John Forrest Email & Phone Number

Indianapolis, Indiana, Us

Providing employee benefits regulatory compliance guidance for employer clients. Certified Health Care Reform Specialist , consulting exclusively for Apex Benefits Group,Inc. through the Apex Compliance Services Practice. Providing regulatory guidance and health reform financial impact analytical studies for clients and prospects as well as supporting Apex Benefits Advisors. The Apex Benefits Compliance Services Practice helped develop a unique process called the Apex Navigator to assess HCR costs and plan strategy for employers through an exclusive partnership with a national actuarial consulting firm.

Sales and service of senior individual market consumer insurance products: Medigap, Critical Illness, Cancer , Dental,Vision, and Life.Providing Professional Group Enrollment Services for insurance carriers, brokers, consultants and employers for employee education during initial benefit implementation and subsequent open enrollments of group insurance products and solutions.

Regional Director opening midwest market for CS Group Benefits licensed in 20 states, concentrating in Indiana. Responsible to develop and maintain distribution of group dental and vision coverage to employee benefits licensed insurance agents who in turn market to employer groups.Principal products include dental, vision, and term life insurance products with an emphasis on custom design for employer paid or voluntary employee paid programs.

Responsible for the management of sales, retention and related administration staffs for Indiana's second largest health insurance carrier's block of business --which is owned by a group of hospitals who's principal equity owner is Clarian Health Partners. Having a particular expertise in lead negotiations with Fortune 500 national companies and large governmental groups heading efforts to build premium from near start up to over half billion dollars in annualized revenue.Negotiated with and developed business contracts with GM, Ford, Chrysler, State of Indiana, City of Indianapolis, Verizon, Kroger, CVS, Walgreens, Zimmer, Johnson& Johnson, and 100 more similar corporate and governmental groups.

New Business acquistion through direct to employer group sales of managed care dental plan.