Insurance broker network BrokersLink has launched a global employee benefits practice group.

The group aims to drive business development in the area of international employee benefits for its 70 members.

It has appointed Gerard Baltazar (pictured) as its first chairman. Baltazar is the chairman and chief executive officer at In2Matrix Group, an international employee benefits consulting firm and a founder of BrokerLink’s Centre of Excellence for Global Employee Benefits.

He has 20 years’ experience in the financial services industry.

José Fonseca, chairman of BrokersLink, said: “We are seeing an increased flow of multinational employee benefits opportunities and want to ensure that BrokersLink members are able to take full advantage of these.

“By launching a global employee benefits practice group, our brokers based anywhere in the world can quickly and efficiently access the specialist resources required to both win and service this complex type of business.”