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Michael G. Manes
Square One Consulting
625 Weeks Street
New Iberia, LA 70560
Cell: 337-577-3885
E-mail:
squareoneconsulting@cox.net

Experience -- Business / Professional

  • Financial Services Delivery - Banks and Insurance Coordination (15 years)
  • Planning, Marketing, & Change Management Consulting (10 years)
  • Insurance Agency Production / Management (20 years)
  • Bank Insurance Officer (5 years)
  • Developer of United States Tennis Association "Ad-In" Program
  • Designer of Professional Insurance Agents of Louisiana E & O Program
  • Developer of the Affiliate Program for Insurance Agency Acquisitions
  • Developer of the Professional Insurance Exchange Marketing Organization
  • Developer of the "Correspondent Agency" System
  • Executive Director of Louisiana Managed Healthcare Association

Experience – BankAssurance

  • Bank Insurance Officer – Manager of Bank Agency
  • Developer of the Correspondent Agency System
  • Creator of Financial Institution Planning Workbook
  • Creator of Insurance Agency Planning Workbook
  • Speaker on Bank / Insurance Distribution:
    • Association of Banks in Insurance – National Conference
    • First National Bankers Bank – State Convention
    • Professional Insurance Agents – State Convention
  • Author of Articles on Banks in Insurance
    • Bridging the Cultural Divide – Banks in Insurance Report (11/93)
    • Interview – Banks in Insurance Report (3/92)
    • Miscellaneous Articles – The Agents Voice
    • Miscellaneous Articles – IMMS Consultants Program
  • Consulting Experience – Facilitation of:
    • Communication Tools for Discussions of Bank Based Distribution
    • Strategic Planning by a Community Bank
    • Strategic Planning for a Bank-owned Agency
    • Acquisition of an Agency by a Community Bank
    • Establishment of a Joint Venture between an Agency and Bank
    • Development of Contracts for the Correspondent Agency System
    • Discussions with Regulators
    • Strategic Alliances for Bank Based Distribution
    • Carrier Relationships for Bank Based Distribution
    • Product Development for Bank Based Distribution

Experience - Academic

  • Instructor of Risk and Insurance at Louisiana State University
  • Approved Instructor - Certified Insurance Counselor Program
  • Approved Instructor - Pre-licensing / Continuing Education Insurance Courses
  • Faculty Advisor - Gamma Iota Sigma, LSU Insurance Society
  • Faculty Advisor - AIESEC - LSU Chapter

Public Policy

  • Issues Chairman for a 1991 Louisiana Gubernatorial Candidate
  • Member of Louisiana Health Care Commission
  • Member of Louisiana Attorney General (Guste) Insurance Panel
  • Member of Louisiana House of Representative Insurance Panel
  • Member of Louisiana Education Advisory Council
  • Member of Governor’s (Foster) Task Force for State Group Benefit Program
  • Member of the Board of Advisors for Insurance Industry Issues to the College of Business Administration at Louisiana State University
  • Member of the Board of Directors of the National College of Naturopathic Medicine -- Portland, Oregon

Consumer Advocacy

  • Chairman - Citizens for Auto Reform (C.A.R.)
  • Member of Board of Directors of Louisiana Consumers League
  • Member of Board of Directors (Consumer Representative) of Louisiana Health Insurance Association (High Risk Health Pool)

Communications - Public Speaking / Publishing

  • Recognized Speaker on Topics of Risk and Change Management, Insurance, Health Care, Leadership, Communications, etc. - including presentations to:
    • LSU Medical School - Practice Management Course
    • LSU Dental School - Practice Management Course
    • University of Oklahoma Medical Center
    • American Association of Periodontology - National Convention
    • Association of Banks in Insurance - National Convention
    • First National Bankers’ Bank - State Convention
    • Professional Insurance Agents of Louisiana - State Convention
    • Louisiana / Mississippi Hospice Associations - State Conventions
    • Louisiana Society of Association Executives - State Convention
    • Mississippi Managed Health Care Association
    • Numerous other local, state and regional presentations
  • Recognized Columnist / Writer on Issues of Insurance and Risk Management, Change Management, Communications, and Organizational Therapy
    • Author of the FINE PRINT - Baton Rouge Executive Digest
    • Author of TALKING BUSINESS - Louisiana Business Journal
    • Author of WISE IDEAS - Agent’s Voice Magazine
    • Contributing Writer - Bests’ Review
    • Contributing Writer - Banks in Insurance Report
    • Other local and regional publications

REFERENCES: Available Upon Request


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