurance
Commercial insurance programs covering general liability, property, cyber, auto, and workers compensation for business clients.
Key Features
- Commercial general liability and property
- Cyber liability insurance
- Business Owner's Policies (BOPs)
- Workers compensation
Target Users: Small and mid-size businesses, association members
Association Insurance Programs
Endorsed insurance programs designed for bar associations, CPA societies, and other professional associations, including the founding Louisiana State Bar Association program.
Key Features
- Turnkey endorsed program administration
- Custom program design for associations
- Multi-state program expansion capability
- Member-facing portals and support
Target Users: Professional associations, bar associations, CPA societies
At a Glance
- Founded
- 1959
- Headquarters
- Covington, Louisiana, USA
- Employees
- 201-500
- Funding
- Bootstrapped
Category & Focus
- Category
- Specialty Solutions
- Subcategories
- Employee Benefits Administration Self-Funded Health Plan Management Professional Liability Programs Association Insurance Programs
- Insurance Verticals
- Health Group Benefits P&C Commercial Specialty/E&S
- Target Customers
- Employers, Brokers, MGAs/MGUs, TPAs, Agents/Agencies, Carriers
Customers
- Louisiana State Bar Association (founding client, ongoing)
- Multiple state bar associations across the Southeast and nationally
- Self-funded employers nationwide
- CPA societies and professional associations
- Brokers and independent agencies
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Last updated: 2026-05-12