{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Market Newsdesk","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com","author_name":"Newsdesk","author_url":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/author\/newsdesk\/","title":"Principal\u00ae Completes Acquisition of Beam Benefits - Market Newsdesk","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"eNiOVVsnRE\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/principal-completes-acquisition-of-beam-benefits\/\">Principal\u00ae Completes Acquisition of Beam Benefits<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/principal-completes-acquisition-of-beam-benefits\/embed\/#?secret=eNiOVVsnRE\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Principal\u00ae Completes Acquisition of Beam Benefits&#8221; &#8212; Market Newsdesk\" data-secret=\"eNiOVVsnRE\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"Principal\u00ae Completes Acquisition of Beam Benefits Beam brings more than 25,000 small business customers to the Principal Benefits and Protection business along with its strong digital quoting and onboarding capabilities DES MOINES, Iowa&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211;Principal Financial Group\u00ae (Nasdaq: PFG) completed its acquisition of Beam Benefits effective today, September 1. As an employee benefits company serving more than 25,000 small businesses, Beam\u2019s scalable, digital-first capabilities complement the Principal Benefits and Protection business and will further enhance the customer and broker experience. \u201cOur combined organizations are in a strong position to serve the benefit and protection needs of more small businesses,\u201d said Amy Friedrich, president of Benefits and Protection at Principal. \u201cThis acquisition marks an important milestone in our strategy to accelerate growth &hellip; Continue reading \"\"","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=bwnews&amp;sty=20260901555650r1&amp;sid=flmnd&amp;distro=nx&amp;lang=en"}