Walt Garner founded Walt Garner Associates in 1969. His innovative vision was to offer individual supplemental insurance through trade association marketing. He built a network of association contacts throughout the US and helped them help their members by offering income-protecting supplemental insurance benefits. Over the years he also worked with various underwriters to develop products that were the best in the industry. These close association relationships and great products opened doors and allowed WGA to build personal customer relationships, many of which we still enjoy today. In fact, our dedication to customers is what sets us apart from those who enjoy a broader recognition in our field.
Although we are not the best known in the industry we are proud to have helped countless policyholders when they needed it most. Testimonies abound of how our supplemental benefit programs kept families from exhausting their savings or simply provided the money they needed to travel for specialized care.
WGA has also built careers. Many agents are still receiving renewal income from policies that they sold even back in the 70s and 80s. When you have a great product and dedicated agents providing personalized customer service, people keep their policies in force year after year.
The second generation of WGA leadership is now underway with the addition in 2013 of Tammy Garner Toll and her husband Freed. While our company name has been updated, the vision that began over 40 years ago is still in place today. Our new name reflects our commitment to help our clients successfully navigate an ever changing and complex industry and provide them the knowledge they need combined with innovative solutions. WGA Benefit Consultants continues to have long-term relationships with many of the associations we began with and we still offer the best supplemental products the market has to offer.