Kapnick was recently featured in a local Ann Arbor magazine. The result—a very nice article highlighting the history, Ufer connection, community involvement, corporate culture and values of Kapnick Insurance Group.

A really good read! See below for the full article.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Kapnick Insurance Group is pleased to announce the addition of Judy Thompson, Client Advocate, to its employee benefits division. Judy comes to Kapnick from OPG Benefits, located in Brighton, MI. Judy has over 35 years of experience in group health care benefit plans, sales and service - both on the vendor side and the insurance agency side. Because of her years of experience Judy is a specialist in assessing customer needs, reviewing plan designs and implementing health benefit plans.

Kapnick Insurance Group is pleased to announce the addition of Mike Rutkowski to its Commercial Property & Casualty Sales Team. Mike comes to Kapnick from Federated Insurance, where he worked for over 5 years, responsible for sales and client service for a designated territory. He holds licenses in both Property & Casualty and Life/Health.

Kapnick Insurance Group is pleased to announce the addition of Michele Rivas, Compliance Attorney, to its Benefits division. Michele comes to Kapnick with 20 years of experience providing legal services in the areas of employee benefits, employment and corporate law to a variety of clients, ranging from small employers to Fortune 500 companies. Michele previously worked for Sullivan, Ward, Asher & Patton P.C. (SWAP) located in Southfield, Michigan. Michele spent the past four years focusing primarily on providing compliance advice regarding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“Health Care Reform”). Before working at SWAP, Michele worked in the employee benefits/employment and business transaction groups of Dykema, Honigman, Jaffe and Ice Miller.

In her position as a compliance attorney at Kapnick Insurance Group, Michele will provide legal advice with respect to a wide range of compliance and regulatory issues, including providing day-to-day advice within the following areas: Internal Revenue Code, ERISA, Health Care Reform, HIPAA, COBRA, FMLA, FLSA, and state law. Michele will also monitor and analyze pending and new legislation and its anticipated affect on benefit plans and arrangements. "The addition of Michele to our benefits team will add a critical service benefiting our clients," said Steve Peck - President of the Benefits Division. "In addition, it will allow us to be more proactive in alerting our clients in advance of new legislation, or changes in legislation, which may affect their benefits programs."

Kapnick Insurance Group is pleased to announce the addition of Bill Lyle to its Commercial Property & Casualty Sales Team. Bill comes to Kapnick from Hylant, located in Ann Arbor. Bill spent the past seven years working as a senior account executive and sales consultant to clients all over the United States. His responsibilities included new business sales as well as current client retention. Before working at the Hylant, Bill held sales and management positions at Armstrong Robitaille Riegle Insurance. He is a University of Michigan graduate and former captain of the golf team.

Kapnick Insurance Group is pleased to announce the addition of Tyrone Jordan II, Client Executive, to its Employee Benefits division. Tyrone comes to Kapnick from the OPG Benefits, located in Brighton, MI. Tyrone spent the past three years working as a senior account executive and sales consultant to clients all over the state of Michigan. His responsibilities included new business sales as well as current client retention. Before working at the OPG, Tyrone held sales and management positions at Bankers Life and Casualty and DHL. He is a University of Michigan graduate and former member of the football team.

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