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Stephen Magie, MD, Chairman of the Board
AMS Benefits, Inc.
Annual Report to the Arkansas Medical Society
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MS 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 the Farris
Agency to provide property and casualty products to AMS Members and refers all Medical Mal-
practice leads to State Volunteer Mutual Insurance Company, the Arkansas Medical Society–en-
dorsed medical malpractice carrier.
AMS Benefits staff includes a full-time licensed employee agent and one part-time support
staff. They also contract with four independent sales agents.
I would like to give a special thanks to the AMS Benefits Board of Directors for their service to
this organization dedicated to providing support to our members by providing the best service
available for those products they provide.
We provide peace of mind
so you can, too.
AMS Benefits Staff
Alanna Scheffer
Stephanie Hettinger
Alan White (contract agent)
Travis Mulhearn (contract agent)
John Gillenwater (contract agent)
David M. Coussens, MD (contract agent)
Board Members
Bradley Bibb, MD (Jonesboro)
Jan Hundley, (Little Rock)
Stephen Magie, MD (Little Rock)
Barry Pierce, MD (Mt. View)
Brenda Powell, MD (Hot Springs)
Chad Rodgers, MD (Little Rock)
David Wroten (AMS)
Dennis Yelvington, MD (Stuttgart)
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