Founded in 1966 and based in Chicago, Alper Services is an independent insurance brokerage that provides comprehensive risk management, financial and insurance services, cost-reduction consulting and claims advocacy services to clients across the U.S. and internationally. Clients in the manufacturing, professional services, real-estate, healthcare, environmental, energy, and non-profit sectors rely on Alper’s Team of Experts to help them protect assets, reduce liabilities, increase profitability and prepare them for their inevitable “when” moments.

HUB International Midwest Limited is the insurance broker for the AVMA PLIT. HUB is one of the largest insurance brokers in North America and has been the only insurance broker for AVMA PLIT since its inception in 1962. One of the reasons for the success of the relationship between HUB and AVMA PLIT is the shared vision to help veterinarians protect what matters most. HUB works on behalf of veterinarians to represent their interests to top-rated insurance carriers and has the market leverage to negotiate the best policy terms and rates for the veterinary industry. Since the founding of the Trust, HUB’s team for the PLIT has focused solely on supporting veterinarians and the veterinary profession.

CRMS is a full-service market research firm located in the South Loop in Chicago. We specialize in research solutions that provide quality research service that targets; multicultural, low incidence and general market audience nationwide. Our services are scalable to fulfill a variety of research needs, budgets, and sample sizes.

Blackstone Group is a full-service, custom marketing research and consulting firm with over 24 years of experience providing clients with actionable research insights. BSG has a unique proprietary methods & services provide strategic direction throughout the marketing process: • Market assessment: 360° market performance analysis, behavioral analysis & descriptive modeling • Business strategy: market segmentation, predictive modeling, multicultural research & international research • Product development and testing: Concept ESP™, SCAPE™ & Namecraft™ • Positioning and branding: Persona IPB™ • Messaging strategy: communications crafting & War Games • Promotional and communication tactics: ACE™ (eye-tracking) & (IQ)² (online qual/quant) • Implementation: Interactive Virtual Shopper™, launch monitoring & Chimeric (hybrid) • Market monitoring: SEQuaLS™, ATU&A tracking & brand equity analysis