The World Congress Leadership Summit on Ancillary Benefits is a must attend for employers, brokers and carriers looking for the most current insights, innovations and solutions available in the ancillary benefits sector. Health reform will present both challenges and opportunities for voluntary benefits and ancillary services.

Many employers will turn to voluntary benefits as a means to supplement their employee benefit offerings as well as improve the health of their employees. Traditional health plans and brokers will turn to voluntary benefits to make up for lost revenues and compete more effectively. Standalone voluntary and ancillary carriers will face increased competition. By attending this summit you will gain a comprehensive strategy for how your organization can incorporate ancillary benefits into your growth strategy. Whether you already have a benefit and product strategy in place, or are just starting to look at this space, this Summit will offer critical approaches and tactics for both new and current integration of specialty benefits and ancillary products.

Topics to be Addressed:

• Reform-Driven Innovations – Drilling Down on Impacts of ACOs, Medicare Star Ratings, Insurance Exchanges and Other Mandates - Know Where the Industry is Heading so You Can Prepare Your Organization for the Future
• Innovators Insight – Breaking the Mold and Re-Designing Your Organization to Survive and Prosper in the New Health Care Landscape
• What are the Advantages of Offering Integrated Health and Ancillary Benefits?
• Employers Needs and Wants in Benefit Design
• Products and Strategies for Distributing through Health Insurance Exchanges
• Adjacent Opportunities – Evaluating New Product and Cross Selling Options to Maximize Revenue
• Effective Communication Between Carriers, Employers and Employees
• Health Reform and Ancillary Benefits- Review the Impacts and Effects on the Industry
• Leveraging Yourself as an Employer by Utilizing Voluntary Benefits
• the Clinical Implications of Integrating Voluntary Benefits for Improving Overall Health and Lowering Overall Costs- The Advantages for Plans and Employers Alike
• Integration of Voluntary Benefits – How to Improve Your Revenue Stream
• Disability and Medical Management – How the two Work together
• Case Studies from Industry Innovators

2011 Confirmed Speakers
Robert N. Anfield, MD, JD, FAAFP Chief Medical Officer, Disability Business CIGNA Group Insurance	Elizabeth Bierbower Chief Operating Officer, Specialty Benefits Humana
Howard J. Braverman, O.D. National Vision Director Humana Specialty Benefits	Kevin Counihan Chief Marketing Officer Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority
Robert DuBois Director of Employee Benefits New York State Department of Civil Service	Samuel C. Gibbs, III Senior Vice President of Sales eHealthInsurance.com
Richard Greenhalgh, CLU ChFC Managing Director Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts	Mary N. Hennings Director, Market Planning, Innovation and Implementation Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
R. John Kaegi Chief Strategy Officer, Former Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida (BCBSF)	Ronald S. Leopold, MD, MBA, MPH National Medical Director & Vice President MetLife
Thomas Parry, PhD President Integrated Benefits Institute	Kevin Riley Vice President, Innovation and Consumer Health Solutions Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida
Bruce Sherman (tentative), MD, FCCP, FACOEM Director, Health and Productivity Initiatives, Employers Health Coalition of Ohio; Consulting Corporate Medical Director, Whirlpool Corporation	Doug Simpson Executive Director Morgan Stanley Research
Diane Souza Chief Executive Officer United Healthcare Specialty Benefits	Delia Vetter (tentative) Senior Director, Benefits and Programs EMC Corporation
F. Randy Vogenberg, RPh, PhD Principal Institute for Integrated Healthcare; Strategic Advisor, Business Group Pharmacy Collaborative; Executive Director, Biologic Finance & Access Council

The World Congress Leadership Summit on Ancillary Benefits is now accepting abstract submissions for 2011!

For general questions and program inquiries contact:
Heather Buthmann
Conference Producer
The World Congress Leadership Summit on Ancillary Benefits
Phone: 781-939-2570
Email: [email protected] 

To inquire about Sponsorship and Executive Networking Opportunities, contact:
Joe Zuccerella
Business Development Manager
The World Congress Leadership Summit on Ancillary Benefits
Phone: 781-939-2565
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For questions about marketing opportunities contact:
Catherine Rymsha, MSL
Marketing Manager
The World Congress Leadership Summit on Ancillary Benefits
Phone: 781-939-2587
Fax: 781-939-2692
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