BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20130423T130000Z DTEND:20130424T030000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Healthcare Reform - The New Reality - Are You Ready? DESCRIPTION:There is no cost to attend this event - Nothing is for sale this is an educational event only\n\n\n\nSeating is limited registration is required\n\n\n\nREGISTER BY CALLING 641-423-0075 or REGISTER ONLINE www.burnsfinancialinc.com \n\n\n\nHealthcare Reform is a game changer\, creating significant compliance\, budget\, and strategic challenges for business owners and individual purchasers alike. The GBL Healthcare Reform Presentation is unlike any other presentation in the marketplace today.\n\n\n\nWhy GBL's Presentation Is Different\n\n \n Written by Business Owners for Business Owners\n \n Reviewed and Supported by Top Attorneys\n \n Organized by the Major Questions Employers Should Be Asking\n \n Practical and Straightforward Advice\n \n Cuts Through the Clouds of Misinformation\n \n Additional Resources Provided\n\n\n\nAbove all\, this presentation is made for employers. At GBL\, their goal is to help employers:\n\n1. Make smart decisions about and remain in compliance with the ACA.\n\n2. Maximize their benefit dollars by designing a comprehensive employer benefits strategy.\n\n3. Streamline their processes to create efficiencies and save money.\n\n\n\nThis presentation is organized by posing the major questions employers need to address to ensure they are making the best decision for their business and their employees.\n\n\n\nGBL Gets It.\n\nYou run a business and reading\, let alone deciphering\, a 2\,700 page law and thousands of pages of guidance does not fit into your workweek. This is why GBL is here. Rather than providing you a dense\, incomprehensible presentation with no actual advice or tools to ensure you're in compliance and make smart decisions to maximize your benefit dollars\, GBL's team of experts sat down to create a no-nonsense\, easy-to-understand\, and entertaining presentation to help you make the right decisions for your company and your employees. \n\n\n\nWho is GBL?\n\nGroup Benefits\, Ltd. in Urbandale\, Iowa was created 18 years ago based on a simple\, yet powerful idea: do the right thing. By doing just that\, they have created an entirely new model of support and seminar education\, which has enabled them to become one of the largest General Insurance Agencies in Iowa. GBL currently represents over 1500 insurance agents\, 30\,000 individual clients\, and over 2\,000 employer groups. They have also been heavily involved in local efforts to protect consumers to ensure they receive the best health insurance coverage possible.\n\n\n\nThe Sponsor: Burns Insurance & Financial\n\nBurns Insurance & Financial a locally owned & operated financial services firm right here in Mason City.\n\nWe are in the business of building relationships and enjoy the opportunities that we have to help people find real and practical solutions to the financial challenges that they face.\n\nWe are here to guide individuals\, families & businesses to financial freedom & independence through providing learning opportunities & developing relationships built on honesty & trust. We are committed to long-term relationships & to exceeding the expectations of our clients and friends now and into the future\n\nOur offices are located at 825 South Taft Ave Suite 4 here in Mason City. You can reach us by calling 641-423-0075 or emailing us at office@burnsfinancialinc.com You can also visit us on the web at www.burnsfinancialinc.com\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Presenter: Meet Brian Gillette\n\nBrian Gillette has enjoyed an 18-year career as a recognized leader in the health benefits industry in the Midwest. Brian spent 13 years at Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa in various leadership roles including Product Development\, Network Management\, and Sales. As the Director of Individual and Small Group Sales at Wellmark\, Brian led Blue Cross and Blue Shield's sales efforts for market segments over 500\,000 individual purchasers and over 10\,000 small groups (2-100 employees). In 2007\, Brian became part owner of Group Benefits\, Ltd. where he currently provides strategic direction and runs operations for over 35 employees.\n\n\n\nAn accomplished writer and speaker\, Brian has been published multiple times about healthcare costs and the Affordable Care Act. Brian has also given over 100 seminars to business owners throughout the Midwest about the ACA and smart strategies businesses are using to manage costs.\n\n\n\nBrian is an active member of NAIFA and currently chairs the Health Care Legislation Committee in Iowa. Brian also serves on a coalition of industry leaders in Iowa who draft legislation designed to encourage a more efficient healthcare delivery system.\n\n\n\nBrian has a Master's degree in Business and Professional Communication and holds the following industry designations:\n\n \n Certified Health Consultant\n \n Fellow\, Life Management Institute\n \n Professional\, Academy for Health Care Management X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:There is no cost to attend this event - Nothing is for sale this is an educational event only
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\nSeating is limited registration is required
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\nREGISTER BY CALLING 641-423-0075 or REGISTER ONLINE www.burnsfinancialinc.com \;
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\nHealthcare Reform is a game changer\, creating significant compliance\, budget\, and strategic challenges for business owners and individual purchasers alike. The GBL Healthcare Reform Presentation is unlike any other presentation in the marketplace today.
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\nWhy GBL&rsquo\;s Presentation Is Different\n\n
\nAbove all\, this presentation is made for employers. At GBL\, their goal is to help employers:
\n1. Make smart decisions about and remain in compliance with the ACA.
\n2. Maximize their benefit dollars by designing a comprehensive employer benefits strategy.
\n3. Streamline their processes to create efficiencies and save money.
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\nThis presentation is organized by posing the major questions employers need to address to ensure they are making the best decision for their business and their employees.
\n
\nGBL Gets It.
\nYou run a business and reading\, let alone deciphering\, a 2\,700 page law and thousands of pages of guidance does not fit into your workweek. This is why GBL is here. Rather than providing you a dense\, incomprehensible presentation with no actual advice or tools to ensure you&rsquo\;re in compliance and make smart decisions to maximize your benefit dollars\, GBL&rsquo\;s team of experts sat down to create a no-nonsense\, easy-to-understand\, and entertaining presentation to help you make the right decisions for your company and your employees. \;
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\nWho is GBL?
\nGroup Benefits\, Ltd. in Urbandale\, Iowa was created 18 years ago based on a simple\, yet powerful idea: do the right thing. By doing just that\, they have created an entirely new model of support and seminar education\, which has enabled them to become one of the largest General Insurance Agencies in Iowa. GBL currently represents over 1500 insurance agents\, 30\,000 individual clients\, and over 2\,000 employer groups. They have also been heavily involved in local efforts to protect consumers to ensure they receive the best health insurance coverage possible.
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\nThe Sponsor: Burns Insurance &\; Financial
\nBurns Insurance &\; Financial a locally owned &\; operated financial services firm right here in Mason City.
\nWe are in the business of building relationships and enjoy the opportunities that we have to help people find real and practical solutions to the financial challenges that they face.
\nWe are here to guide individuals\, families &\; businesses to financial freedom &\; independence through providing learning opportunities &\; developing relationships built on honesty &\; trust. We are committed to long-term relationships &\; to exceeding the expectations of our clients and friends now and into the future
\nOur offices are located at 825 South Taft Ave Suite 4 here in Mason City. You can reach us by calling 641-423-0075 or emailing us at office@burnsfinancialinc.com You can also visit us on the web at www.burnsfinancialinc.com
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\nThe Presenter: Meet Brian Gillette
\nBrian Gillette has enjoyed an 18-year career as a recognized leader in the health benefits industry in the Midwest. Brian spent 13 years at Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa in various leadership roles including Product Development\, Network Management\, and Sales. As the Director of Individual and Small Group Sales at Wellmark\, Brian led Blue Cross and Blue Shield&rsquo\;s sales efforts for market segments over 500\,000 individual purchasers and over 10\,000 small groups (2-100 employees). \; In 2007\, Brian became part owner of Group Benefits\, Ltd. where he currently provides strategic direction and runs operations for over 35 employees.
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\nAn accomplished writer and speaker\, Brian has been published multiple times about healthcare costs and the Affordable Care Act. Brian has also given over 100 seminars to business owners throughout the Midwest about the ACA and smart strategies businesses are using to manage costs.
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\nBrian is an active member of NAIFA and currently chairs the Health Care Legislation Committee in Iowa. Brian also serves on a coalition of industry leaders in Iowa who draft legislation designed to encourage a more efficient healthcare delivery system.
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\nBrian has a Master&rsquo\;s degree in Business and Professional Communication and holds the following industry designations:\n\n LOCATION:Mason City Chamber of Commerce - Event Room 9 North Federal in Mason City UID:e.1102.724715 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260519T200055Z URL:https://members.clearlakeiowa.com/events/details/healthcare-reform-the-new-reality-are-you-ready-04-23-2013-724715 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR