AmWINS Group Benefits is a leading wholesale broker of comprehensive group insurance programs and administrative services. Our mission is to provide benefit professionals with the tools they need to solve complex issues. Dedicated to empowering clients with the information and infrastructure to manage group plans, we design, distribute and administer benefit programs and services for retired and active populations in private and public organizations. AmWINS Group Benefits, headquartered in Warwick, RI, is composed of three operating companies with over 300 employees in 11 U.S. locations. In 2007, AmWINS Group Benefits earned over $800 million in premium from nearly 11,000 employer group clients in the private and public sectors. Our parent company, AmWINS Group, is one of the largest insurance wholesalers in the United States. More information about AmWINS Group Benefits is available at http://groupbenefits.amwins.com/.

Samuel H. Fleet is President and CEO of AmWINS Group Benefits of Warwick, RI, a leading wholesale broker of comprehensive group insurance programs and administrative services. With more than 20 years of health and benefit experience, Samuel Fleet has proven his unmatched expertise with the rapid rise of his company from a small regional organization to one of the most successful third-party insurance administrators in the country.

Fleet, over the last several years, has positioned AmWINS Group Benefits as a leading industry administrator and authority of group retiree medical programs and solutions for clients across varied industries throughout the country.

Fleet, who founded what was known as NEBCO in 1991, is sought after for his knowledge and experience as a speaker at conferences of the Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers, Professional Insurance Mass-Marketing Association, the National Association of Life Underwriters and other organizations. His success has been recognized in such prestigious industry publications as Leader’s Edge, Best’s Review, Employee Benefit News, Business Insurance and Employee Benefits Adviser.

A graduate of the University of Rhode Island, Fleet is responsible for overall business development, client acquisition and operations.