James Ward is President of Ingenuity Group, LLC (Clarkston, MI), an Independent Commercial & Personal Insurance Agency, Employee Benefits, and Risk Management Services firm serving Small and Middle Market companies, Non-Profits, Families / Individuals and Associations.

Ingenuity Group provides Commercial & Personal Insurance Services as an Agent / Broker compensated by commissions and /or fee based Insurance Consulting Services for Property, Casualty, Accident & Health. Call us today for a free Consultation or Request for Quotation.

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Ingenuity Group LLC - Insurance Consulting Services
 

• Risk Management Services 
• Disaster Recovery Plans
• Self Insurance Feasibility Studies
• Merger & Acquisition - Commercial Insurance & Employee Benefits Integration Modeling
• Property & Casualty & Employee Benefits Benchmarking with Request for Proposal
• Human Resource - Generalist via HR 360 Platform (3rd Party Subscription Services)
• Third Party Administrators - Cafeteria Plans, HSAs & HRAs, (SPDs) Wrap Summary Plans
• PPACA - Health Reform Act Compliance Review & Employee Benefits Plan Restructuring
• Board of Directors & Advisory Council Member Training

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Ingenuity Group Advisors, LLC - Projects: Insurance Consulting and Research Services

James Ward is a recognized Insurance Consulting Services Expert through affiliated company Ingenuity Group Advisors, LLC .  From 2008 -15, The Gerson Lehrman Group - "The Expert Network"ranked James Ward a "Top 5% Leader" of Financial & Business Services Consultants as voted by leading USA & International Institutional Research Firms, Investment Banks, and Consulting Firm client companies. 
 

Insurance Consulting Services Project 

Recent successful project completion for the largest Third Party Administrator for Automotive Specialty Glass Claims Management & Wholesale Distribution (USA) which included Strategic Planning, Business Development, Sales & Marketing Management, Strategic Alliances, Distribution Channel Alignment, Customer Service Team Training, and Microsoft Dynamics CRM development and deployment to support multiple business process improvements.  
 

Investment & Insurance Research Services

Mr. Ward served Greenwich & Associates as a (Michigan Executive Interviewer) for Corporate Finance & Insurance Best Practices bench marking for the Fortune 500, Investment Management, Private Equity, Hedge Funds, Insurance Companies, Universities and Foundations.  C-Suite interview topics included Equity & Fixed Income Markets, Merger & Acquisitions, Derivatives, Foreign Currency, Trading Operations, and Commercial Insurance / Employee Benefits Services.

Special Insurance Examination Certifications

 Flood Insurance (NFIP) Commercial, Condominium & Dwelling

2016 Medicare Certifications
National: AHIP; Carrier: Blue Cross® Blue Shield® of Michigan / Blue Care Network

2018 PPACA - Federal Marketplace Exchange Certification
for Individuals, Families, and SHOP - Small Businesses
 

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Insurance Industry Association Membership

National Associaiton of Health Underwriters - "NAHU"
Metro Detroit Association of Health Underwriters - "MDAHU"
Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America, Inc - "BIG I"
Michigan Association of Insurance Agents - "MAIA"

Wayne State University, Graduate School of Business Administration for postgraduate work (MBA Program - Finance Concentration)

Central Michigan University, College of Business Administration, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Double Major: Management & Marketing

University of Michigan, College of Literature, Science, & Arts, General Studies