Prior to Beecher Carlson, Cera was with Snider-Killingsworth Insurance Agency and, prior to that, a Principal at Integro Insurance Brokers for five years.  Before Integro, Cera spent 23 years with Marsh, Inc.  Cera’s expertise includes primary and excess casualty, alternative risk transfer programs and workers’ compensation placements ranging from small/middle markets to large risk management programs.

“We are very pleased to have Gay join our Casualty team,” says Sharon Brainard, Senior Managing Director, National Casualty Practice.  “Her experience and technical know-how will be a great asset to our clients.”

Cera is a graduate of Georgia State University where she earned a BA in Risk Management.

About Beecher Carlson
Beecher Carlson is an insurance brokerage and risk management consulting firm focused on specific industries and values providing an experience that goes beyond transactions.  Beecher Carlson is committed to innovation, striving to develop new and better technologies that support clients’ business requirements and drive operational excellence.  Beecher Carlson operates on a single profit center model, allowing clients access to the resources they need to meet their objectives – regardless of geography.  Beecher Carlson is a privately held company with its corporate office in Atlanta, GA and maintains offices throughout the United States and in Bermuda.

With a history of delivering innovative services to assist clients in controlling the cost of risk, Scharlach joins Beecher Carlson from Willis Insurance Services.  He was with Willis for 20 years, last serving as Senior Vice President of Risk Control.  Scharlach has worked with a wide-variety of clients in the construction, industrial, aviation, healthcare, hospitality, manufacturing and real estate sectors.  His service offerings include a comprehensive risk assessment to identify hazards and to present a variety of potential control measures.

“We could not be more excited to have someone as experienced and respected as David join our Risk Control operations,” says Scott Davis, Head of the National Casualty Practice.  “He will significantly contribute to continuing to provide innovative solutions to meet our client’s needs.”

Scharlach has a Bachelor’s of Science from Illinois State University in Environmental Health as well as the Associate in Risk Management (ARM) and Workers’ Compensation Claims Administration (WCCA) designation from the Insurance Education Association.  Other professional designations include Registered Environmental Health Specialist from the National Environmental Health Association and the Certified Ergonomics Assessment Specialist from the Back School of Atlanta.

About Beecher Carlson
Beecher Carlson is an insurance brokerage and risk management consulting firm focused on specific industries and values providing an experience that goes beyond transactions.  Beecher Carlson is committed to innovation, striving to develop new and better technologies that support clients’ business requirements and drive operational excellence.  Beecher Carlson operates on a single profit center model, allowing clients access to the resources they need to meet their objectives – regardless of geography.  Beecher Carlson is a privately held company with its corporate office in Atlanta, GA and maintains offices throughout the United States and in Bermuda.

“Sandra’s deep expertise in healthcare will enhance our ability to continue assisting our clients on claims management best practices and establishing clinical and operational improvements to decrease their total cost of risk,” says Frank McKenna, Executive Managing Director and Head of the National Healthcare Practice.  “Her insight and dedication to patient safety and serving the healthcare clients is an ideal addition to our growing practice.”

Prior to Beecher Carlson, Davis was with Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, California for more than 20 years.  While at Huntington, Davis fully developed the risk management self-insured programs for both professional/general liability and workers compensation.  She was responsible for event review, adverse event reporting, risk financing, managing the insurance portfolio, oversight of hospital-wide legal services, claims management, risk and claims data systems and contracts administration. 

Davis completed her BSN at Duke University and her MN in Nursing Administration at UCLA.  She is a certified professional in healthcare risk management (CPHRM) and healthcare quality (CPHQ).  Davis has been a member of both SCAHRM and ASHRM for more than 15 years and has served on the SCAHRM board for the past two years.

 “Business has never been stronger,” says Dan Donovan, CEO of Beecher Carlson. “We maintain our commitment to attract and invest in top-notch talent within our specialized industries.  With a strong cash flow and capital base, we are confident in the success of our business strategy and continued growth.”

 “We could not have reached this milestone without the loyalty of our clients and hard work and dedication of our employees,” says Steve Denton, President of Beecher Carlson.  “We are thankful to everyone that has contributed to this achievement.”

About Beecher Carlson

Beecher Carlson is an insurance brokerage and risk management consulting firm that believes caring is a powerful business advantage. Clients reap significant cost savings due to our analytical thinking, the innovative and creative solutions we deliver and our deep knowledge of your specific industry – energy, healthcare, hospitality, manufacturing or real estate.  We look at issues from a number of different angles and use compelling analytical data and risk modeling to give you a deeper understanding of your challenges.  Beecher Carlson is a privately held company with its corporate office in Atlanta, GA.  Beecher Carlson also maintains offices throughout the United States and in Bermuda.

Sharon has been with Beecher Carlson for five years serving as a senior casualty team member with an emphasis on leading client strategy and marketing and design of sophisticated insurance programs.  With more than 18 years of industry experience, Sharon brings expertise in a wide range of areas including innovation in program design, account management, market negotiations and coverage analysis. 

“Sharon is respected by our clients, employees and our insurance carrier partners,” says Steve Denton, Beecher Carlson President.  “She is known for her hands-on style and creative approach to placing our client’s programs.  Her enthusiasm and leadership will enhance our innovative casualty offerings and result in further expansion of the business.”

Prior to joining Beecher Carlson, Sharon held the position of Senior Casualty Broker for Aon’s Southern region in the national account sector.  She has represented a broad range of clients that include prominent names in retail, real estate, healthcare, hospitality, transportation and manufacturing.  Earlier in her career, Sharon served as Assistant Marketing Director and Director of Client Services for two large regional firms.

A graduate of West Georgia College, Sharon holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing.  Additionally, she has earned the Certified Risk Manager (CRM) and Associate in Risk Management (ARM) designations. 

About Beecher Carlson

Beecher Carlson is an insurance brokerage and risk management consulting firm that believes caring is a powerful business advantage. Clients reap significant cost savings due to our analytical thinking, the innovative and creative solutions we deliver and our deep knowledge of your specific industry – energy, healthcare, hospitality, manufacturing or real estate.  We look at issues from a number of different angles and use compelling analytical data and risk modeling to give you a deeper understanding of your challenges.  Beecher Carlson is a privately held company with its corporate office in Atlanta, GA.  Beecher Carlson also maintains offices throughout the United States and in Bermuda.

Due to Beecher Carlson’s commitment to the healthcare industry and following through on the request by a number of organizations to undertake this analysis in 2009 and 2010, we have continued our investment of time and resources for this 2011 Benchmark Study.

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Prior to joining Beecher Carlson, Jay spent 18 years with Aon Risk Services   in senior positions where he focused on leading account teams and servicing Fortune 500 clients.  In previous roles, Jay also worked for Marsh, Inc. as an account executive and Ford Motor Company in its corporate risk management department.

“Jay is a highly-regarded professional who brings a strong, client-focused approach to the team.  With his extensive knowledge and background, he will be an asset as we take our award-winning service to the next level,” says Steve Denton, Beecher Carlson President.  “We are confident that he will be a significant contributor as we continue our rapid growth in the large account sector.”

Jay is a graduate of the University of Georgia where he earned a BBA in Risk Management and Insurance.

About Beecher Carlson
Beecher Carlson is an insurance brokerage and risk management consulting firm focused on specific industries and values providing an experience that goes beyond transactions.  Beecher Carlson is committed to innovation, striving to develop new and better technologies that support clients’ business requirements and drive operational excellence.  Beecher Carlson operates on a single profit center model, allowing clients access to the resources they need to meet their objectives – regardless of geography.  Beecher Carlson is a privately held company with its corporate office in Atlanta, GA and maintains offices throughout the United States and in Bermuda.

 “We are delighted to add Beecher Carlson to the Crescent Village Town Center tenant mix,” said Suzanne Arlie, president of Arlie & Company, developer of Crescent Village. “Beecher Carlson is a high caliber tenant that adds to the wonderful mix of uses in the village.  We welcome them to The Inkwell, our premier office building.”

Since 2002, Beecher Carlson Insurance Agency has served as the Insurance Agent of Record for the City of Eugene and Lane County.  The Eugene location is one of four offices in Oregon and is integral part of Beecher Carlson’s ability to continue serving more than 28 cities throughout the Oregon network. 

“Clients as well as employees are just so excited,” says Brian Corcoran, Beecher Carlson Eugene Branch Manager.  “The new location offers a friendly, convenient environment inside one of Eugene’s fastest growing neighborhoods.”

• Section One highlights the importance of a Program Letter of Agreement (PLA) and teaching, supervision and evaluation details from the perspective of sponsoring institutions and participating sites.
• Section Two describes the qualifications and responsibilities of the residency program director and other program personnel and resources. A few of the highlighted responsibilities include the supervision of residents, assurance of due process for disciplinary actions, and fostering an environment that promotes scholarship, research and clinical competence.
• Section Three describes the appointment and transfer process for residents, fellows and other learners.
• Section Four describes the components of the residency educational program.  The section includes the delineation of resident responsibilities for patient care, progressive responsibility for patient management, and the supervision of residents throughout the program. In addition, the section outlines ACGME patient care, medical knowledge, practice based learning and improvement, interpersonal and communication skills, professionalism, and systems based practice standards and how the standards must be integrated into the residency program.
• Section Five outlines the program infrastructure and necessary rigor for resident and faculty evaluation and maintenance.
• Section Six provides the specific requirements related to resident work hours in the learning and working environment.  It also describes the ideal balance of professionalism, personal responsibility, patient safety and program competency.  Moonlighting and mandatory time free of duty are also outlined in this section.
• Section Seven highlights experimentation, innovation and the necessary steps a residency program must take if they choose to deviate from any of the articulated ACGME requirements.

As mentioned, the comprehensive “Common Program Requirements” can be found on the ACGME website.  Risk managers and residency directors are encouraged to review the document and assure they are in compliance with all current requirements.  ACGME believes that accordance with the requirements will assure the establishment and maintenance of quality resident education and patient safety programs.

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