With more than 25 years in the employee benefits and healthcare industry, Perry Braun serves as President & CEO of the Benefit Advisors Network (BAN) and the National Benefits Center (NBC). In April, he acquired the two organizations from Alera Group and will lead both as independent entities. He looks to evolve BAN into equal parts assisting Members (Agencies) address client issues they are looking to address while also focusing "on" the business by improving skill sets and developing… Show more With more than 25 years in the employee benefits and healthcare industry, Perry Braun serves as President & CEO of the Benefit Advisors Network (BAN) and the National Benefits Center (NBC). In April, he acquired the two organizations from Alera Group and will lead both as independent entities. He looks to evolve BAN into equal parts assisting Members (Agencies) address client issues they are looking to address while also focusing "on" the business by improving skill sets and developing thought leaders. In addition, he will look to improve the Members (Agencies) financial and operational results.Most recently, he was Alera Group’s Managing Director of Business Consulting. At Alera Group, Braun focused on a number of key initiatives, including working with managing partners to improve business performance contributing directly to stronger results, and partnering with the property casualty team to build a new premium finance program for Alera Group’s Property & Casualty partners. Prior to joining Alera Group, Braun was part of the founding team that helped launch Alera Group in 2017. He was also BAN’s executive director for nearly 10 years before his stint with Alera Group. At BAN, he will be responsible for assisting privately held employee benefit brokerage firms improve their performance and profitability through best practice learning, sharing of knowledge, proven growth strategies, and enhanced operating efficiencies.Earlier in his career, Braun was Vice President of Sales and Customer Relations at Medical Mutual of Ohio, and he served as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Consortium Health Plans. He also held senior-level positions with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Ohio. Show less

Consults with Executive Leadership Team and Leaders of local offices on designing growth oriented business plans and improved business performance against key metrics. This involves providing advice and counsel on sales, client service models, operations and/or any additional parts of the business which requires attention based upon the Key Performance Indicators (KPI's).

The National Benefit Center (NBDC) is the partner company to Benefit Advisors Network. While Benefit Advisors Network is the Intellectual side of the business, the National Benefit Center is all about product. NBDC is an Investor owned model and since 2011 the Company continues to see an increase in the number of Investors and has paid out a dividend to the Investors in 2013 and 2014 which were ahead of plan. At a time where Agency's experience revenue compression due to environmental… Show more The National Benefit Center (NBDC) is the partner company to Benefit Advisors Network. While Benefit Advisors Network is the Intellectual side of the business, the National Benefit Center is all about product. NBDC is an Investor owned model and since 2011 the Company continues to see an increase in the number of Investors and has paid out a dividend to the Investors in 2013 and 2014 which were ahead of plan. At a time where Agency's experience revenue compression due to environmental factors, these dividends can help offset the compression. Show less

The problem is that the future has tremendous uncertainty and the Independent Agent system business model is under attack from many fronts. Our company and partners assist privately held employee benefit brokerage firms improve their performance and profitability through best practices learning, as well as sharing of knowledge, proven growth strategies, and enhanced operating efficiencies. Benefit Advisors Network is a collaborative of independent brokerage firms that employ greater… Show more The problem is that the future has tremendous uncertainty and the Independent Agent system business model is under attack from many fronts. Our company and partners assist privately held employee benefit brokerage firms improve their performance and profitability through best practices learning, as well as sharing of knowledge, proven growth strategies, and enhanced operating efficiencies. Benefit Advisors Network is a collaborative of independent brokerage firms that employ greater than 1000 professionals located throughout the country who serve over 10,000 clients and those clients employ over 2.5 million employees. The collective benefit spend is approximately $16,000,000,000 per year.Since 2011 our client base has increased and our revenues have nearly doubled. According to Independent Third Parties, our clients have a higher top line revenue and higher operating margins as compared to their peer group. Show less

Led the $3.8 billion division ($950 million in top line revenue and $2.850 billion in claims) concentrated on five business segments that consistently met or exceeded its financial and growth targets. Responsible for the satisfaction, growth and financials of customers within five business segments; Government Sector, Education Sector, Taft-Hartley Funds, Private Employers who employ greater than 100 employees and the Ohio Retirement System. Transformed business segments into… Show more Led the $3.8 billion division ($950 million in top line revenue and $2.850 billion in claims) concentrated on five business segments that consistently met or exceeded its financial and growth targets. Responsible for the satisfaction, growth and financials of customers within five business segments; Government Sector, Education Sector, Taft-Hartley Funds, Private Employers who employ greater than 100 employees and the Ohio Retirement System. Transformed business segments into solution-oriented sales teams from product oriented sales teams. Additional responsibilities for $700 million prescription drug spend. Show less

Led a staff that was responsible to increase sales through the Internet channel, reduce wait time or response time to customers and increase floor traffic.  Increased sales by 27% compared to the previous year.  Reduced wait or response time to prospective customers from 8 hours to less than 40 minutes.  Increased outbound advertising and email activity to prospective customers so that top of mind status was achieved.

Led the development of a strategic sales plan for this company that specialized in assisting families cope with end of life issues

Senior Leader of a small privately held consulting company charged with positioning Blue Cross and Blue Shield Plans as the carrier of choice for large employers. As the Chief Marketing Officer responsibilities include bring market intelligence, market relationships (clients, brokerage firms and consulting firms nationwide) and leading edge sales tools to the Blue Cross Blue Shield Plans. As Chief Operating Officer to manage the balance sheet items and the day-to-day operations within… Show more Senior Leader of a small privately held consulting company charged with positioning Blue Cross and Blue Shield Plans as the carrier of choice for large employers. As the Chief Marketing Officer responsibilities include bring market intelligence, market relationships (clients, brokerage firms and consulting firms nationwide) and leading edge sales tools to the Blue Cross Blue Shield Plans. As Chief Operating Officer to manage the balance sheet items and the day-to-day operations within economic means available to the organization (approximately a $12 million annual budget).  Blue Cross Blue Shield Plans served achieved sales of approximately 1.6 million contracts.  Consideration (defined as opportunity to quote on employers business of Blue Cross Blue Shield products and services) increased from 5% to approximately 70%. Show less