Insurer To Acquire Wellness Firm

The health management arm of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company has agreed to acquire INTERxVENTUSA Inc.

The Nationwide Better Health unit of Nationwide, Columbus, Ohio, has been building a business that can assess employees’ health, help healthy employees stay well and manage the care of employees with health problems.

INTERxVENT, Savannah, Ga., is a company that sells services, such as health risk assessments, health coaching and educational courses focusing on nutrition, physical activity, weight management, stress management and tobacco cessation, Nationwide says.