Industry Leaders Dr. Scott Conard and David Toomey Join ACAP Health Consulting, a Division of Holmes Murphy & Associates

DALLAS, July 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Dallas insurance brokerage firm Holmes Murphy & Associates has announced the addition of two well-known industry leaders that will help evolve the firm’s ACAP Health Consulting division. ACAP is transitioning from a clinically based wellness and cost management insurance organization to a full-service, value-based health asset management and clinical care engineering leader. Dr. Scott Conard will serve as chief medical officer and David Toomey is a principal.

Dr. Scott Conard brings over two decades of extensive medical experience to Holmes Murphy’s team with his past experiences as a medical doctor, business executive, physician leader and medical researcher. As Holmes Murphy’s chief medical officer, Conard has a strong commitment to leading the transformation of healthcare into a patient oriented, physician directed, accountable system with aligned incentives for all stakeholders involved. Prior to joining Holmes Murphy, Conard was chief medical and strategy officer of Medical Edge, leading a group of dedicated clinicians caring for over one million patients. Conard, a diplomat on the American Board of Family Medicine and a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians, was the host of a popular weekly radio show that discussed the current challenges within the complex medical system. He has authored numerous articles and is a featured speaker and presenter on medical topics including gerontology, drug use and attitudes, clinical medicine, health promotion and wellness.

David Toomey has nearly 25 years of extensive healthcare expertise in addressing the fragmentation and gaps within the healthcare system. Prior to joining ACAP Health, Toomey was central region president and general manager, North Texas and Oklahoma of CIGNA. Prior to CIGNA, Toomey worked at Aetna for nearly 20 years where he led its National Accounts division in Seattle for eight western states. His work with Virginia Mason Health System was featured in the Wall Street Journal in 2006. As Principal, he will be leading the clinical care engineering work for ACAP Health, which focuses on improving the processes tied to the clinical products offered by physicians and hospitals for employers.

“We are changing what insurance companies are bringing to customers and to employees, providing health benefits which do more than simply reimburse medical expenses, but instead proactively connect at-risk individuals and patients with medical physicians, hospitals, and programs that not only give them the best chance to improve their health but to also avoid disease in the first place,” said Den Bishop, president of Holmes Murphy’s southern divisions and CEO of ACAP Health Consulting. “The addition of Conard and Toomey to our strong team will uniquely position us to provide cutting-edge health benefit expertise which not only improves the quality of participants’ lives but also improves their productivity and reduces costs for their employers.”

About Holmes Murphy

Founded in 1932, Holmes Murphy & Associates, an independent insurance brokerage firm, is ranked 22nd among America’s top 100 brokers and ninth among privately owned brokers. Holmes Murphy has offices in Des Moines, Davenport and Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Denver, Colo.; Dallas, Texas; Kansas City, Kan.; Omaha, Neb.; St. Louis, Mo.; Madison, Wis.; Peoria, Ill.; Oklahoma City, Okla.; Scottsdale, Ariz.; and Sioux Falls, S.D. Holmes Murphy serves business and industry leaders throughout the Midwest and across the nation in the areas of property and casualty insurance, employee benefits, captive insurance, risk management, loss control and financial services.

For more information, call 800-247-7756 or visit www.holmesmurphy.com or ACAPhealth.com. Follow Holmes Murphy on Twitter.com @holmesmurphyins or visit us on Facebook.

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