BATON ROUGE, La.—Managed-care firm AlwaysCare Benefits recently named Danny Bentley its senior vice president and head of sales. In his new role, Bentley will oversee sales of all employee benefit products and services, and continue the development of the 28-year-old company's sales teams, an announcement said.

Bentley joined the company from Marsh USA, where he spent the last three years managing the sales, distribution and profitability of the company's St. Louis and Kansas City offices. His background in insurance and employee benefits also includes leadership positions with the insurance practice of a major, publicly traded investment banking firm, as well as leading the development of a $400 million revenue business unit within a major, publicly traded life insurance carrier in the voluntary dental benefits industry, according to AlwaysCare Benefits.