Patrick Nugent, GDBS

Patrick Nugent is a Producer Training and Development Manager at the Horton Group.  In this role, Patrick guides Horton’s new HRAS and HBS producers through Horton’s Producer Development Program. In this program, he teaches, coaches, and mentors producers to learn the technical proficiencies and consulting skills required to earn new business and retain valuable clients successfully.

Before joining Horton in 2015, Patrick served as Vice President at the brokerage firm of David Danzig & Associates. Prior to this, Patrick held positions with insurance firms including Humana, Coventry, Destiny Health and Meeker Magner. Patrick’s career has spanned virtually every aspect of health insurance and employee benefits, giving him an invaluable understanding of actuarial philosophy, risk underwriting, claims escalation and wellness engagement planning. Patrick has also been engaged in strategic planning on how to reduce costs, influence proper plan utilization, help employees live healthier lives and use real-time activities to affect long-term outcomes.

“Because the insurance industry is undergoing constant change, we need to be nimble and well-informed in order to provide accurate, timely counsel to our clients,” said Patrick. “Many employers are choosing progressive plans that address not only the cost of care, but also the health and well-being of their employees.”

Patrick is committed to developing personal relationships with his clients and delivering service and solutions that will retain them as Horton clients for years to come.

 “Responding to our clients is the most important activity of each work day,” said Patrick. “Every time we interact with a client, they should feel like they are our only client.”

Patrick grew up in Glen Ellyn, IL, where he currently resides with his own family. In his time away from work, Patrick enjoys golf, hosting friends at cookouts, cheering on the Blackhawks, and working on his vintage Jeep.