Author Archives: Bill Carew

About Bill Carew

Bill Carew is President & Chief Executive Officer responsible for the strategic, operational and financial performance of the company. With more than 24 years of experience in the industry, Bill is a recognized authority on health and employee benefits strategy, financing, and insurance underwriting, and is a leading advocate for the incorporation of wellness and health improvement strategies in the workforce. He has held management, consulting and sales positions in various markets around the country with Metropolitan Life, CIGNA Healthcare, and the former Johnson and Higgins (now Marsh) companies. In 1992, he co-founded Carew, Driscoll & Associates, Inc. and in 2002 merged the firm with BENEFITSource to form Ovation Benefits Group.

Leadership Can Be A Humbling Experience

We are getting ready to start our second decade as an organization, and over the past few months we have been revisiting the core mission, purpose and values of Ovation. It’s been a terrific process, and we are already seeing … Continue reading

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On Lemons, Lemonade and Limoncello…

I have one of the best jobs you can imagine.  I get to be part of a team that is really excited and passionate about trying to help people lead healthier lives, and it is my responsibility to attract and … Continue reading

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Innovation Nation

  It never gets old.  Really.  We won’t let it. Today we are launching Ovation 4.0, the fourth substantial re-invention of our business model in the past nine years.  It’s a new positioning that builds on our long history as … Continue reading

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Hey Grad: Drink Up…it’s Half-full!

If you have a child graduating from college this year, would you ever in you’re right mind suggest that they consider a career in health insurance?   Seriously.  Even before the passage of the health reform legislation last year, our world … Continue reading

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