Knowledgeable, Experienced Professionals

Brian Fehlhaber, Vice President, Sales & Marketing

Brian has over 25 years experience in the group health insurance business, specializing in HMOs, provider reinsurance and product development efforts within HMOs.   Brian formerly managed Lincoln Re's HMO/provider products and group carrier reinsurance sales unit. He holds a bachelor of science in business administration from the University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, and is a Fellow of the Life Management Institute.

Lawrence Stickell, Regional Vice President

Larry has over 25 years of reinsurance and managed care experience. In his role as head of marketing, international group life and health, and group operations for Lincoln Re, he helped establish the company's HMO reinsurance sales and underwriting operation in the early 1990s and introduced a specialty stop-loss product designed for self-funded plans managed by HMOs. Larry uses his experience to assess a health plan's risk exposure and to put together a program to manage those risks. He has a bachelor of arts in history from Harvard University and a Ph.D. in history from Indiana University.

Brian Shively, F.S.A., M.A.A.A., Vice President Actuarial, Underwriting & Claims

Jon Anderson, Vice President, Employer Stop Loss

Jon's primary responsibility is the strategic planning and directing of the Employer Stop Loss unit.  He began his career at Lincoln Re in 1989, where he managed the employer stop-loss business written through HMOs. Jon has over 15 years of experience in underwriting and managed care. He has a bachelor of science in economics from Ripon College.

John Broyles,  Regional Vice President

John has over 15 years experience in healthcare risk management, specifically HMO reinsurance.  He will manage sales and services to regional HMO reinsurance clients.  John was co-founder and executive vice president of sales for Risk Based Solutions, a major Managing General Underwriter.  Before that, he was national sales director of Alden Risk Management Services where he helped that organization enter the reinsurance market for healthcare insurance companies.  John is based in Miami, Fla.

Faith Johnston, MHP, ARe, Regional Vice President.

Faith manages medical excess sales and service to selected HMOs, Blue Cross & Blue Shield plans and insurance carriers. Faith joined Summit Re with over 20 years of experience in the health and life reinsurance industry. Prior to joining Summit Re, Faith worked as a reinsurance sales representative for Lincoln Re, Allianz Re and Allianz Healthcare Risk Management. Her past experience also includes working for a reinsurance broker and a medical cost containment company. Faith is based in our Denver, CO office.

Chris Alexander, Regional Vice President, Employer Stop Loss

Chris's responsibilities include sales, field underwriting, servicing products and related areas for employer stop loss, HMO excess and insured programs offered through HMOs and other managed care organizations. Chris has over 25 years of experience in insurance and reinsurance with a strong background in underwriting. He holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from the Illinois Institute of Technology and an M.B.A. from Aurora University.

Allen Engen, Regional Vice President, Employer Stop Loss

Allen has more than 14 years of experience in employer stop loss and health care risk management.  In his role as Regional Vice President/Employer Stop Loss, Allen's responsibilities include working with HMOs, TPAs, and brokers by providing underwriting and service for employer stop loss groups in the western U.S. region.

Anne Cavanaugh,  Assistant Vice President and Director, Medical Excess Products & Services

Anne works closely with all areas of the company to ensure that medical excess products and services are designed and administered to achieve strategic objectives.  She has over 20 years of experience in the managed care industry.  She served as assistant vice president and director of managed care products and services for Lincoln Re and was Lincoln's Employee Benefits Division's director of national product development.  Anne holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Cincinnati.

Ernie Norwood, Underwriting Consultant

Ernie is responsible for underwriting and servicing employer stop loss business to targeted profitability and service objectives.  Prior to joining Summit Re to focus on employer stop loss business, Ernie underwrote fully-insured programs for PacifiCare.

Debbie Stubbs, RN, MS, CCM, Managed Care Specialist

Debbie is responsible for providing consultative case management services to clients, assisting the underwriters in the assessment of potential catastrophic claims, and assisting with the vendor selection process.  She has over 10 years of managed care experience, working directly for a number of HMOs focusing on both utilization review and case management.

Larry Jackson,   Director of Underwriting

Larry's responsibilities include underwriting new and renewal HMO excess business along with pricing studies for both HMO excess and employer stop loss. Larry began his actuarial career at Mutual Security Life Insurance Company in 1984 and then spent 17 years at Lincoln National Life Insurance Company before joining Summit Reinsurance in 2004.  Larry has over 20 years experience working with health insurance and reinsurance products.  He has been a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries since November of 1989.

Steve Wolfer, Assistant Vice President/CFO/COO Employer Stop Loss

Steve joined Summit Re in June 2000 and handles the company finances, premium administration, experience refund calculations and continuation of benefits reviews.  He recently added employer stop loss operations to his list of responsibilities.  Steve spent 12 years as a senior manager with Ernst & Young, specializing in the audits of healthcare and nonprofit organizations.  At Lincoln Re, he performed client audits and TPA appointment reviews, and served as product manager for out-of-area indemnity products.  A Fellow of the Life Management Institute and a certified public accountant, he has a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Cincinnati.

Gail Amstutz, CPA, Assistant Controller

Gail joined Summit Re in 2001.  She has primary responsibility for premium administration and other accounting functions.  Gail also assists with both internal and external (client) audits as required.

She began her professional insurance career with GE Medical Protective working with both accounting and underwriting.  She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business from Indiana University and a Master of Business Administration from Taylor University.

Karen Maxwell, Financial Analyst

Karen is primarily responsible for processing premium for  both Employer Stop Loss and HMO Products.  She is also the main back up for data support, as well as, claim information for both product lines.  Prior to coming to Summit Re, Karen was employed by Wells Fargo Bank for 29 years where her focus was cash balancing and customer service. 

Laura Studebaker, Director, Client Services

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Kris Lahey, Director, Claims Management

Peggy Richardson, Claims Manager

Kira Sturgis, Claims Manager

Diane Foughty, Contract Specialist

Diane has primary responsibility for the preparation of HMO excess  and other managed care agreements and amendments.  Employed by Summit Reinsurance Services in October 2002, she has over 20 years of experience in preparing agreements for several divisions of Lincoln Re in the insurance/reinsurance/managed care business.

Penny Pequignot, Office Manager

Penny manages the Summit Re agency and individual licensing efforts and holds her A&H and P&C licenses in Indiana. She has also earned her HIA designation. Penny was with Lincoln Financial Group for 11 years, of which 8 were with Lincoln Re's HMO unit, where she was involved in several areas of client service. (ppequignot@summit-re.com)

Karen Gick, Administrative and Marketing Assistant

Ann Whitman, Data Support Technician

Ann is responsible for compiling census information for the stop-loss unit and for preparing and inputting data for the claims unit. Ann has over 15 years experience in the clerical field and has an Associate of Business in word processing from Baker College (Flint, MI).