Press Release

Aparna Niroola Joins Woodruff Sawyer’s Employee Benefits Practice

July 31, 2023

Irvine, CA – Woodruff Sawyer announced Aparna Niroola has joined the firm as Vice President, Employee Benefits, focused on clients in middle and large markets. Prior to joining Woodruff Sawyer, Aparna spent over 20 years in employee benefits and health care consulting. In addition to working at brokerage firms Aon and Willis Towers Watson, she advised on both the provider and payer side for Kaiser Permanente and Optum.

In her role, Aparna will work with manufacturing and technology clients in middle and large markets to solve complex employee benefits challenges. Her focus will be on clients considering self-funded options, while using data analytics to drive client-specific evidence-based solutions. Aparna will be based in Irvine, California.

Ryan Meissner, SVP and Employee Benefits Practice Leader shares, “Aparna brings a data-driven and solutions-based skillset to support her clients in a meaningful way. Her ability to work through problems creatively allows for clients to find solutions to their most difficult problems and firmly aligns with Woodruff Sawyer’s ‘client-first’ ethos.”

About Woodruff Sawyer

As one of the largest independent insurance brokerage and consulting firms in the US, Woodruff Sawyer protects the people and assets of more than 4,000 companies. We provide expert counsel and fierce advocacy to protect clients against their most critical risks in property & casualty, management liability, cyber liability, employee benefits, and personal wealth management. An active partner of Assurex Global and International Benefits Network, we provide expertise and customized solutions where clients need it, with headquarters in San Francisco, offices throughout the US, and global reach on six continents. For more information, call 844.972.6326, or visit woodruffsawyer.com.