The Journal of the Arkansas Medical Society Issue 10 Vol. 114 | Page 17

AMS Benefits, Inc. Annual Report to the Arkansas Medical Society STEPHEN MAGIE, MD, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD A 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 Soci- ety members to take advantage of this specialized service that was created by request from you to meet the needs of Arkansas Physicians. AMS Benefits a dvertises on the AMS website and in The Journal of the Arkansas Medical Society. AMS Benefits provides support at all AMS meet- ings as well as at specialty society meetings, clinic manager meetings and educational workshops. AMS Benefits employs two full-time licensed employee agents and contracts with four indepen- dent sales agents. I would like to give a special thanks to the AMS Benefits Board of Directors for its service to this organization dedicated to providing support to our members by providing the best service available for those products they provide. AMS Benefits Staff Alanna Scheffer Emily Clark 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) Robert Archer, MD (Little Rock) Amy Cahill, MD (Pine Bluff) Brenda Powell, MD (Hot Springs) Bradley Bibb, MD (Jonesboro) Barry Pierce, MD (Mt. View) Jan Hundley (Little Rock) David Wroten (AMS) NUMBER 10 APRIL 2018 • 233