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•;New;Benefits;#500
$1,000;David;Goldberg
•;Benefits;Pal;#202;Apple
i Watch;Laura;Millen
•;TrueConnect;#106;Apple
i Watch;Brian;Wohlfeil
•;Nationwide;Insurance
#520;$25;Amazon;gift
cards;Warren;Benoit;&
Vic;Troncalli
•;Ameritas;Life;#124
Sonic;Care;Twin;Pack
Jennifer;Fryar
•;ARAG;Legal;Insurance
#606;Bose;Mini;Link
Speaker;Susan;Burton
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WORDS OF
WISDOM FROM
THE FINALISTS
BY ROSALIE L. DONLON
Fort LauderdaLe, FLa. —
everyone agrees that brokers
are a hardworking group,
continually looking for the best
solutions for their clients. The
best examples of this group
were the five finalists for 2016
Broker of the Year:
•;Bradley;Davis, an owner
and partner at Wraith,
Scarlett and randolph
Insurance Services in
Woodland, Calif.
•;Fred;Garfield, a senior
vice president and practice
team leader for The Horton
Group of orland Park, Ill.
•;Nathan;Garfield, vice
president and director
of employee benefits for
team aPFS of rochester,
N.Y.
•;Sallie;Giblin, an executive
vice president of Lockton’s
southern California
benefits practice, based in
La Jolla, Calif.
•;Reed;Smith, senior vice
president and practice
leader at CoBiz, denver,
Colo.
The winner of the Benefits
Selling 2016 Broker of the Year
award went to reed Smith.
“This is what I imagine an
2016 BROKER OF THE YEAR: REED SMITH
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