Event Information:

• Thu

  04

  Feb

  2021

  February 4, 2021 Virtual Conference

  9:00 amZoom conference details to be provided

  Join us for our exciting first virtual conference with fresh content and prizes!! Offered free due to the generous contributions of our speaker and vendors!

  Using Research to Establish Best Practices: Learn 3 Ways to do Research; Explore the ongoing trend of co-morbid Mental Health in Disability claims; data and trends pre- and post- COVID and where we go from here.

  February 4, 2021

  9 am -10:30 am

  Online registration has ended.  Please contact Tricia.Berube@Sunlife.com or Katie_LaPlante@glic.com for registration information

  We are pleased to offer an engaging presentation by:

  Carol A. Harnett, M.S., GBDS

  Carol Harnett is a widely respected consultant, speaker, author and trend spotter in the fields of human resources, employee benefits, health and productivity management, health and performance innovation, and value-based health.

  Carol is the president of the Council for Disability Awareness – a non-profit organization with a mission to conduct research and education that helps consumers, employers and advisors understand the importance of working adults maintaining an income stream when they need to leave the workplace due to illness, injury or life events, including the birth of a child.

  She authors the employee benefits column for Human Resource Executive with over 150,000 regular readers in the human resources industry, and hosts the podcast: The Financial Health and Income Network. She also maintains a selective consulting practice for employers and insurance carriers.

  Carol is an active member of a public-private partnership (Moving to Value) to bring value-based health and insurance design to employers and the State of Connecticut. She also advises the Board of Directors of Disabled Sports USA after serving on the board for six years.

  Carol held key positions in the insurance industry as the Vice President and National Disability and Life Practice Leader for The Hartford, and The Prudential's Director of Resources and Rehabilitation Services. She also led the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation’s industrial medicine division.

  Carol received a Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Chemistry from St. Peter’s College and a Master of Science degree in Physiology and Biophysics from Rutgers University.