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Martin D. Guyer, CLU, CIC |
| Martin D. Guyer, CLU, CIC founded MDG Associates in 1973. MDG Associates has become a nationally respected employee benefits firm specializing in the design, implementation, and administration of employee benefits programs and has the ability to tailor benefits programs to coincide with its clients needs. |
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| Mr. Guyer has over thirty years in the insurance and consulting industry. He has earned the designations of Chartered Life Underwriter and Certified Insurance Consultant. Marty, a Vietnam veteran, was a pilot in the United States Marine Corp, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel. He is a current/past member of numerous boards, advisory councils, and insurance associations including Connecticut Business and Insurance Industry Association (CBIA), ConnectiCare, Advisory Committee to the Connecticut Office of Health Care Access (OHCA), Connecticut Insurance Department Agent Licensing Task Force, Aetna, and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Connecticut.
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| Mr. Guyer is also very active in his community acting as President/Past President of such organizations as The Connecticut Benefit Brokers (founder), Hartford Life Underwriters Association, Marine Corps Reserve Officers Association of Connecticut, The Point O Woods Association, Hartford Rotary Club, VIP House of Hartford, Inc., and the Greater Hartford Consortium of Group Homes, Inc.
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| Mr. Guyer has extensive experience in the Public Sector with emphasis on Labor Negotiations in the Welfare Benefit arena and has acted as an expert witness in arbitration cases. Due to this background Mr. Guyer is often called on by various newspapers and other media and is frequently quoted. |
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Lynn K. Gurnham |
| Lynn K. Gurnham has over eighteen years experience in the insurance industry. Her broad Managed Care and benefits experience includes six years at PPI Benefit Solutions where she sold to brokers and non-profit organizations. As Director of Business Development she developed the company marketing material and company logo. She managed the account management team to record add-issue sales and client satisfaction by defining the companys services and products, brokers and non-profit organizations value. In addition, Lynn worked at Aetna U.S. Healthcare for six years. She was the top sales person in the company for three consecutive years before moving to California to manage and expand the sales force in Silicon Valley. There she assisted Aetna U.S. Healthcare develop a corporate proposal for clients and brokers and pilot the first online enrollment program.
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| Lynn earned a BA in economics from the University of New Hampshire. She currently resides in Guilford, Connecticut with her husband, twin boys and daughter. She is active in the community and is a member of the Guilford Economic Development Committee and the Guilford Fund for Education Board and Grant Committee.
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Matthew D. Libby |
| Matt has worked in the employee benefits industry since 2002. For eight years he worked for a Third Party Administrator of employee benefits, managing its New York City office. His responsibilities included helping employers design, implement, and administer a full range of medical, retirement, and ancillary benefit programs. His clients included many Fortune 500 companies. Matt’s specialty is helping employers design a comprehensive benefit program within a fixed budget. He has a wealth of experience working with federal, state, county, and city contractors. Matt is an expert in designing benefit programs to comply with the Service Contract Act, Davis Bacon Act, as well as prevailing wage and living wage laws. Matt earned his BA from Gettysburg College and his MBA from Fordham University. He resides in New York City with his wife and two dogs. |
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Nancy A. Zielinski - Operations/Account Manager |
| Nancy Zielinski has been part of the MDG team since 1996. She is the Operations Manager for MDG Associates as well as an Account Manager. As Account Manager Nancy services a diverse selection of clients in both the Public and Private sectors. |
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| Ms. Zielinski holds a Bachelors Degree in Accounting from Central Connecticut State University. Nancy worked as an Assistant Manager/Consultant for 10 years with a major Hartford, CT insurer. Her expertise was in the areas of Investment Accounting and Securities Trading. Both of these roles required communication and organizational skills that have carried through to her responsibilities as Account Manager.
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| Nancy has become a valued member of the MDG Associates team and is dedicated to providing exceptional and timely customer service. |
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Rachel J. Dion - Sales Analyst |
| Rachel Dion has been a part of the MDG team since 2004. She came to MDG after six years of insurance experience, particularly with non-profit organizations. During this time she specialized in underwriting and sales support and was an integral part of creating both innovative marketing materials as well as a sales tracking and quoting computer program. Other past experience as an Office Manager gave her organizational and communication skills that she still utilizes today. |
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| Mrs. Dions experience as an underwriter, sales coordinator, sales analyst and team leader make her a valuable asset to MDG Associates. Rachel resides with her husband and three children in North Branford, CT.
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Lauren Cromer |
| Lauren Cromer joined the MDG team in 2011. With over 16 years of experience in the employee benefits industry she brings a wide range of experience to our account management team. Prior to joining MDG Lauren worked in New York City as an account executive and client manager for two of the largest insurance brokerage firms in the US. Lauren also spent time on the carrier side of the business working as a manager for Fiserv Health, Oxford Health Plans and WellCare Health Plans. Consequently Lauren has an insider’s understanding of how health insurance carriers operate and draws on this knowledge when working to solve our client’s insurance carrier related issues. Lauren has also worked as a benefit manager for an 18,000 employee company. This experience gives Lauren a unique perspective of the challenges our clients face in managing their own employee benefit plans.
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Caroline S. Valenta, Account Service Representative |
Caroline Valenta has extensive experience in both the Marketing and Health Care Industry. Caroline's expertise is Client Customer Service and serving as an account liaison for the broker and the sales team. Her past experience included serving as a dedicated Account Service Representative working with employees to handle benefit questions and claims issues with Oxford Health Plans. She worked at the Hospital of St. Raphael organizing onsite patient programs within the Community Health Department. When residing in Colorado, she worked in Aspen Valley Hospitals Administration Department, where additionally she served as the assistant to the CEO, Board of Directors and Legal Counsel.
Caroline earned her BS in Public Health at Southern Connecticut State University in 1994. She is an active member of Labs4Rescue non-profit organization and currently resides in Guilford, CT.
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Robert D. Noonan |
Robert D. Noonan is an attorney and
founder of Robert Noonan and Associates\
EmpACTS of New England -
a legal service that advises more than 8000 employers and several
trade associations on employer-employee issues.
The firm:
- Represents employers before federal courts, state
courts and administrative agencies;
- Advises employers, insurance agents and insurance carriers on
workplace and employee benefits issues;
- Writes and reviews employee handbooks;
- Trains supervisors and managers in sexual harassment, interviewing,
leave issues, performance appraisals and the law of the workplace.
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Prior to joining the firm, Bob served
as Vice President and Counsel for the Connecticut Business and Industry
Association. In addition, Bob's professional experience includes
20 years in Human Resources Management with Pitney Bowes Inc, and
the Napier Co, an international manufacturing concern. He holds a
juris doctor from the University of Connecticut School of Law as
well as a master's degree in industrial relations and a master's
degree in sociology.
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Bob is the author of An Employers Guide to the Family and Medical Leave Act and The
HIPAA Privacy Rule: Understanding the Compliance Obligations of
Group Health Plans and Health Care Providers. He is a contributing author on disability law in Cumulative Trauma Disorders, a medical text, and writes on workplace issues for a variety of publications including the Connecticut Law Tribune. In addition, Bob has been featured in a number of publications including the Society
for Human Resources Managements Trends in Management (Robert Noonan: Experts Viewpoint),
The New York Times, The Hartford Courant, The New Haven Register,
The Stamford Advocate, The New London Day, The Waterbury Republican
and others. Additionally, he has appeared on several television programs
concerning workplace issues. |
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| He is on the executive committee of the Employment Section of the Connecticut Bar Association, a trustee of Gibbs College and a faculty member of St. Josephs College. He is admitted to practice before the Connecticut superior courts and the federal district courts. |
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Dennis M. Libby, CLU |
| Dennis M. Libby CLU brings over thirty years of insurance experience to MDG Associates. Mr. Libby is President of Libby Financial Group, a firm specializing in Financial Planning and Executive Benefits. Mr. Libby's career in insurance began after graduating from Holy Cross College in 1970. He was the National Salesman of the year in 1972 for Fidelity Union Life, now Alliance Insurance. He was National Recruiter of the Year in 1976, 1977, and 1978 for Fidelity Union. |
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| In 1979 Dennis was appointed the Manager of the Rhode Island office for New York Life and was the National manager of the Year in 1982. Within a year Dennis was appointed General Manager of the New Haven, CT office of New York Life and four years later the New haven office ranked in the Top Ten Agencies of New York Life nationally. |
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| Dennis started the Libby Financial Group in 1989, based in Guilford, CT. He has access to over 100 of the top rated life, annuity, disability and long term care insurance companies operating in the United States. Dennis works mainly in the small business and individual financial planning markets with an emphasis on current and future tax reduction as well as the design of proper coverage for business owners, their families, and their key employees. |
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| Dennis attained his Chartered Life Underwriter designation in 1976 and has, since 1987, had his securities license at the advanced level of Series 7, which is the stockbroker level. |
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| We are delighted to have Dennis associated with MDG Associates and look forward to having him use his expertise to assist current and future clients. |
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Joseph P. Brandi |
| Joseph P. Brandi, a Certified Insurance Consultant, brings over thirty years of insurance experience to MDG Associates. Mr. Brandi was employed by a large independent agency for over fifteen years before he founded First Connecticut Insurance Agency, Inc., in 1991. Mr. Brandi specialized in Commercial Insurance and insures a wide variety of business exposures ranging from single contractors to large real estate developers. His agency represents many fine, "A" rated insurance companies. |
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| First Connecticut Insurance Agency, Inc. is an agency that prides itself in having a knowledgeable staff that provides unsurpassed customer service. The professionalism of the agency has resulted in outstanding client retention. |
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John D. Stiefel, III, FSA, MAAA |
| John D. Stiefel, III, FSA, MAAA brings to MDG Associates over thirty-five years of Actuarial and Underwriting experience in the field of group insurance. Mr. Stiefel's positions have included Assistant Actuary, Director and Assistant Vice President with Group Pension Underwriting. He was a Product Manager for Long Term Disability (LTD). He has been an independent consulting actuary since 1993. Mr. Stiefel specializes in health insurance with particular emphasis on FASB-106 valuations, managed care contract negotiations, litigation, pricing, reserving, and experience analysis. His consulting clients include corporations, school systems, unions needing FASB-106 and GASB-34 valuations, large and small consulting firms, lawyers, physician-hospital organizations, and health insurers. Mr. Stiefel also taught Health Insurance as an adjunct professor at the University of Connecticut. |
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| Mr. Stiefel received a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Yale University, and a Master of Arts in Mathematics from the University of Michigan. He is a fellow of the Society of Actuaries and a member of the American Academy of Actuaries. |
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| Mr. Stiefel has also had an article published "The Guaranteed Investment Contract (GIC)" in the 1984 "Transactions of the Society of Actuaries." This paper was judged as one of the seven most significant actuarial papers published between 1947 and 1997. There were several other articles that Mr. Stiefel published and he has also been a speaker at several industry meetings and seminars. |
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