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Workplace Benefits Distribution: The Future is Now

6/4/2025, 1 - 2 p.m. EDT
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Overview

Who Should Join

LIMRA Members Only

Highlights

Join us for an exclusive webinar on the latest opportunities and expectations in workplace benefits distribution. We'll explore employer, broker, and carrier perspectives around trending topics such as distribution economics, technology, service models, and labor force dynamics. You'll gain valuable insights to stay ahead in the evolving distribution landscape.

Moderator: Patrick Leary

Presenters: Mary Trecek, Ron Neyer

Presenters

Patrick T. Leary, MBA, LLIF
Corporate Vice President, Workplace Benefits Research, LIMRA and LOMA

Patrick T. Leary, MBA, LLIF

Corporate Vice President, Workplace Benefits Research, LIMRA and LOMA

Patrick T. Leary, MBA, LLIF, is corporate vice president, workplace benefits research for LIMRA. This program provides research on the products, markets, and distribution of a wide range of life, health, and related employee benefits.

Before assuming his current position, Pat directed LIMRA’s distribution research program and, prior to that, was a member of LIMRA’s group insurance research team.

Leary joined LIMRA in 1989. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Hartwick College and his MBA from the University of Connecticut. Pat also earned his LIMRA Leadership Institute Fellow (LLIF) designation in 2012.

Mary Trecek, Ed.D.
Associate Research Director, Workplace Benefits, LIMRA and LOMA

Mary Trecek, Ed.D.

Associate Research Director, Workplace Benefits, LIMRA and LOMA

Mary Trecek is a member of the Workplace Benefits research team at LIMRA and LOMA, taking a generalist’s view on understanding the benefits landscape. Her approach to research is driven by the intersection of data and storytelling. Based in the Midwest, Mary came to LIMRA with thirteen years of experience in insurance at Mutual of Omaha. She earned her doctorate in Leadership and Learning in Organizations from Vanderbilt University.

Ron Neyer, M.B.A., AIRC, CLU, ChFC
Associate Research Director, Workplace Benefits Research, LIMRA and LOMA

Ron Neyer, M.B.A., AIRC, CLU, ChFC

Associate Research Director, Workplace Benefits Research, LIMRA and LOMA

Neyer’s area of expertise is monitoring and communicating trends in workplace insurance distribution. He manages benchmarking and carrier practice studies, as well as research projects focusing on employers, employees, and brokers/advisors. Neyer is a frequent author and presenter for industry publications and events, where he shares research-based insights. He manages LIMRA’s Account Management and Workplace Benefits Competitive Intelligence Study Groups and has served on committees for both the Voluntary Employee Benefit Board and the Voluntary Benefits Forum. He joined LIMRA in 1998 and received his bachelor’s degree and M.B.A. from the University of Connecticut.

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