Field Team - Illinois

Ken Olson
President - Horton Benefit Services


Ken Olson
ken.olson@thehortongroup.com
708.845.3150

Ken Olson serves as President of the Benefit Services Division at The Horton Group in Orland Park. In his capacity as President, Ken is responsible for all facets of the Division, including sales, marketing, recruitment and insurance carrier and vendor relationships. His position includes an active role with the company's Executive Committee dealing with branding, growth, direction and overall company strategy. He is an accomplished insurance professional with more than 20 years of insurance brokerage experience.

Ken is an active member on the agent advisory councils of Aetna, United Healthcare, Guardian / Destiny Health, Humana and Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Illinois. He possesses extensive technical knowledge and the expertise to customize a comprehensive benefit program that will address the needs of both human resource and financial departments. His comments on the industry have been recently published in: Chicago Tribune Newspaper, Employee Benefit News, Business Ledger Newspaper & Employee Benefit Advisor magazine.

Prior to joining The Horton Group, Ken's career included management positions at TJ Adams Group and Hilb, Rogal & Hobbs. Ken and his wife Mary recently moved to Orland Park from a far Western suburb of Chicago. Together they are raising three daughters: Haley, Elizabeth and Emily.

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