Meet our 2019 Broker of the Year finalists, Kareim Cade, Seth Denson, Tim Doherty, Doug Hetherington and Wanza Schweiger.

Our Broker of the Year awards give us a chance to provide much deserved attention to benefits advisors who are doing things right.

This year's finalists offer a snapshot of some exciting developments occurring in benefits. They are adapting to the sweeping changes taking place in our country and the subtle nuances in their unique local markets.

BenefitsPRO editor-in-chief Paul Wilson highlights this year's crop of standout brokers.

Kareim Cade grew up in the benefits world. He even worked at his mom's brokerage before, well, she fired him. Cade taught school for a few years before returning to benefits. “I learned how to listen in the classroom,” he says. Cade works to adapt and find solutions for his clients, largely in the public sector and labor unions. “Those organizations have a fiduciary responsibility to look at all the options,” he says. Luckily, Cade knows a thing or two about education.

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Paul Wilson

Paul Wilson is the editor-in-chief of BenefitsPRO Magazine and BenefitsPRO.com. He has covered the insurance industry for more than a decade, including stints at Retirement Advisor Magazine and ProducersWeb.