Our Affordable Housing Practice Group team members are continuously engaged in the industry, staying up-to-date on the important issues impacting the organizations serving in this sector and ensuring that our clients in this space are receiving the best guidance and highest level of service.
Scott Insurance has appointed Keith Mann of Lynchburg as the company’s new Chief Operating Officer/ Chief Financial Officer. Craig Ryder, who has served in that capacity since 1994, will retire at the end of the year. This transition concludes a multi-year planning process and an exhaustive search for the right executive leader to join the company.
Unless you have firsthand experience with an employee-owned company, you’ve likely never heard of the ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) structure. Or, perhaps you’ve heard of it, but don’t completely understand what it is. This month, alongside other employee-owned companies across the country, Scott has been celebrating Employee Ownership Month and recognizing the many unique benefits of being an ESOP company.
Scott Benefit Services has accepted an invitation to join the National Association of Health Underwriters’ (NAHU) Principals Council, a group of elite agencies and brokers with significant influence on legislative and regulatory issues on the federal level. The NAHU focuses on legislative issues that impact health insurance, specifically employer-sponsored coverage. Their advocacy efforts promote affordable and responsible private health insurance market solutions.
The Principals Council includes representatives from some of the top agencies in the country – agencies with significant legislative influence and more sophisticated regulatory concerns. Members of the group attend top-level meetings with White House staff, members of Congress and federal agency leadership.