Newest articles and comments on The Sacramento Press written by Cerrina JensenLaurie Rood Awarded Broker of the YearCerrina Jensenheadline-327992010-07-16T00:11:22Z2010-07-16T00:11:22Z<p>Laurie Rood, CEO and President of Rood & Dax Advanced Insurance Services, Inc., has received the Broker of the Year Award from the Sacramento Association of Health Underwriters.</p>
<p>The Broker of the Year Award honors an SAHU member who has provided tireless effort as a consumer activist on behalf of clients, in support of the insurance industry and the Sacramento Association of Health Underwriters.</p>
<p>“I am extremely honored and humbled to receive this award” said Rood. “At Rood & Dax, we put the client first and plan for long term cost and quality solutions. We advocate and educate, and are proactive about true employee wellness.” By equipping employers and employees with wellness knowledge and tools, Rood & Dax helps them become wiser health care consumers by understanding the direct relationship between lifestyle choices and their bottom line.</p>
<p>Rood believes she was honored with this award in part because of the team effort of her staff, which sincerely cares about the firm’s clients.</p>
<p>Rood and Gayle Dax-Conroy merged businesses in January 2000 to form Rood & Dax Advanced Insurance Services, Inc. (<a href="http://www.benefitsdoneright.net">www.benefitsdoneright.net</a>). Combined, they have 35 years of experience as consultants analyzing, implementing and administering personal insurance and employee benefit plans. Rood & Dax provides analysis of benefit plans for cost containment and assists with regulatory compliance to reduce client liability. In addition, the firm works with carriers on behalf of clients for billing and claims issues; provides employee education, including wellness programs; and delivers ongoing customer service with the goal to exceed our client expectations.</p>
<p>"I'm excited that we can recognize the leaders in our industry on a local level,” said SAHU Immediate Past President Dennis Carlson. “Laurie shares a passion for the concerns of her clients and the financing of health care. She is a reflection of the local health insurance industry as a whole and a testament to the high caliber of brokers, agents, and insurance company representatives we have in the Sacramento region."</p>
<p>The Sacramento Association of Health Underwriters (www.sacbenefits.org ) is a local chapter of the National Association, and is committed to promoting and encouraging the association of agents and health insurance professionals and other benefit professionals for the purpose of educating themselves and the public; and to advocating responsible health legislation and ethical industry practices.<br />
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<p style="color:#000000;"><strong style="color:#ad0000">Disclosure:</strong> The author of this posting is an employee benefits consultant at Rood & Dax Advanced Insurance Services, Inc.</p>Cerrina Jensen2010-07-16T00:11:22Z