Members benefit: from improved insurance coverage.

oswald companies It s not news that finance professionals are expected to manage the challenges of rising insurance costs--health, worker's compensation, directors and officers, professional liability and disability--whether they serve as internal or external counselors to an organization. What might be news is that solutions for mitigating risks can be found at leading risk management and insurance brokerages. This explains why the Ohio Society of CPAs is now relying on Oswald Companies to serve the risk and insurance solutions needs of its 24,000 members.

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"Oswald has a national reputation for building association and consortium insurance programs," says Ohio Society of CPAs President Clarke Price. "Furthermore, Oswald team members are proven counselors who can help our members understand the drivers of risk and mitigate these threats to the businesses they serve."

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Oswald Companies will administer an expanded suite of comprehensive and customized programs for Ohio Society members, which will combine state-of-the-art coverage with competitive premiums: Programs will include individual life and long term disability, group medical insurance, group life, group disability, group dental, professional liability, management liability and individual medical insurance. All packages have exclusive pricing and features available to members and their firms.

For the first time, Society members working in corporate industry can participate in medical and group benefits insurance programs. "We are excited about the opportunity to expand the reach of member insurance programs," says Todd Miller, Oswald Companies vice president. "Now an additional segment of membership and businesses can benefit from their Ohio Society of CPAs membership,"

In addition, the new partnership provides risk and benefits counseling to Society members and their clients. "We recognize that CPAs are among a company's most trusted advisers," says Miller. "One of our core missions will be to provide solid advice and strategy on a variety of risk and benefit issues,"

Members can take advantage of the services provided by Oswald Companies immediately by contacting CPAnswers, the member service center, at 888.959.1212 or the Oswald Companies Ohio Society insurance hotline at 888.767.4548. Enhanced program offerings for group medical, group disability and group dental as well as professional liability will be highlighted at the Dayton Accounting Show in May.