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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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Dr. Theresa M. Vaughan*

Chief Executive Officer

National Association of Insurance Commissioners

Dr. Vaughan is the Chief Executive Officer of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), a position she assumed in February 2009. As CEO, Dr. Vaughan oversees the operations of the NAIC, including offices in Kansas City, Washington, DC, and New York City, and serves as the Association’s primary representative and chief spokesperson in Washington, D.C. Formed in 1871, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) is a voluntary organization of the chief insurance regulatory officials of the 50 states, the District of Columbia and five U.S. territories. The NAIC serves the needs of consumers and the industry, with an overriding objective of supporting state insurance regulators as they protect consumers and maintain the financial stability of the insurance marketplace.

Over her career, Dr. Vaughan has held a variety of positions in academia and regulation. Prior to her current position, she was the Robb B. Kelley Distinguished Professor of Insurance and Actuarial Science at Drake University, where she focused on the regulation and management of financial institutions. From 1994 to 2004, she was the Iowa Insurance Commissioner. In that position, she served under the administrations of both major parties and was the longest serving commissioner in Iowa’s history. She was an active member of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), serving as its President in 2002.

Dr. Vaughan has had a long-term interest in financial convergence issues, international developments in supervision and regulation, and regulatory modernization. Prior to and following the passage of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA), she was the NAIC’s chief liaison with federal banking regulators and served a key role in developing the NAIC’s response to GLBA. From 1999 to 2004, she was a member of the Joint Forum, a Basel-based group of banking, insurance, and securities supervisors created to address cross-sectoral and financial conglomerate issues. During that period, she was also an active member of the International Association of Insurance Supervisors. More recently, she has served as the Vice Chair of the Insurance Regulation Committee of the International Actuarial Association. From 2001 to 2003, she chaired the NAIC’s terrorism risk implementation working group and worked with the Congress and U.S. Treasury on passage and implementation of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002. She is widely credited with being the architect of the NAIC’s Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact.

Dr. Vaughan earned a Ph.D. in risk and insurance at the University of Pennsylvania and a B.B.A. in insurance and economics at the University of Iowa. She is a CPCU, an Associate of the Society of Actuaries, an Associate of the Casualty Actuarial Society, and a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries. She is the co-author of two college textbooks on insurance, Essentials of Insurance and Fundamentals of Risk and Insurance, the 10^thedition of which was released in December 2007. She is a past editor of the Journal of Insurance Regulation and is the Immediate Past tPresident of the American Risk and Insurance Association, the premier academic association devoted to the study and promotion of knowledge about risk management and insurance.