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Walt Podgurski, CLU, CES,
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wpodgurski@aol.com
Cristina Basaran, President
cabasaran@gmail.com
Elizabeth Ellison, Executive Manager
elizabeth@insurancebroadcasting.com
Adrienne Janota, Executive Media Advisor
ajanota@gmail.com
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Workplace Benefits Mania 2007
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Its about
information and
networking!
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Tuesday, July 17th, 2007
2:45 p.m. -
3:30 p.m. - Break-Out Presentation Sessions
Rob Thurston, HR
Consulting Group |
Rob J.
Thurston is the President of HR Consulting
Group, a top 25 HR/Benefits consulting firm
according to Employee Benefit News. He has
spoken at more
than 200 conferences on HSAs, Benefits and Human
Resources.
Since 1981 he has been heavily involved with
human resources and employee
benefits. He designed and implemented some of
the first 401k and Section 125
benefits plans in the United States. In 1983 he
designed one of the first PC
based administration systems for benefits. He
was part of a task force to
implement 401k and new benefits for IBM and was
the national Vice President
for James Benefits- the third largest consulting
firm in the world. He was
responsible for consulting and implementation of
all areas of HR/Benefits
for all 45 offices nationwide.
He has helped create some of the best selling
HSA/HRA software, HRIS systems, Section 125,
medical claims, Benefits Statements, Voice
response, KIOSK, Call Center and now Internet
self service software. He has published over 3
books, 4 videos, 20 cassette tapes, and numerous
articles in national and international
publications.
He can be reached at hrconsultinggroup@msn.com,
www.hrconsultinggroup.com |
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Jordan Nadel, Falcon Technologies |
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Bob Ley,
NACII |
Robert J.
(Bob) Ley, RHU is VP of Accident & Health Sales
for the Independent Distribution Platform of AIG
American General. In this capacity, he
spearheads the sale and marketing initiatives
for a new line of supplemental health products,
including Critical Illness, through independent
producers in multiple profit centers.
Bob has spent his entire professional career,
30+ years, in the Insurance Industry. Following
his graduation from Creighton University, Ley
joined the Mutual of Omaha Companies in the
Small Group Sales Division. In 1978, he joined
Wm. M. Mercer, a Marsch & McLennan Co., as
Employee Benefits Consultant. He later moved to
Central States of Omaha as Regional Director in
the Direct Marketing Division before assuming
the position of VP of Marketing Services for the
Agency Division.
In 1989, he returned to Mutual of Omaha as Vice
President and Market Officer, where he was
responsible for the design, distribution and
profitability of the company’s individual health
product line. In 1994, he left the Home Office
to become General Manager of the company’s
Division Office in Atlanta, Georgia. Returning
to the Midwest in 1998, Ley joined National
Travelers Life as VP of Worksite Marketing and
later assumed leadership of the company’s
Individual Division. He is a published author
and has spoken at numerous industry meetings on
the topic of Critical Illness insurance.
Bob and his family live in the Milwaukee suburb
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Mary Grahovac, NACII |
Mary Grahovac,
ACS
Regional Vice President
Independent Agent Distribution
Protective Life Insurance Company
Life and Annuity Division
Mary currently holds the position of Regional
Vice President, Independent Agent Distribution
in Protective Life’s Life and Annuity Division.
Her primary responsibilities in this role
include accountability for the marketing and
sales growth of the life and critical illness
products through distribution development, sales
promotion, training and recruiting.
Mary has been working in the insurance industry
for 32 years and has spent the last 24 years
with Protective Life including 8 years of
service in the flagship regional sales office
for Protective. Prior to coming to Protective,
she was with Empire General Life and worked in
the New England Life and Northwestern Mutual
general agencies in Cleveland, Ohio.
She has been a licensed agent with Protective
since 1984 and also holds Series 7 and 63
licenses. She is an active member of the
National Association for Critical Illness
Insurance (NACII) which includes a position on
the NACII Board of Directors, Secretary of the
NACII Executive Committee and member of the
2005, 2006 and 2007 NACII Conference Planning
Committee. She’s also a member of the United Way
of Central Alabama Visiting Allocations
Committee and a member of Birmingham AIFA. In
addition, she has been a speaker at the 2005 3rd
Annual NACII Conference, 2005 Society of
Actuaries Critical Illness Conference, the 2006
Inter Company Marketing Group Annual Conference,
the 2006 LOMA/LIMRA/NACII/SOA Critical Illness
Conference and the 2006 6th Annual S2S
Conference presented by Life Insurance Selling.
She is also scheduled to speak at the 2007
Workplace Benefits Association Annual Meeting.
Mary and her husband, Marc, reside in
Birmingham, AL. |
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Justin Peter, 4myBenefits,
Inc. |
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