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AMS Benefits , Inc . Annual Report to the Arkansas Medical Society
Stephen Magie , MD , Chairman of the Board

AMS Benefits , Inc . Annual Report to the Arkansas Medical Society

AMS Benefits is a for-profit subsidiary of the Arkansas Medical Society established in 1991 to provide insurance benefits to AMS members , family , and staff . The Company operates as a licensed insurance agency that markets life , health , and disability products . I would like to encourage all Arkansas Medical Society members to take advantage of this specialized service that was created by request from you to meet the needs of Arkansas physicians .

AMS Benefits provides support at all AMS meetings as well as at specialty society meetings , clinic manager meetings , and educational workshops . AMS Benefits contracts with Farris Agency to provide property and casualty products to AMS members and refers all Medical Malpractice leads to State Volunteer Mutual Insurance Company , the Arkansas Medical Society-endorsed medical malpractice carrier .
AMS Benefits staff includes a full-time licensed employee agent and one part-time support staff , and contracts with four independent sales agents .
I would like to give a special thanks to those on the AMS Benefits Board of Directors for their service to this organization that is dedicated to providing support to our members by providing the best service available for those products they provide .
AMS Benefits Staff Alanna Scheffer Marissa Shuffield Alan White ( contract agent ) Travis Mulhearn ( contract agent ) John Gillenwater ( contract agent ) David M . Coussens , MD ( contract agent )
Board Members Stephen Magie , MD ( Little Rock ) Danny Wilkerson , MD ( Little Rock ) Chad Rodgers , MD ( Little Rock ) Brenda Powell , MD ( Hot Springs ) Bradley Bibb , MD ( Jonesboro ) Barry Pierce , MD ( Mt . View ) David Wroten ( AMS ) Jan Hundley ( Little Rock )
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