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Study Group: Life & Health Insurance Consultants(?)

Council Members in this Study Group: 297

This study group may include experts knowledgeable on commercial banking, retail banking, asset management, mortgages, consumer finance, exchanges, capital markets, transaction processing, credit cards, insurance, and business services.

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Bilyana Savic
President
Insurance Insights

Bilyana Savic is the President of Insurance Insights. She is a consultant to insurance companies and insurance brokerage firms, specializing in the health insurance product categories of major medical, life, long term care, Medicare supplement, disability, accident and specified disease, but also with...

Daniel Buckle, Principal, Employee Benefit Resources of South Texas Daniel Buckle
Principal
Employee Benefit Resources of South Texas

Daniel Buckle is the Principal of Employee Benefit Resources of South Texas, an employee benefit consulting firm, where he has worked since July 2004. He has over 22 years of experience in designing health, dental, life, accident and disability programs for employers of all sizes. As an independent...

Michael Berman
Assistant Vice President
AON Consulting & Insurance Services

Michael Berman is the Assistant Vice President at Aon Consulting. He is an experienced group health actuary with over 10 years of broad insurance and consulting experience. Mr. Berman has extensive expertise in the areas of pharmacy, medical, and disability products. His consulting experience has been...

James Ward, Jr
President/Chief Executive Officer
InGenuity Group

James Ward is the President & Chief Executive Officer of Ingenuity Group, an independent insurance Agency & Employee Benefits firm serving corporations, institutions, non-profit, and individuals providing solutions for Property, Casualty, Health, and Life. In addition, Mr. Ward serves as President...

Robert Cohen, MHSA, Managing General Partner, Alliance Benefits & Compensation, LLC Robert Cohen, MHSA
Managing General Partner
Alliance Benefits & Compensation, LLC

Robert Cohen is the Founder and Managing General Partner of Alliance Benefits & Compensation, LLC, a employee benefits services firm in Washington, DC. Mr. Cohen has over 20 years of experience as a human resources and employee benefits professional in the mid-Atlantic region. He serves on the board...

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Judgment Needed | 06-11-2008
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

Uncertainty breeds panic among people who seek to quantify risk, whether they do so judgmentally or with complex, elaborate "predictive risk models."  There is a dislocation taking place among the world's economies and the markets are simply struggling to quantify the meaning of the structural...

Medical Tourism Has Price Transparency - The United States Has Opaque Pricing | 09-07-2007
Analysis of: American's Gamble for Bargain Surgery Abroad | www.medpagetoday.com
Author: Michael Berman, Assistant Vice President, AON Consulting & Insurance Services

The United States has very limited price transparency for medical providers and facilities. The lack of price transparency artificially raises costs in the United States because there is very little price competition for services.  This is true even in areas where there is excess capacity.

Transparency to the Client is Paramount | 07-24-2007
Author: Michael Berman, Assistant Vice President, AON Consulting & Insurance Services

Contingent commissions, if not disclosed, can result in brokerage clients not knowing how much they are paying for the services they receive from their risk brokers. A commission should be viewed as just an alternative to fee-based consulting.  In theory the amount of commissions received should...

Creative Cost Containment for Healthcare Premiums | 07-13-2007
Analysis of: Insurer offers healthy bonus | www.denverpost.com
Author: Bilyana Savic, President, Insurance Insights

There are ways to control costs, reduce premiums and provide access to quality healthcare plans. Creativity in plan design and customization of plans are key areas insurers are exploring in order to meet the demands of current trends and to build and retain customer loyalty.

Commissions: To Take or Not To Take. The Debate Continues..... | 07-13-2007
Author: Bilyana Savic, President, Insurance Insights

The controversy of contingent commissions is not a new one. This debate has caused significant changes to our views of broker payments, disclosure, ethics, and loyalty. The central question started off as being one about disclosure. Theoretically, if the client is aware then there isn't an issue. If...

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