Hekman Joins VML Insurance Agency
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 31, 2007
Grand Rapids, MI – Sharon Hekman has recently joined VML Insurance Agency as an account manager specializing in life and health benefits. Hekman will serve as an advocate for the agency’s VIP group accounts and manage new business within the group life and health department.
Prior to joining VML Insurance, Hekman worked for Northwestern Mutual in group benefits where she coordinated new business, renewals and a variety of other tasks.
VML Insurance, formerly VanTol, Magennis & Lang, Inc. is a local independent insurance agency and has been serving the Grand Rapids and West Michigan community for over 25 years. VML Insurance offers programs for life and health, personal insurance and business insurance, as well as financial services.
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VanTol, Magennis & Lang Changes Its Name to VML Insurance Agency
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 22, 2006
Grand Rapids, MI – VanTol, Magennis & Lang, Inc. has recently changed its name to be known simply as VML Insurance Agency. Many of VanTol, Magennis & Lang’s clients have always referred to the full service agency as “VML” as a convenient abbreviation. The name change to VML Insurance Agency from VanTol, Magennis & Lang affects only the name and logo for the company. VML continues to provide personal and commercial insurance products and benefits including auto, home, life, health, disability, business, workers compensation, as well as a variety of others.
About VML Insurance Agency
VML Insurance Agency has been serving the Grand Rapids and West Michigan community for over 25 years and is a locally-owned and operated independent insurance agency. VML maintains sound, reliable partnerships with a select group of diverse and reputable carriers offering a variety of products. More about VML is available on the web at www.vmlinsurance.com.
For more information about VML Insurance Agency or regarding the products and services they offer, please call 616-949-4250.
Contact Info:
VML Insurance Agency
5550 Cascade Road SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49546
Phone: 616-949-4250
Fax: 616-949-4251
www.vmlinsurance.com
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DECC Company Recognized with National Award
Benefit Offerings to Employees Earned Local Company National Award
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 26, 2006
Grand Rapids, MI – The DECC Company’s Jim Evans was recognized in a September issue of Employee Benefit News, having achieved an Employee Benefit News “Benefit Leadership Award 2006.” As CFO of The DECC Company, Evans earned the VSP People First Award for his transformation of the benefits program for his employees and management. With a company of 50 employees, Evans creatively worked to reduce health care costs for employees by changing plan structure, which provided them with lower employee premiums, deductible reimbursements, HRA reimbursements, Flexible spending accounts (FSA) and an emphasis on wellness by sponsoring 50% of a membership to the YMCA and cash bonuses for those participants who met their quarterly wellness goals.
Evans brought his company into the national spotlight. Of the five organizations recognized, The DECC Company proceeded to be the smallest in size by a considerable margin, as well as the youngest company, having a 42-year history of leadership in the development of coating technology here in Grand Rapids.
The other companies recognized are all stand-out organizations in their industry including: Weyerhauser, an international forest product company with 54,000 employees in 18 countries; Deffenbaugh, the largest privately owned refuse firm in the Midwest with 19,000 employees; H-E-B, a grocery store chain with 300 stores and over 56,000 employees; and Wyeth, the leading global pharmaceutical company based out of New Jersey where they employ 26,000.
Evans worked closely with John Woodward of VML Insurance (VanTol, Magennis & Lang, Inc.) improving the new employee benefits plan. Evans set goals to establish and build trust with the employees, with an objective of keeping costs in mind. Woodward helped accomplish this for both The DECC Company and its employees by implementing an HRA, a flexible spending account and improved the 401k offering by increasing the company match by 100% and offered immediate vesting.
For more information on the DECC Company or VML Insurance please contact John Woodward at 616-949-4250 or john@vmlinsurance.com.
Article from www.benefitnews.com
Volume 20, number 12
Friday, September 15, 2006
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