America's Benefit Specialist August-September 2022

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Group. The Orlando, Florida-based consul tant joins Alliant with extensive experience working with organizations in the public and private sectors, including fully insured and self-insured organizations. Prior to join ing Alliant, Fox was vice president with a national insurance brokerage and consulting firm. He earned his bachelor’s degree in finance from Florida State University. Employee benefits consultant Charles Cook has joined Alliant as executive vice president within its Employee Benefits Group. Based in Orlando, Florida, Cook has more than three decades of experience across all aspects of the benefits space and will work with a diverse client base as Alliant continues to expand its presence in the Southeast and nationally. Prior to joining Alliant, Cook was senior vice president with a national insurance brokerage and consulting firm. He earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Florida State University. Integrity Marketing Group LLC has made the following personnel announcements: Ryan Kimble will become president, Integrity Health. With more than 20 years of industry experience, Kimble will oversee Integrity’s extensive health insurance efforts, including Medicare, individual and group coverage. Kimble will be responsible for leading Integrity’s health insurance initia tives, ensuring that revenue and production goals are met. Additionally, he will play a key role in managing relationships between Integrity’s distribution and carrier partners. Shortly after beginning his career at Agent Pipeline, Kimble introduced Medi care products to the company’s portfolio. That led to rapid national expansion as the agency helped pioneer Medicare marketing and distribution. Today, Kimble is recog nized as an expert on Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement, individual ACA and Continued on page 48

the business. Aicher attended the University of Southern California. Los Angeles-based benefits consultant Eric Faust has joined Alliant Insurance Services as assistant vice president within its Employee Benefits Group. Faust joins Alliant with experience working with clients across a breadth of industries and sizes. Prior to joining Alliant, Faust was a benefits consultant with a national insur ance brokerage and consulting firm. He also has experience as a financial advisor. Faust earned his MBA from Pepperdine Univer sity’s Graziadio Business School and his bachelor’s degree in economics from Loyola Marymount University. Jeremy Joe has joined Alliant as senior vice president within its Employee Benefits Group. Based in Los Angeles, Joe will design and implement strategic employee benefits solutions that add value and provide long term financial strength to a diverse client base. Joe has nearly 25 years of experience in benefits consulting, working with clients across a broad range of industries and dis ciplines. Prior to joining Alliant, Joe was se nior vice president, senior consultant with a national insurance brokerage and consulting firm. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Riverside. Employee benefits consultant Patrick De ggelman has joined Alliant as first vice pres ident within its Employee Benefits Group. Based in the Greater Washington DC area, Deggelman will leverage his experience in ac tuarial science, data and analytics to provide strategic benefits solutions to a diverse base of clients. Prior to joining Alliant, Deggelman was senior director with a London-based financial services organization. He received his bachelor’s degree in mathematics from the University of Notre Dame. Alliant has hired employee benefits consultant Andrew Fox as vice president, adding strength to its Employee Benefits

across all aspects of the employee benefits landscape, including health and welfare benefits, qualified and non-qualified retire ment planning and executive benefits. Prior to joining Alliant, Kaufman was senior vice president with a national insurance brokerage and consulting firm. He also has experience on the carrier side of the business. Kaufman is active in his community, having served on the boards of Pepperdine University, Professional Child Development Associates, and West Coast Care. He earned his MBA and bachelor’s degrees from the University of Southern California. Veteran employee benefits consultant Jenna Klein has joined Alliant as vice president within its Employee Benefits Group. Based in Chicago, Klein will design and deploy a full range of employee benefits solutions to a diverse portfolio of regional and national clients. Klein brings 20+ years of industry experience to her role with Alliant. Prior to joining Alliant, Klein was a principal with a global investment and consulting firm. Klein attended Creighton University where she studied finance. Alliant Retirement Consulting, a division of Alliant Insurance Services, has hired Kathy Aicher as vice president within its Los Angeles office. The longtime retirement con sultant will provide a full range of retirement solutions and services to a diverse client base. Aicher has extensive experience designing and delivering retirement programs that assist businesses in mitigating risk and pro viding long-term financial security to their employees. She has experience with a breadth of solutions that include defined contribu tion plans, executive benefits, and health and wellness plans. Prior to joining Alliant Retirement Consulting, Aicher was a partner and senior retirement consultant with a national brokerage and consulting firm. She also has experience in the financial services industry, as well as the recordkeeper side of

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