The mission of all AIA operating units is to consistently deliver market-leading property/casualty and employee benefits consulting, brokerage, and administrative solutions to our customers. In doing so, we endeavor to become a trusted and valued strategic partner to our customers; reducing their corporate risk exposure, improving their human capital management, and enhancing their operating efficiency and profitability. In 2016, AIA merged with 23 like-minded, high-performing independent firms across the United States to form Alera Group, the nation's 14th largest independent insurance agency and the 7th largest privately held benefits firm, specializing in employee benefits, property and casualty, risk management and wealth management.