Consulting & Service
Our job is to consult your company's needs and deliver a solution. We execute this solution through our experienced staff and agency tools.
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Compliance
Rules and regulations of employee benefits are ever changing. Let us make sure your company is compliant to avoid costly penalties.
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Wellness
Every employer and employee has different wellness needs. It is our goal to meet those needs with client-specific corporate wellness programs.
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Technology
Do you or your employees ever get to the doctor and realize you've left your insurance card at home? We have an app for that!
Our team
Norman Clarke
Edwin Croft
- 1997 to 2004 BlueChoice Health Plan Major Group Account Executive
- 2004-2005 CVS/Caremark: Regional Director of Sales (Southeast Region)
- 2005 - current Clarke & Company Benefits Benefit Advisor
Jennifer Holly
Michael Wolfe
Derek Hemmingsen
Bob Reynolds
Amy Colgate
- 2002-2013 Carolina Care Plan - Various roles within CCP
- 2002-2005 Self Funded Account representative
- 2006-current Account Management
Carolyn Stricklin
Norman Clarke
Benefit Advisor & Management
803.253.6997
nclarke@clarkebenefits.com
Education
BS in Finance and Insurance, University of South Carolina, Masters in Hard Knocks
Experience
With over 25 years in the employee benefits industry, I have witnessed many changes. Something that has been constant in those 19 years is change. As we see a new administration that is ready to alter our industry landscape once again, wouldn't you rather be working with someone who understands not only the cost side but the human capital side? As one of the larger, local independents in South Carolina, we can offer our clients as much as the national firms, as well as provide the in-depth service and tools but on a different hands-on level.
Last Book Read
Fanatical Prospecting, Jeb Blount
What do you do for fun?
Spend time with my kids, fishing, hunting, and attending sporting events
Favorite Quote
“Price is what you pay. Value is what you get” - Warren Buffett
Edwin Croft
Benefit Advisor
803.253.6997
ecroft@clarkebenefits.com
Education
University of South Carolina (Business School)
Experience
Last Book Read
Fanatical Prospecting and Lone Survivor
What do you do for fun?
Hunting and Coach Little League Baseball
Favorite Quote
"If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?" - John Wooden
Jennifer Holly
Benefit Advisor
864.232.6723
jholly@clarkebenefits.com
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology – University of SC – 2001
Experience
Joined Clarke & Company Benefits in 2002.
Last Book Read
The Escape by David Baldacci
What do you do for fun?
Hiking with my family, Biking the Swamp Rabbit Trail
Favorite Quote
“Have Courage, and Be Kind” – Cinderella
Michael Wolfe
Benefit Advisor
803.253.6997
mwolfe@clarkebenefits.com
Education
BS from USC in Political Science, graduated in 2009
Experience
2 years in Property & Casualty prior to joining Clarke & Company in 2011.
Last Book Read
The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
What do you do for fun?
Spending time with my wife and son, hunting, fishing, boating, and spending time at the beach
Favorite Quote
“The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will.” – Vince Lombardi
Derek Hemmingsen
Benefit Advisor-Florence
843.662.1500
dhemmingsen@clarkebenefits.com
Education
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration – focus in Management – Francis Marion University 2006
Experience
Managing partner for 8 years in 2 local retail stores; Account Manager at ADP Tax Credits, joined Clarke & Company Benefits in June 2015.
Last Book Read
The Effortless Experience by Matthew Dixon
What do you do for fun?
Golf, College football, spend time with my family
Favorite Quote
“Remember that failure is an event, not a person.” - Zig Ziglar
Bob Reynolds
Benefit Advisor
803.253.6997
BReynolds@4decisions.com
Education
Graduated from Porter Gaud School in Charleston in ’72. BA, Economics, Wofford ‘76
Experience
Over 30 years in the Life Insurance Business
Last Book Read
How I Raised Myself from Failure to Success in Selling by Frank Bettger
What do you do for fun?
Hunt and fish and go to Edisto Beach with family and friends
Favorite Quote
“People of integrity expect to be believed and when they are not, they let time prove them right.”
Amy Colgate
Account Manager
803.253.6997
acolgate@clarkebenefits.com
Education
Midlands Tech – Cardinal Newman HS, Midlands Tech College Paralegal Studies 97-98
Experience
Last Book Read
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
What do you do for fun?
I enjoy cooking, college football/tailgating, being at the beach and spending time with my family
Favorite Quote
"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." - Maya Angelou
Carolyn Stricklin
Client Service Representative
803.253.6997
cstricklin@clarkebenefits.com
Education
BA in Mass Communications, Winthrop University 1992
Experience
10 Years in radio sales; 10 plus years in the fitness industry teaching Pilates
Last Book Read
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
What do you do for fun?
Travel with my husband and children, concerts with friends, soaking up the sun on the beach!
Favorite Quote
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” ― Mahatma Gandhi