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Gary Owen was born to a coal mining family and raised in western PA He moved to Florida in 1986 where he studied Criminal Justice and became a Deputy Sheriff. He joined the US Air Force Auxiliary-Civil Air Patrol in 1998 and became a Search & Rescue Mission Pilot, then a Squadron and Group Commander, and subsequently appointed as the Florida Wing Inspector General.
Gary received numerous Commander’s Commendation, Achievement, and Life Saving awards during his tenure. He is a graduate of the USAF Air Education Training Command, Air University’s “Senior Officer School” and “Air Command Staff College”.
Gary attained the Life Underwriting Training Council Fellow (LUTCF) designation with The American College. (where less than 10% of INSURANCE advisors have attained this additional training & education) He has completed the AHIP Medicare and NABIP Medicare certification training curriculum and has qualified as a Certified Medicare Insurance Planner. He is a national speaker on Medicare educating both agents and consumers about the complexities of Medicare insurance planning.
Gary has been in the insurance industry for 18 years and has qualified for numerous Leadership awards with various carriers. He is the President/CEO of Owen Insurance Group, a national independent Life & Health insurance agency located in Stuart, Florida. Gary has a team of over 500 independent agents in his General Agency and 11 Field Managers, specializing in Medicare, Individual & Group Health, Annuities, Disability, Long-Term Care, and Life Insurance Planning.
Gary is also the founder of a national 501(c)(3) non-profit called Medicare Journey and was the host of a weekly radio show called ‘The Quality of Life’ radio show. Gary likes to travel, is a PADI qualified Advanced Open Water Scuba Diver, and an FAA licensed private pilot – and loves flying around in his Piper Cherokee 6, based at Indiantown airport.
His passion is helping to educate consumers in the complicated and sophisticated insurance planning process.
Gary is:
• A member of the National Association of Benefits & Insurance Professionals
• A member of the National Association of Insurance & Financial Advisors
• Past-President of the Palm Beach Association of Health Underwriters
• Past-Committee Chair of the Florida (NABIP) Medicare Summit
• Member of the National Association of Senior Advocates
• A+ rated member of the Better Business Bureau and awarded the Torch Award for Ethics
• Member of the Stuart/Martin County, Jensen and Palm City Chambers of Commerce
• Founder & President of the ‘Treasure Coast Masterminds’ networking groups
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