Janet Trautwein, executive vice president and CEO of the National Association of Health Underwriters (NAHU) in Washington, D.C.

Janet is considered an expert in health insurance markets and health plans of all sizes and frequently testifies before Congress on these issues. She has been published in major newspapers, including The Wall Street Journal, New York Times and Los Angeles Times and she has appeared on hundreds of radio and television programs around the world.

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Gary Owens – 5 Steps To Building A Professional Practice

He served 6.5 years with a national Medicare carrier and currently is the President of Owen Insurance Group located in Stuart, FL. He passionately works with 200+ agents in his General Agency specializing in Medicare, Long-Term Care, and Life Insurance Planning.

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Kendall Buchanan, Deputy Director of Market and Consumer Services
SC Department of Insurance

Buchanan oversees program areas in charge of review and processing more than 9,000 insurance products annually, the processing of more than 3,500 consumer complaints against companies while recovering millions of dollars annually on behalf of those consumers, and reviewing the marketwise activity of insurers operating in South Carolina.

Tripp Amos, Piedmont Payroll Services
Future of Payroll Deduction…And the Three Key Shifts Coming in the Market

Tripp currently serves as Chairman of Piedmont Payment Services, the industry leader in “payroll deduction without the deduction”.

Prior to Piedmont, Tripp had a 25-year career with Aflac, serving in various Field Force Development, Market Strategy, and Sales Leadership positions.

In April 2018, Tripp made the decision to leave Aflac and purchase Piedmont Payment Services because he views their technology as the future of payroll deduction. His mission is to positively impact the Voluntary Benefits arena in a way that benefits agents, brokers, carriers, businesses, and policyholders by eliminating the #1 source of frustration: the employer billing and reconciliation process. Currently, Piedmont works with over 30 carriers and handles the premium collection and remittance process for over 6,000 business and public sector clients.

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Andrew Forbes, The Cason Group
Ways Technology Can Improve Your Business

Andrew Forbes, joined The Cason Group in 2013. Andrew manages the activities and coordinates the workflow of the Benefit Systems department.

Andrew will talk about how fast technology is changing and how you can utilize technology to improve your business efficiency, communication and provide added benefit.

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