American Specialty Health Names Industry Veteran Jerry Nosewicz Vice President of Health Plan Sales
SAN DIEGO (March 18, 2009) –
American Specialty Health (ASH), a national health and wellness organization, recently named Jerry Nosewicz vice president of the company’s national team for health plan sales. Nosewicz brings to ASH over 20 years of executive management and specialty product sales experience in the health and insurance industries.
“I am extremely pleased to welcome Jerry to our team,” said ASH’s chief sales officer Pamela Lauper. “Jerry’s experience and talent will be an instrumental part of our future success as a strong, stable, and growing company.”
Prior to joining ASH, Nosewicz was vice president of national account sales at EyeMed Vision Care. In this role, he was responsible for driving membership growth at one of the largest vision carriers in the country, serving more that 144 million members.
In addition, Nosewicz was vice president of sales and marketing for all specialty product sales at Health Net, one of the largest network model health plans in California. In this capacity, he was responsible for implementing cross-selling strategies and for producing growth and profitability of life, dental, vision, and behavioral health products through Health Net’s sister companies for their Medicare and commercial segments. Nosewicz was also responsible for developing and maintaining strategic alliances to further promote specialty product sales.
Nosewicz has held other executive positions within the health care industry, including positions as vice president of sales and marketing at PacifiCare and Protective Life Insurance Company. He has also served on the Board of Directors for Health Net Life Insurance and has worked with associations such as the National Association of Specialty Health Organizations, Colorado Group Insurance Association, and the National Association of Health Underwriters. Nosewicz also is active in the Ohio State Health Underwriters and Orange County Employee Benefits Council. He is a Registered Health Underwriter (RHU) and Certified Benefit Consultant (CBC).
Nosewicz received his Bachelor of Arts degree in business administration with a minor in marketing from the University of South Florida. He received the “STAR” award from the National Association of Dental Plans for outstanding service in 2005.
About American Specialty Health
American Specialty Health Incorporated (ASH) provides specialty network management programs, fitness programs, lifestyle health coaching and healthy behavior incentives, Internet solutions, and worksite wellness and prevention programs to health plans, insurance carriers, employer groups, and trust funds nationwide.
Based in San Diego, ASH has over 680 employees and covers 15.6 million members in specialty network management, fitness, and wellness and prevention programs. For more information, visit ASH online at ASHCompanies.com or call 800.848.3555.