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Management Team at The Benefits Group

David J. Bommarito, RFCDavid Bommarito

Dave began his career in the insurance industry in 1978 with John Hancock Life Insurance Company selling life, health, accident and commercial insurance. During his time at John Hancock, he also became licensed to sell securities. In 1980, Dave left John Hancock to branch out on his own and started his own insurance and investment agency called Insuravest, Inc., selling primarily securities for high net worth clients utilizing tax shelter investments. In 1986, after the tax reform act changed the landscape on tax shelters, Dave recognized a need in the Employee Benefits marketplace and formed The Benefits Group in Rochester Hills, Michigan. The company has been structured to offer employee benefits consisting of health, life and dental insurance in addition to offering worksite benefits and self-funded plans.

For nearly 40 years, he has focused on mid to larger-sized groups including some larger Fortune 100 companies with an emphasis on “cost-containment strategies” for the corporate marketplace in the U.S.

Dave has consistently received numerous regional and national awards from various insurance companies and organizations over the years for top sales activities, in addition to being a long-standing member of the Metro Detroit Association of Health Underwriters with top honors.

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Scott R. Harrison

Scott Harrison is the Agency Director at The Benefits Group and joined the organization in 2020.  Scott’s accountabilities include supervising and coordinating all facets of the Agency to ensure that targets are met, policies and guidelines are upheld, and customer satisfaction is achieved.  With a degree in Business Management and Marketing, Scott’s primary focus is to ensure that the Agency is exceeding our clients’ expectations.  Directing and implementing a creative consulting approach, he places an emphasis on understanding each of our client’s needs.  Scott states his goals for he and his Team to continue providing are this, “Our efforts as an organization are to ensure that our clients are in compliance, educated and provided with the most creative cost-containment solution strategies in the insurance business.”

Prior to joining The Benefits Group, Scott worked for a Managing Agency affiliated with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network for almost ten years.  Scott spearheaded the small group market with the most successful online enrollment private exchange platform in the country.  During his time at the Managing Agency, he worked with a multitude of different businesses within different industries throughout Southeast Michigan.  He excelled at implementing strategies that improved customer experience while educating members to take control of their health through wellness initiatives.  He is a long-standing member of the NAHU and MDAHU.

Scott’s true passion is spending time with his daughter and his family.  He is an accomplished musician, enjoys golfing, boating and traveling.

Scott’s philosophy is simply put…”We approach every day with three things in mind; provide exceptional service for each individual client, create relationships, and have fun along the way.”

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Steven M. Hornacek Steve Hornacek

Steve has been with The Benefits Group since January 1994. He received his BBA from Western Michigan University in 1980. Insurance licensed since 1985, Steve worked in sales and marketing, including a position as a Broker Sales Rep in the disability insurance market with UNUM before arriving at our Agency. Steve brings a wealth of knowledge in group, individual, Medicare, disability, advanced life insurance products and more and along with the agency has been recipient of many sales awards and recognitions. He focuses on providing the best value on plans and benefit solutions, providing superior customer service to our client base.

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Jordan Gust Jordan Gust

Jordan Gust has been a Benefits Group Broker since January of 2018. His clients range from 3 employees to 250. He believes in innovation, creativity, customer service, understanding, and timeliness.

“My philosophy has always been to take a teaching approach first. Understanding benefits isn’t always easy, and what good is a creative benefits package if you don’t understand it? I pride myself on being always available to answer any questions and relieve stress in any way that I can!”

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Support Staff:

Brett Gielniak

Brett served in the U.S. Army for five years. Following his discharge, he came to work in our Agency in 1996 and immediately fit in. Brett is responsible for pre-certifying the enrollment process, collecting vital information and carefully monitoring new business and policy changes from the initial underwriting process all the way through until the policy has been issued. His affinity for problem-solving has continuously motivated him to take on new creative challenges and learn about a variety of subjects to help in assisting our clientele. In his personal time, Brett is an outdoor enthusiast who also enjoys spending time with his family and friends.

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Tammy Dewey

Tammy first came to work for The Benefits Group in 1989 before getting married. She previously worked as an insurance processor and customer service representative for Mutual Benefit. Her position with our firm was also as a customer service representative, coordinating and overseeing the administrative day-to-day operations of the firm in addition to helping enroll new business. In 1997, Tammy left our Agency to stay home and raise her children, and in 2011, she was ready to come back to work here full time. She enjoys working with our customers, helping with billing and claims issues, among many other things, and is committed to providing exceptional service to all.

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Jolie Bommarito

Jolie has been with the Agency since 1989 serving as office manager handling administrative issues and direct contact with our group customers. She previously worked as the personal secretary to the owner of Autorama and World of Wheels hot rod custom car shows held around the country. Previous to that, she earned an Associates’ Degree in Applied Science and enjoys processing employee enrollments and administrative requests from clients, in addition to helping businesses stay compliant with Health Care Reform requirements.

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