Joe Guzman
Business Administration graduate from Indiana Wesleyan University. President and CEO of Benefit Strategies.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Skills: | Business |
| Groups: | Linking Indiana |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup |
| Schools: | Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Benefit Strategies, Inc |
| Position: | President and CEO |
| Time period: | January 1993 - Present |
| Description: | Since leaving Prudential in 1993, Mr. Guzman and his staff have built Benefit Strategies into a sizable and reputable employee benefit-consulting firm. For years, Benefit Strategies has enjoyed a solid reputation as a superior service organization. Benefit Strategies’ performance in securing the best welfare interests of their employer clients across Indiana continues to foster new client relationships. |
| Employer: | Prudential Insurance |
| Position: | Work experience |
| Time period: | January 1985 - December 1993 |
| Description: | Mr. Guzman began his group insurance career with Prudential Insurance in 1985. He initially worked in Prudential’s Group Medical Claims Division as a group medical claim examiner for two years, then was promoted to a responsibility of training new claim examiners for approximately one year. Mr. Guzman received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Indiana Wesleyan University in August 1988, and subsequently he was promoted into management with Prudential’s Group Medical Claims Division.
In September 1989, Mr. Guzman was promoted and transferred to Prudential’s Group Sales Division. After completing extensive group underwriting and group benefit training, he was assigned to the Indianapolis Group Marketing Office. In his marketing position with Prudential, Mr. Guzman was responsible for selling and managing groups of 20 to 5,000+ employees. Mr. Guzman’s management responsibilities included the following: • Review of group employer plans: This involved a comprehensive review of group benefit plans to ensure a matching of benefits, risk assessment and classification and quality control of the proposal underwriting (funding level). • Renewal placement and quality control of the renewal underwriting (funding level). • Overall management of plan administration. Mr. Guzman was responsible for coordinating all administration activity for his group clients. This involved multiple divisions of Prudential (Billing and Eligibility, Claim Administration, and Underwriting). • Ongoing customer satisfaction. In early 1993, Mr. Guzman resigned from Prudential. At the time, he was the Senior Marketing Manager for Prudential in Indiana. His decision to leave Prudential was due to his desire to work more closely with group employers. |
EDUCATION
| University: | Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion |
| Time period: | 1988 |
| Degree: | Business Administration , BSc |
INFORMATION
| Memberships: | Mr. Guzman is a member of the Indiana Chamber Health Policy Committee and has participated as a panel member for the following events:
• Indiana Prescription Drug Summit (November, 2004) • Indiana Chamber’s Business Day at the Statehouse (February, 2005) • In 2006 and 2007, Mr. Guzman was invited by a national association of colleges and universities to present his health insurance perspectives. |
