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Dierdre “Dede” Kennedy-Simington, CHRS, LPRT Certified Healthcare Reform Specialist & Leading Producer Round Table member Dede began her insurance career in 1986 after graduating from University of Oregon. Her background includes serving with private sector and government- run insurance programs, as Director of Contract Management for a hospital, and holding senior management positions with a self-funded benefit plan administrator, a health insurance carrier as well as a nationally-acclaimed employee benefits consulting firm. In 1994 Dede established an employee benefits practice that has found a home as part of Genesis Financial & Insurance Services. As a frequent speaker on health insurance and reform, Dede is often quoted in the media, having lobbied on healthcare reform for over 14 years and served two terms as President of the Los Angeles Association of Health Underwriters (LAAHU). In 2015 Dede was honored as Member of the Year by the California Association of Health Underwriters, and in 2010 the Los Angeles Chapter presented Dede with their prestigious Insurance Person of the Year award, recognizing her for her expertise and passion for advocacy on behalf of consumers and healthcare reform in Sacramento and Washington.
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Dierdre “Dede” Kennedy-Simington, CHRS, LPRTCertified Healthcare Reform Specialist & Leading Producer Round Table member
Dede began her insurance career in 1986 after graduating from University of Oregon. Her background includes serving with private sector and government-run insurance programs, as Director of Contract Management for a hospital, and holding senior management positions with a self-funded benefit plan administrator, a health insurance carrier as well as a nationally-acclaimed employee benefits consulting firm. In 1994 Dede established an employee benefits practice that has found a home as part of Genesis Financial & Insurance Services.
As a frequent speaker on health insurance and reform, Dede is often quoted in the media, having lobbied on healthcare reform for over 14 years and served two terms as President of the Los Angeles Association of Health Underwriters (LAAHU).
In 2015 Dede was honored as Member of the Year by the California Association of Health Underwriters, and in 2010 the Los Angeles Chapter presented Dede with their prestigious Insurance Person of the Year award, recognizing her for her expertise and passion for advocacy on behalf of consumers and healthcare reform in Sacramento and Washington.
