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Senior Solutions & Services specializes in providing prod ucts for the senior market, including Medicare Advantage and Medicare Supplement plans. The company has dedi cated itself to developing exemplary training systems that enable agents to build their own successful businesses. EMPYREAN ACQUIRES EMPLOYEE COMMUNICATIONS AND ENGAGEMENT PLATFORM Empyrean recently announced the acquisition of employee communication and engagement platform Enspire. Through the acquisition, Empyrean adds an expanded people-cen tric dimension to its benefits-administration technology and compassionate support services. Called +YOU, the new solution integrates Enspire’s employee communication and engagement technology with Empyrean’s benefits-adminis tration platform to become a fully customizable and em ployer-branded people experience—a single front door to an employer’s suite of tools for employee productivity, wellness, communications and benefits. As part of Empyrean, Enspire will continue offering a stand-alone communication and engagement platform for employers. KRAUSE ACQUIRES LTCI BROKERAGE FIRM Krause Brokerage Services LLC (De Pere, Wisconsin) has acquired USA-LTC, a California-based brokerage firm that specializes in long-term care insurance, including employ er-sponsored worksite LTCI for businesses offering LTCI as a benefit to their staff. Don Levin, J.D., MPA, CLF, CSA, LTCP, CLTC, the former president and CEO of USA-LTC, will serve as strategic rela

tions director at Krause. He will assist with recruiting and training of insurance agents while managing and expanding the worksite LTCI facet of the business. Additionally, Levin will play an instrumental role in introducing new LTCI services to Krause’s attorney network. He will work directly with attor neys to successfully incorporate LTCI within their practices. “With other states following in the footsteps of the Wash ington Cares Act, more people than ever will be seeking private long-term care insurance coverage,” said Lori Gu bash, national LTCI director at Krause. “All legal and financial professionals must be ready to service this need. Don is here to help provide that connection point. With his expertise, the people we work with will be better equipped with the tools needed to expand their businesses and help more clients plan for long-term care.” Levin brings vital insight and experience to Krause. He served as chairman of the board of the National Long-Term Care Network, regularly contributes to Broker World Mag azine, and has authored several books, including The Right Combination: Unlocking Your Future Through Marketing and Wisdom of the Diamond: The Five Bases of Effective Team Leadership . Levin is an experienced speaker on LTCI and will be featured as a regular presenter and educator on Krause’s platforms. For more than 30 years, Krause has provided asset-pres ervation solutions related to long-term care for legal and financial professionals nationwide. The acquisition of USA LTC comes shortly after Krause’s acquisition of LTC Solutions in 2021, along with Krause’s introduction of Medicare prod ucts and the establishment of new Medicaid planning and wealth-management partnerships in 2022.

INDUSTRY EVENTS

MAY 8-10 BENEFITSPRO BROKER EXPO Atlanta, GA www.event.benefitspro.com/ bprobrokerexpo JUNE 5-7 Q4LIVE San Diego, CA www.q4live.q4intel.com

JUNE 11-14 SHRM23 ANNUAL CONFERENCE & EXPO

JUNE 16-18 WOMEN OF INSURANCE ANNIVERSARY CONFERENCE Nashville, TN www.womenofinsurance.org OCTOBER 22-24 LIMRA ANNUAL CONFERENCE National Harbor, MD www.limra.com

Las Vegas, NV www.shrm.org JUNE 13-15 AHIP 2023 Portland, OR www.ahip.org

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