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2009 Voluntary Benefits Conference Testimonials

“The Voluntary Benefits & Limited Medical Conference was a great opportunity to meet with others in the industry and discuss successes as well as future goals for our programs. This conference was well thought out and with experts from a broad spectrum of vendors, consultants and employers. Thank you for a wonderful experience."
Colleen DePadua, Black & Decker

“The Voluntary Benefits & Limited Medical Conference was a great experience for me. The networking meetings provided an excellent opportunity to have in depth conversations about key products/benefits and the presentations provided great insights into limited medical and voluntary benefits."
Christy Goldberg, McDonalds USA LLC, Manager U.S. Restaurant Benefits & Compensation

“The event was a great networking opportunity, I found that I was able to connect with old friends and make new ones”
Jim Mattison Vice President Marsh Global Consumer Voluntary Benefits

“I found the voluntary benefits conference to be well worth the time scheduled to attend. It provided me the opportunity to meet many carriers at one location and to hear from my piers in the voluntary markets what their challenges, successes, were along with their perception of our market going forward."
Keith A. Swigart Vice President, Employee Benefits, Voluntary Products Willis, Inc.

“The conference gave me a good opportunity to look at different ways Voluntary Benefits and Limited Medical can be integrated into our core business. I came away with some new ideas around how to utilize these products to solve issues that many of our clients are facing in the current economy."
Tiffany Stiller BenefitMall

“One of the best and most focused conferences…I have been to. Provided real opportunities to meet and network with professionals in ….”
Harris Galatan National Accounts Regional Sales VP SRC - An Aetna Company

“Thank you for inviting me to exhibit at the conference, it was one of the best conference's that I have exhibited at for lead generation. The attendee's were very interested in new ideas and products and were there to do business. Networking meetings were a great idea, and quite a few leads came from the experience. Look forward to seeing you next year.”
Harris Galatan National Accounts Regional Sales VP SRC - An Aetna Company

“Without question, the best conference I have been to in my 30 years of healthcare experience. Almost all conferences, I have previously invested time and money resulted in little or no actual contact with meaningful prospects. The uniquely executed “speed dating” concept to request and meet with conference participants was the most productive time I have ever spent at a conference.”
Geri Ann Cangelosi, Aegis Administrative Services, Inc.

“This year’s Voluntary Benefits Conference was a real pleasure. The hotel was absolutely gorgeous right across from Sony Pictures. Hollywood types in and out of the hotel lobby. I enjoyed seeing old associates and making new connections. I expect some of those new contacts will be profitable for years to come.”
John Kuveikis Government Service Administrators

“With conference budgets being carefully scrutinized, this will be one which will make my budget for 2010! The industry needs more professional conferences which bring value as well as business opportunities!”
Jason B, Krouse, JD, USI Vice President Specialized Markets

“I thought the Voluntary Benefits & Limited Medical Conference was a big success. The information was good, the attendees covered a broad spectrum of the industry and the networking sessions were a big hit.”
Keith Appleton, Managing Director Foundation One Insurance Services, Ltd

“Very well organized and productive!”
Rob Philibosian Account Executive Humana Specialty Benefits

“The conference was BOTH fun and rewarding. I learned a great deal and developed some new business. THANKS.”
Ron Agypt, Vice President Broker Sales Aflac Incorporated, Worldwide Headquarters

“We felt the Voluntary Benefits & Limited Medical Conference was a very worthwhile event. We plan on returning next year. The sessions were excellent and we made some valuable contacts.”
Scott Halverson California Broker Magazine

“It was a great networking opportunity for Humana. The speakers were knowledgeable and the topics were spot on. Thanks to you and your staff and for your professionalism.”
Patricia Moore Market President Humana

“Networking is King! And the Voluntary Benefits and Limited Medical Conference provided just the place to both network and learn from those who are helping to shape the market in these areas. Whether your interest was in meeting the brokers who are shaping the market, the insurance carriers who are developing the market, or the various vendor groups who are expanding the reach of this market, this gathering in L.A. will have helped you reach your goals."
Dr. Tony Dale, Chairman and Founder of The Karis Group, Inc.

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Voluntary Benefits & Limited Medical Conference

HYATT REGENCY CENTURY PLAZA, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

Monday, September 20^th, 2010-Wednesday, September 22^nd, 2010

Prescheduled Networking Meetings

Throughout the conference there will be up to 3,000 private one-on-one prescheduled networking meetings through the Voluntary Benefits Magazine proprietary networking software. Attendees will be able to prior to attending go online see who else is attending and then request meetings. Upon acceptance of the other person the software will then schedule the networking meeting and there will be dedicated networking rooms. Attendees can pre-schedule up to 50 private one-on-one networking meetings during the conference.

Sunday, September 19th, 2010

12:00 pm - 6:00 pm: Registration in Constellation Ballroom

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm: Welcoming Wine & Cheese Reception in Exhibit Hall

Monday, September 20th, 2010

7:00 am to 9:00 am: Registration in Constellation Ballroom

8:00 am to 9:00 am: Networking Coffee Reception in Exhibit Hall

9:00 am – 11:00 am: General Sessions (Exhibit Hall Closed)

11:00 am - 11:30 am: Networking Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall

11:30 am -12:30 pm: Prearranged Neworking Meetings in LA Ballroom/Exhibit Hall

12:30 pm - 1:45 pm: Networking Lunch in Exhibit Hall

1:45 pm - 3:45 pm: General Sessions (Exhibit Hall Closed)

3:45 pm - 4:15 pm: Networking Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall

4:15 pm - 5:15 pm: Prearranged Networking Meetings in LA Ballroom/Exhibit Hall

5:30 pm -7:00 pm: Networking Cocktail reception & Entertainment in Exhibit Hall

Tuesday, September 21st, 2010

7:00 am to 9:00 am: Registration in Constellation Ballroom

8:00 am - 9:00 am: Networking Coffee Reception in Exhibit Hall

9:00 am - 11:00 am: General Sessions (Exhibit Hall Closed)

11:00 am - 11:30 am: Networking Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall

11:30 am - 12:30 pm: Prearranged Networking Meetings in LA Ballroom/Exhibit Hall

12:30 - 1:45 pm: Networking Lunch in Exhibit Hall

1:45 - 3:45 pm: General Sessions ( Exhibit Hall Closed)

3:45 - 4:15 pm: Networking Coffee Break in California Lounge

4:15 - 5:15 pm: Prearranged Networking Meetings in LA Ballroom only

5:30 pm - 7:00 pm: Networking Cocktail Reception & Entertainment in Green Circle Terrace

Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010

8:00 am - 9:00 am: Networking Coffee Reception in Olympic Ballroom Lounge

9:00 am - 11:00 am: Workshops

11:00 am - 11:30 am: Networking Coffee Break in Olympic Ballroom Lounge

11:30 pm - 12:30 pm: Prearranged Networking Meetings

12:30 pm - 1:45 pm: Networking Lunch

1:45 pm - 3:45 pm: Workshops

3:45 pm - 4:15 pm: Neworking Coffee Break in Olympic Ballroom

4:15 pm - 5:15 pm: Prearranged Networking Meetings

5:30 pm - 7:00 pm: Networking Cocktail Reception & Entertainment in Green Circle Terrance

THE CONFERENCE ENDS AT 8:30pm SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

General Session Topics:

Session 1

Healthcare Reform's Effect on Voluntary Benefits and Limited Medical Plans

This will be an advanced and intense educational session on a detail analysis of how healthcare reform's legislation's different provisions affect voluntary benefits and limited medical plans. This detailed analysis of healthcare reform will give you the answers and solutions of how healthcare reform affects your organization. This session will also examine new opportunities that healthcare reform provides to the voluntary benefits and limited medical industry.

Session 2

Administering Voluntary Benefits for Employers

Learn how to administer voluntary benefits as an employer, how to educate and enroll employees, how to handle payroll deductions and billing reconciliation and other issues surrounding offering voluntary benefits to your employees. Learn how to simplify the process and eliminate many of the administrative burdens.

Session 3

The Hispanic and Ethnic Marketplace-tapping into a Multibillion dollar Untapped Industry

The Hispanic and Ethnic Marketplace is one of the largest “untapped” marketplaces for health insurance and voluntary benefits. Learn how certain employers, insurers and agents and creating innovative new ways to market and package voluntary benefits and limited medial plans and successfully market it to ethnic groups and Hispanics.

Session 4

Innovative, New & Cutting Edge Enrollment Methods in Voluntary Benefits and Limited Medical Plans

Learn some new innovative and cutting edge enrollment methods that are being used with success in increasing enrollment in voluntary benefits and limited medical plans.

Session 5

Providing Voluntary Benefits to Associations and Affinity Groups

Associations and Affinity Groups are becoming larger players in the insurance marketplace. More and more associations and affinity groups are offering their members benefits such as Life Insurance, Disability, Long Term Care, Accident Medical, Dental Insurance, Limited Medical and more. This session will examine the growth trend of affinity voluntary benefits.

Session 6

Employers Using Social Networking to Expand Voluntary Benefit Offerings

Learn how certain employers are utilizing social networks, to communicate, educate and enroll employees in Voluntary Benefits and other insurance policies and benefits.

Session 7

Consulting Firms Views and Insights into Voluntary Benefits and Limited Medical Plans

This session will examine several of the leading consulting firms and producers of voluntary benefits and limited medical plans; what their views are on voluntary benefits and limited medical; and where the industry.

Session 8

Employers “Wish List” for Voluntary Benefits and Limited Medical Plans

Learn from several leading employers who offer voluntary benefits what their “wish list” is for voluntary benefits. Learn what new products they would like designed and what they would like changed with their existing voluntary benefits or how they are administered and/or enrolled.

Session 9

Voluntary Benefits Association (VBA) Annual Industry Meeting and Membership Meeting (open to all)

This will be the 2^nd Annual meeting of the Voluntary Benefits Association, the ONLY non-profit trade association for the voluntary benefits industry representing employers, agents, consultants, brokers, TPA’s, insurers and more. Learn about the VBA’s past activities and it’s activities moving forward in the future.

Session 10

Gap Plans-The Future of High Deductible Plans and Gap Plans

This session will focus on the important role of Gap Plans and how they are poised for significant growth with the adoption of high deductible health plans and healthcare reform. Learn everything you ever wanted to know about to implement and effectively design a gap plan that seamlessly integrates with your group health insurance plan.

Session 11

Critical Illness and Cancer Plans

This session will cover the history of critical illness and cancer plans, what their future is and the different types of critical illness and cancer plans in the marketplace today.

Session 12

Life Insurance

This session will cover the different types of insurance plans available in the marketplace from term life, to whole life, to universal life and more. Learn the advantages of each and learn which life insurance policy is the best choice for employees and their families.

Session 13

Disability

This session will cover the different types of insurance plans available in the marketplace for disability, from short term to long term, to other variations. Learn the advantages of each and learn which disability insurance policy is the best choice for employees and their families.

Session 14

Long Term Care

This session will cover the different types of insurance plans available in the marketplace for long term care. Long Term Care policies are very unique and will play an important role for the elderly and baby boomers in the U.S. Learn the importance of policy language and the variances between different long term care plans.

Session 15

Dental

This session will cover the different types of dental insurance plans available in the marketplace. Learn the advantages of each and which dental insurance policy is the best choice for employees and their families.

Session 16

Medical Tourism-Overseas Medicine in Limited Medical Plans, Critical Illness and Cancer Plans

Learn how implementing Medical Tourism into a limited medical plan, critical illness or cancer plan can increase the insured benefit by up to nine times. A $100,000 heart procedure may only cost $9,000 at a top accredited overseas hospital. Learn why Deloitte Consulting estimates 1.6 million Americans will travel overseas for surgery by 2010. Also, learn how to use medical tourism as a tool for ethnic and Hispanic employees.

Session 17

Consumer Driven Products, E-Health, Telemedicine, Discount Medical Plans and Other Innovative Tools and Their Integration in Voluntary Benefits and Limited Medical Plans

More employers, associations and groups are starting to implement consumer driven benefits and tools that can help the employee and their dependents become more educated consumers and also extend their benefits further. These benefits can also help reduce absenteeism, increase retention and reduce turnover. Learn why Tele-Medicine, E-Medicine and other consumer driven benefits are becoming increasingly popular amongst employers and groups. This session will also examine the importance of a quality discount medical plan for a certain segment/type of employee.

Workshop Topics:

Workshop 1

Healthcare Reform Certification™

Attendees of the Voluntary Benefits Conference can attend the post conference certification workshops and upon completion receive a certification in healthcare reform. This certification is specifically for CFO’s, Benefit Managers/HR, health insurance agents and consultants, TPA’s, and insurers. The purpose of the certification is to show the recipient has received advanced education in healthcare reform and has an understanding of the rules, regulations and compliance issues under healthcare reform. The certification shows that the recipient also has been educated by some of the nation’s experts on healthcare reform and has the ability to better advise those involved in the healthcare industry on the true affects and compliance issues under healthcare reform.

Workshop 2

Social Media and Social Networking sites to grow your business

This workshop will explain the important role social media and social networking plays in networking and growing your “block of business.” Learn from the experts how to implement social media and networking into your business plan, and how it can give your business a major shot of adrenaline.

Workshop 3

Marketing and Building a Voluntary Benefits Brand

One of the leading marketing experts in the country will teach you their secrets of marketing and building “brands.” Learn how to set yourself apart from the competition and also learn what are the most effective marketing techniques, and what marketing techniques simply don’t work. Learn why many agents, brokers, TPAs and insurers go wrong in their marketing.

Workshop 4

Cutting Edge Enrollment Techniques Meant to Increase the Number of Employers and Plan Members Enrolling in Voluntary Benefits or Limited Medical

Learn from several of the leading voluntary benefits enrollment companies in the country the secrets they use to maximize enrollment. Learn how to change everything you are doing in the area of enrollment and how to significantly increase participation. Learn what enrollment methods don't work, and why some companies receiving significantly higher enrollment than others