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Principal
Garner Consulting
Pasadena, California |
Mr. Garner is founder and principal of Garner Consulting. Before founding Garner Consulting in 1987, he was a principal at Towers Perrin. Prior to that, Mr. Garner managed a group claim office for Lincoln National Life and supervised a claim office for Prudential, where he also served as an underwriter. He is author of the Health Insurance Answer Book and co-author of the three volume Medical/Disability Claims Handbook; additionally, his articles have appeared in numerous publications. Mr. Garner is a former member of the Governing Council of the International Society of Certified Employee Benefit Specialists and is a past president of the Los Angeles Chapter. He is also a past president of the Employee Benefit Planning Association of Southern California, the Los Angeles Life and Accident Claim Association and the Western Claim Conference. Mr. Garner is a fellow of the International Society of Certified Employee Benefit Specialists, a member of the Western Pension and Benefits Conference, the Los Angeles Association of Health Underwriters, the California Association of Health Underwriters, the National Association of Health Underwriters, the Institute of Management Consultants and the Society of Financial Service Professionals. He is an associate member of the Southern California Association of Benefit Plan Administrators. Mr. Garner serves as the national legislative and government affairs advisor for the Disability Management Employer Coalition and also serves on the Legislative Committee for the Employers Healthcare Coalition of Los Angeles. He is on the Board of Directors of the Western Claim Conference. Mr. Garner received his B.A. degree from Occidental College. In addition to holding the CEBS designation, he is also a chartered life underwriter (CLU), certified in flexible compensation instruction (CFCI) and a certified management consultant (CMC). He has served as a guest lecturer on managed care at a graduate course at Chapman University.
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