Woodbury, NY, November 09, 2017 — Maryalice Nazaretian has been named President of the Employee Benefits Group at SterlingRisk Insurance, one of the nation’s top independently owned insurance brokerage firms. Nazaretian, who joined SterlingRisk in 1996, most recently served as Managing Director of Employee Benefits. Her appointment to President was announced by SterlingRisk CEO David Sterling.
“Maryalice is a proven expert in the field of employee benefits and a strong proponent of client relationships built on trust, advocacy, and knowledge” stated Sterling. “She has mentored and worked with her team to transition from pure broker to advisor, providing clients with critical guidance on the Affordable Care Act as well as new state and federal legislation. In the process she has grown the Employee Benefits Team from three to 14 employees, including a benefits attorney, with four offices located in the New York metro area. It is an honor to count her as a valued member of the SterlingRisk team. On behalf of the entire organization, I congratulate Maryalice on being named President of Employee Benefits and thank her for directly contributing to our consistently impressive client retention levels.”
Among her many accomplishments at SterlingRisk, Nazaretian has successfully built an entire service capabilities platform and was instrumental in harnessing new technology to enhance the client service experience. She is responsible for producing, overseeing, and managing high level client and insurance company relationships in the employee benefits industry as well as new business sales, cross selling, and account management.
The SterlingRisk Employee Benefits Group provides a comprehensive range of benefits and concierge services, as well as innovative Healthcare Reform solutions. Under Nazaretian’s direction, the group works with clients to develop strategies to retain valued employees, insure compliance and ERISA obligations, assess programs, build essential core programs, maximize financial performance, and effectively manage risk. SterlingRisk is a “platinum” or key broker with all the major carriers in the marketplace.
Prior to joining SterlingRisk, Nazaretian was Vice President of Sales at EBP Healthplans, the nation’s largest third party administrator for self-funded midsize employers. A licensed Life/Health Broker, she holds an MBA in Management from Dowling College and a BS degree in Business Economics from the State University Collage at Oneonta. Along with several of her SterlingRisk colleagues, Nazaretian is an American Heart Association 2018 Go Red Honoree.
