2023 Lunch 'n Learn Series

Tuesday, July 11-When the Unexpected Happens: Protecting Your Income and Your Craft with the Right Type of Long-Term Disability
Andy Ahlberg, Employee Benefits Consultant, Dyste Williams
Andrew Gilmore, Regional VP of Sales, Medical Group Insurance Services (MGIS)

It takes many years of education and training to become a veterinarian. The expectation is that you will earn a solid income until retirement. But what happens if you become sick or injured during your career?  In this session, we will help you navigate the complex world of disability insurance including:

• How you can protect your craft and future earnings through long-term disability insurance.
• The difference between Individual Disability Insurance and Group Long Term Disability and the pros and cons of each.
• What type of underwriting you can expect - Guarantee Issue vs. full medical underwriting.
• 70% of veterinarians are female. What does that mean in terms of cost of coverage?
• Recruiting and Retention: Do you have a hard time recruiting top talent to your practice and keeping valued employees? Learn how a competitive employee benefits platform can help solve those issues.  

Andy leads Dyste Williams’ Employee Benefits Consulting Practice, providing employee benefits, health management and employee engagement strategies to more than 250 small to mid-size organizations. With more than 20 years of healthcare industry experience, Andy leverages his extensive knowledgeable of small group marketing segments, distribution, benefit compliance, underwriting and enrollment to help organizations understand the implications and cost of various plan designs.

Andrew has devoted more than two decades to developing and distributing disability programs.  He is currently the Vice President of Sales for MGIS; a company that focuses exclusively on solving the disability needs of healthcare professionals.