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Gerald Brown

Title
Sales Executive

Gerald Brown (Jerry) is a Sales Executive for the Group Benefits Division of Marshall & Sterling Insurance. Jerry provides sales and client support for a wide array of corporations and organizations throughout New York, with services which include Medical, Dental, Life, Vision, Prescription Drug Plans, Short & Long-Term Disability, New York Statutory Disability, COBRA Administration, Web-Based Benefits Enrollment and Tools, Health Advocacy Services and Centralized Program Administration. He handles individual health insurance sales and service for our Kingston office, and handles Medicare programs for individuals. He also provides complete analysis of a business’ employee benefits programs, plan and funding strategies, and professional recommendations that are the best fit for the organization.

A 30 year veteran of the insurance industry, Jerry began as a Financial Controller at a regional insurance agency. After acquiring his NYS Licenses for Health and Life Insurance along with Property and Casualty License, he moved into another insurance company doing Sales & Service and developing and managing the Life & Health Department for Individuals and Businesses. In 2012 Gerry started his own business and joined the Valley Group, which merged with Marshall & Sterling Insurance in 2016.

Leveraging Marshall & Sterling’s preferred status with insurance carriers, Jerry dedicates his efforts to help his clients save money, increase staff productivity, and gain better protection from fines and penalties related to the compliance regulations of the new health care reform legislation. He is able to translate his extensive carrier and industry knowledge into building uniquely customized solutions for his clients. He provides significant cost saving models with increased financial stability for the business accounts he manages.

A dedicated community volunteer, Jerry is currently the treasurer for Ulster County Youth Build, as well as 2 political committees in Kingston and Ulster County. He is also the Finance Chair for the Twaalfskill Club in Kingston. Previously, Jerry was a City of Kingston Community Development (Block Grant) Advisory Board Member (appointed by the mayor in 2012), a past chair of Ulster County United Way (and an active volunteer with them for 30 years), and past President of the Rotary Club of Kingston with a 25 year history of volunteering with them through 2010.

Jerry and his wife, Deborah, have lived in Kingston and the Hudson Valley since 1982, having relocated from Schenectady, NY. He received a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Siena College in Loudonville, NY in 1979.