Salem, MA ­ October 9, 2003 – SLG Benefits and Insurance, LLC is pleased to announce Amy K. Argeros and Tara M. Krauss have joined the company as Underwriting Managers. Both Ms. Krauss and Ms. Argeros bring extensive experience in medical stop loss insurance underwriting management to SLG Benefits.

“We’re delighted to have both Tara and Amy on staff. Their consultative style will be an asset to the company and a valuable resource for our producers”, states SLG Benefits Managing Director Steve Solomon. The SLG Benefits value proposition for producers involves highly responsive service from stop loss underwriting professionals. Ms. Argeros and Ms. Krauss will be a single source contact for clients on all underwriting, marketing, reimbursement and risk management issues. Additionally, this underwriting management team brings a regional perspective to SLG Benefits. All components of benefits administration have geographic nuances that need to be carefully addressed by the stop loss partner. Ms. Argeros and Ms. Krauss have the experience and market savvy to tailor appropriate and cost effective underwriting terms for SLG Benefits clients.

SLG Benefits and Insurance, LLC is a medical stop loss insurance program management company.   The company was created to surpass the needs of Third Party Administrators (TPA's) and broker/consultants specializing in the self funded employee benefits market. In the challenging arena of catastrophic claim management and medical funding products, the TPA's and brokers need for delivery of ideas from stop loss providers is often inconsistent with the rigid operating structure of some carriers and MGU's. Out of this business opportunity, SLG Benefits was formed to provide expertise and timely solutions to the medical stop loss and claim administration community.

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