As a member of both Assurance’s executive management team and board of directors, Liz is responsible for the overall vision and strategy of the employee benefits department. She oversees the areas of healthcare reform, consumer-driven health plans, compliance and wellness. Liz is the top employee benefits professional at Assurance, advising the company’s benefits consultants and creating and maintaining strategic relationships with carriers and other vendor partners.

Prior to joining Assurance, Liz served as Senior Vice President, Practice Leader of Employee Benefits for a national insurance brokerage. Before becoming a Practice Leader, she held various roles in employee benefits including that of Producer, Account Executive and Account Manager.

How has your life experience made you the leader you are today?
Growing up with two older brothers has taught me a lot. They always say you learn more from your siblings than your parents, and in a lot of cases this is true. My brothers taught me to be tough, they taught me loyalty and they taught me how to protect those closest to you. My brothers made me strong. They taught me never to make excuses, learn from your mistakes and when you get knocked down, you get back up. Also, being a collegiate athlete and playing volleyball for Northwestern taught me competitiveness, determination, organization, how to lose elegantly, how to win with grace and most importantly, don’t take anything for granted.

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