BARHAM BENEFIT GROUP - Key Persons

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• Founding Partner of BSP Group Benefits Inc

Bob has been working with BBG since inception (1997). He is a dedicated business associate and specializes uniquely in the group ancillary benefits. He compliments the BBG staff and clients with a depth of experience in ancillary products. Bob is founding partner of BSP Group Benefits Inc., based in Chicago, Illinois and has been involved with group benefits for over 25 years. Bob studied marketing and finance at University of Illinois at Chicago earning a BA in Business Marketing. He is an active lifetime member of National Association of Health Underwriter's. Bob has a long record of successfully guiding local agents and national agents with group benefit solutions for their clients. He is a go-to agent that provides exceptional services for insurance agents and clients. His specific area of expertise includes marketing and recommending a variety of new business products, savvy negotiating on new business premiums and renewals, and after sale service that is unparalleled.

James incorporated Barham Benefit Group on July 1, 1997. He has been a licensed life, health, and accident insurance broker in Illinois since January 1986. James' experience prior to establishing Barham Benefit Group- including as a Sales/Service Representative at PersonalCare - provides him the insight to understand both the carrier's as well as the customer perspective. This deep understanding has resulted in excellent relationships with the carriers and a client retention rate of 97%. When he is not serving his clients, biking or sky diving, James has maintained community focus as a priority. Having served as an elected Park District Commissioner, member of numerous boards, fundraiser, contributor and art gallery owner, his commitment to our community is well known. He has been honored to receive United Way's Spirit of Caring Award, the Community Foundation of East Central Illinois' Hearts of Gold Award and the Friend of the Agency award from the Housing Authority of Champaign County. Recently he has been active with the United Way of Champaign County's Power of the Purse, the Housing Authority of Champaign County's Youth Build Program, and the World's Largest Recycled Glass Christmas Tree.

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• Human Resources and Benefits Specialist

Jeanne is a human resources and benefits specialist with 24 years' experience, whose goal is to serve as an advocate for the insured. A continuous learner, Jeanne has attained multiple certifications throughout her career, including Certified Administrative Professional through the International Association of Administrative Professionals, the Group Benefits Associate from the Wharton School, SHRM Certified Professional certification from Society for Human Resource Management and SHIP counselor certification from the Illinois Department of Aging. She is a licensed broker. Jeanne is a SHIP volunteer at the Community Resource Center at OSF in Urbana where she helps seniors navigate the scope of Medicare options. She is a member of the Central Illinois Human Resource Group (a chapter of SHRM) where she has served on the board for the past 5 years, most recently as chapter president.

Rebecca brings her 25 years of experience in benefits, human resources, and compliance to Barham Benefit Group as Benefit and Human Resource Consultant. She holds a Master of Business Administration in Human Resource Management from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Evansville. She also holds the CEBS certification as well as the SHRM-SCP certification.