Our Approach
We’ll design a program that focuses on your employees and enables everyone in your organization to live and work well.
Let's talkThe needs of your business are unique to your business. Sure, that may sound cliché, but it’s true. Our approach involves taking your unique needs into consideration before making any recommendations. That starts by listening. Then, our leaders and professional staff with their unique blend of experience in actuarial science, underwriting, and plan administration will work to match your needs with a solution. This may be a simple fix or require re-engineering the most complex insurance products and financial arrangements to optimize your objectives. No matter what it takes, we have the experience to see it through.
Our unique blend of extensive professional experience allows us to determine where cost efficiencies exist and when design changes would be most beneficial to you and your employees or executives.
We have the knowledge and ability to utilize marketplace dynamics to your benefit by creating personalized financial arrangements between you and the carriers.
We have valuable plan communication and administration experience that helps us best understand the impact of our recommendations and how to communicate and deliver those results to your employees to create the most positive impact possible.
We strongly believe in handling our client relationships with great care and discretion. ABC does not look to achieve short-term benefits from its client relationships. ABC takes its disclosure responsibilities very seriously and our disclosure policies ensure that we will always disclose all revenues involved, as well as all third party compensation implications, associated with any project or broker of record relationship. With each opportunity, we will discuss the compensation related to the project, in advance, and agree to terms that are fair and in the best interest of all parties before we proceed.
Our Leadership Team
Executive Vice President/Senior Managing Director
Eric Levy
Executive Vice President/Senior Managing DirectorEric joined ABC in 2003 following a career leading Compensation and Benefits functions for several Fortune 500 companies. Eric has more than 30 years’ experience in the HR and Employee Benefits field. Eric has responsibility for overall leadership and growth, as well as shared business development responsibilities for ABC. In addition, he leads the East Region for Alliant Employee Benefits and holds national practice leadership roles for Alliant including voluntary benefits. Eric also maintains active consulting and relationship roles with many of ABC’s key clients. Prior to joining ABC, Eric was the SVP – Compensation & Benefits for Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide. Eric also held senior Compensation and Benefit leadership positions for PepsiCo, Tambrands Inc., and HomeGrocer.com.
Eric has an undergraduate degree in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University and an MBA in Finance from the Stern School of Business at NYU.
Executive Vice President/Managing Director
Craig Guiffre
Executive Vice President/Managing DirectorCraig has over 40 years’ experience in the Group Benefits industry and joined ABC in 2010 to oversee the consulting practices, administration, technology, and compliance areas. Today, he also leads Alliant’s National Absence, Disability and Life practice. He began his career with MetLife where he served in various sales, marketing, and operational capacities including head of National Accounts, Chief Marketing Officer for Institutional Business, and Senior Vice President and P&L owner for their Group businesses. He held a similar role at Guardian Life where he was responsible for the Group Life, Accident, and Disability lines of business as well as the Marketing organization and key technology initiatives. Most recently, Craig was Senior Vice President at CIGNA where he managed the Group Insurance sales, Account Management, and Product Development organizations.
Craig received his BS from Lehigh University and his MBA from Manhattan College.
Executive Vice President
Jeffrey Jones
Executive Vice PresidentJeff Jones is an Executive Vice President and Group Benefits Practice Leader. Jeff has been in the insurance and benefits industry since 1986. His responsibilities at ABC include Group Life and Disability/Leave Management practice lead, business development, client relationship management, and Executive Disability practice lead.
Jeff has a BA in Economics from Ursinus College.
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Like any great relationship, ours will start by getting to know your business. We’ll listen to what your benefit needs are and then work to find a suite of solutions that matches your objectives.
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