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Show AMERICAN FORK CITIZEN Page 5 WHO'S WHO AND WHAT'S HAPPENING enefit Controls specializes in custom insurance Thursday, March 27, 2008 CathyAlred NORTH COUNTY STAFF Keith Bray of Cedar Hills may have a soft South Carolina accent but his heart is with the people of the Intermountain West. President of the Benefit Controls office in Lehi, he loves working with people. "I've always enjoyed benefits, ben-efits, always enjoyed working with people and this business gives us the opportunity to work with people and help people peo-ple with their benefit needs," Bray said. He began his career supplying supply-ing insurance needs for Ryan's Restaurant Group Inc. and its 27,000 employees as director of risk management and benefits ben-efits for 25 years. Bray used Benefit Controls Companies as his insurance broker for 15 years before he joined the team in 2006. The corporation maintains offices in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas. "I was very impressed," Bray said. "I approached them about a Benefit Controls agency agen-cy in the West." His office became the first office of-fice for Benefit Controls west of Texas in November 2006. The Lehi office opened Feb. 1. His coworkers back east envy him, he said. "Utah is very well thought of out here on the east coast," Bray said, "it's a clean place to live, the morals and family values. val-ues. It's a good place to raise kids. It has good schools." Representing nearly all major ma-jor Utah insurance companies, Selecthealth, Regence, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna, Unit- Ifyougo President Keith Bray Vice President Curtis Kramer Address: 147 E. State St., Lehi Hours: Mondays through Fridays, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; evenings and Saturdays, by appointment Web site: www.benefitcon-trols.com www.benefitcon-trols.com Contact: 801-701-0178, 801-653-9334 ed Health Care, Altius, Bray is a licensed benefit, life and accident agent with the ability to custom fit benefits for small and large businesses and for self -insured individuals. "We have a good benefit corporate cor-porate background," he said. "We can understand and relate to the challenges businesses have in meeting the insurance needs of their employees." Their options include dental plans, vision, life, long term care, disability and annuities. "I think that what we do differently dif-ferently here, maybe than a lot of other agencies, is we're not tied with one insurance," he said. "Companies we represent are practically all the large insurances in Utah and we're able to get the best rates for the coverage that they need ... We have many opportunities, many resources to go to to obtain ob-tain that coverage." "And many, many more," his vice president Curtis Kramer Kram-er said. He met Bray on a golf i t 1 v HffilcM. o imr-fi o ij . ( ' ..- I r U iHKniiwa- CATHY ALLREDNorth County President Keith Bray and vice president Curtis Kramer opened the Benefit Controls' Lehi office on Feb. 1 at 147 E. State St. course. Both avid golfers, they formed a friendship and play off of one another's strengths. "My background was more into the over 65 and the individual in-dividual market as well as a heavy retail operations background," back-ground," Kramer said. "Like if they are new to the area, students who are losing their health insurance from their parents, people who are just turning 65 (medicare eligible), those looking for annuities (fixed income for a period of time and Legacy financial planning) plan-ning) .... things like that." A Wyoming native, he moved to Eagle Mountain for the small town feel and to be closer to family. With 15 years of experience in benefits, he helps Benefit Controls Western office specialize in business and family insurance and benefits. "Keith, within 30 seconds or less, can tell them what the rates are and the differences in the insurance," Bray said. "He is very efficient as far as being able to provide them a quick quote or proposal based on their insurance needs." . More on the company and what Benefit Controls has to offer including services in IBNR analysis, vendor performances perfor-mances reporting, employer seminars, is available at www. benefitcontrols.com. if 4 ticker Chamber News After Hours meeting The After'Hours networking network-ing meeting for the Lehi Area Chamber is tonight at the Lehi Historic Hotel, 400 E. Main St., at 6 p.m. Chamber luncheon Kevin Bayles from Envision Utah is the guest speaker for the monthly chamber luncheon lun-cheon on April 1 at Mellor's Hidden Meadows at noon. RSVPto dianedirectcom. com to reserve seating and pay online for your lunch at lehiareachamber.org. Reality Town The Lehi Area Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a Reality Re-ality Town for ninth graders at Willowcreek Middle School on April 3 from 7:30-1 1 a.m. Volunteers Vol-unteers are needed to help run the tables. More information is available from Heather Miller, &36-0836. Zions Bank hires new commercial relationship manager in Orem Zions Bank has hired Fred Bernhardt as a commercial relationship manager in the Orem Business Banking Center, located at 462 W. 800 North. He is responsible for managing existing commercial banking client relationships, overseeing business development activities and representing the bank in community affairs. 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