Wells Fargo Insurance Introduces National Health & Productivity Practice; Dr. Ronald Leopold Named Practice Head
As healthcare reform continues to take center stage for many U.S.
employers, Wells Fargo Insurance, part of Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:
WFC), announced today a new Health & Productivity National Practice.
Part of the company’s National Employee Benefits Practice, the Health &
Productivity group will provide customers access to health and wellness
solutions that are aligned with healthcare reform and changing workforce
demographics. The company also announced that 28-year industry veteran
Ronald Leopold, M.D., MBA., M.P.H. has been named head of this new
practice. Based in Atlanta, Dr. Leopold reports to Todd Renner, head of
Wells Fargo’s Employee Benefits National Practice.
“As we continue to understand the impact of healthcare reform, this new
practice will provide our employee benefits customers with access to
health plans that promote better lifestyle choices, increase
productivity and therefore, lower their company’s healthcare costs,”
said Renner. “I’m confident that with Ron’s extensive experience and
leadership, our new practice will enable our customers to create more
effective and competitive health plans.”
Most recently, Dr. Leopold served as vice president and national medical
director at MetLife. Board certified by the American College of
Preventive Medicine in Occupational Medicine, he has ten years of
experience in active clinical practice. Dr. Leopold is also the author
of The Benefits Edge: Honing the Competitive Value
of Employee Benefits and A Year in the Life
of a Million American Workers. He received his MBA from the
Wharton School of Business, a Masters in Public Health from Boston
University, and his medical degree at Jefferson Medical College, Thomas
Jefferson University.
“I’m excited to be part of a company with a vision to help customers
succeed financially,” said Dr. Leopold. “Providing smart, targeted
solutions that promote good health and workforce productivity is an
integral part of helping customers achieve financial success.”
Wells Fargo’s National Benefits Practice helps customers with financial
underwriting and insurance, health and productivity risk management,
benefits communication and administration, and compliance with
healthcare reform.
About Wells Fargo Insurance
Wells Fargo Insurance1 is the fifth largest insurance broker
in the world (Business Insurance, 2012). With 127 offices in
37 states, Wells Fargo Insurance provides solutions for a wide range of
customers, including retail consumers, high net worth individuals, small
businesses, as well as middle market and large corporate customers. The
7,000 insurance professionals of Wells Fargo Insurance write or place
$15 billion of risk premiums annually in property, casualty, benefits,
international, personal lines, and life products and also includes the
nation’s largest crop insurance provider, Rural Community Insurance
Services (RCIS).
About Wells Fargo & Company
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a nationwide, diversified,
community-based financial services company with $1.4 trillion in assets.
Founded in 1852 and headquartered in San Francisco, Wells Fargo provides
banking, insurance, investments, mortgage, and consumer and commercial
finance through more than 9,000 stores, 12,000 ATMs, the Internet (wellsfargo.com),
and has offices in more than 35 countries to support the bank’s
customers who conduct business in the global economy. With more than
265,000 team members, Wells Fargo serves one in three households in the
United States. Wells Fargo & Company was ranked No. 26 on
Fortune’s 2012 rankings of America’s largest corporations. Wells
Fargo’s vision is to satisfy all our customers’ financial needs and help
them succeed financially.
1Ranking includes Wells Fargo Insurance Services USA,
Inc., Wells Fargo Insurance Services of West Virginia, Inc., Wells Fargo
Insurance, Inc., and Rural Community Insurance Company