Workplace Wellness Partners

Local Insurance Women Partner to Create ‘Workplace Wellness Partners’



Kimberly, Wis. – October 7, 2009 – Two local health insurance benefits providers, Chris Hanson of Hanson Benefits and Pamela Utpadel of Universal Insurance Advisors, have created WorkPlace Wellness Partners ‘Your Life in Your Hands’, to help small businesses address employee health.

These two women are addressing a market that cannot easily afford to implement their own workplace wellness programs. Their company, WorkPlace Wellness Partners, will provide seminars and educational resources to over their 200 small businesses served from their agencies.

Utpadel and Hanson have hosted one seminar already for their clients. The speaker, Kurt Eggebrecht, from the City of Appleton Health Department, discussed building continuity of business operations in the event of an H1N1 influenza outbreak. .

Hanson Benefits Inc. is an independent insurance agency providing group and individual benefits, financial services, business insurance and human resources consulting. Hanson Benefits is an endorsed agent for the health plans of the Wisconsin Builders Association and the Chambers of Commerce of the Fox Cities, Heart of the Valley, New London, Oshkosh and Waupaca.

Universal Insurance Advisors based in Appleton, Wisconsin, specializes in health insurance for small businesses. The firm conducts insurance research, negotiates the terms and stands behind their customers.