David Mordo Named National Association of Health Underwriters' Legislative Council Chair

The National Association of Health Underwriters (NAHU) held its 86th Annual Convention and Exhibition in Albuquerque, NM, and named David Mordo to the National Board of Trustees as Legislative Council Chair.

In this capacity, Mordo will direct NAHU’s National Legislative Council in drafting NAHU policy positions on legislation, providing testimony on health insurance issues on Capitol Hill and in statehouses across America and assisting legislators in drafting bill language.

“NAHU is excited to welcome Dave to the Board of Trustees,” said Janet Trautwein, CEO of NAHU. “NAHU is concerned with any initiatives that add to the rising cost of health insurance policies, and we feel confident that Dave will help us educate consumers and legislators so that healthcare policy directly reflects the best interests of all Americans.”

In 1980, Mordo started his nearly 35-year insurance career as a sales representative with Metropolitan Life Insurance Company in his hometown of Brooklyn, NY. In 1985, he branched out on his own to open D. Mordo & Associates, LLC, selling individual life and disability insurance, group health and life insurance and annuities.

After selling his agency in 1994, Mordo took a job as a sales representative with Colburn Insurance Services in Manasquan, NJ, selling group health products and employee benefits. In 2000, Mordo began working at Walsh Benefits, an employee benefits general agency located in Fair Haven, NJ, serving as director of small group operations and, later, promoted to vice president of education and compliance. Currently, he is the director of compliance and broker education at SlatteryGA, a division of Arthur J. Gallagher.

"NAHU continues to work with legislators, regulators and policymakers to fix the parts of our healthcare system that are broken. As we move towards a seat at the head of the table, we hope to be leading the way to healthcare stability,” said Mordo. "NAHU believes that preservation of American's healthcare choices coupled with efforts to control costs by implementing complete transparency is our best chance to achieve accessibility and quality outcomes."

In 1999, Mordo became a member of the Monmouth/Ocean Association of Health Underwriters (AHU) chapter in New Jersey, where he served as president in 2004. In addition to serving as the Monmouth/Ocean AHU legislative chair from 2005 to 2007, Mordo also served as the New Jersey State Legislative chair from 2007 to 2010 before serving on NAHU's Legislative Council.

The National Association of Health Underwriters represents 100,000 professional health insurance agents and brokers who provide insurance for millions of Americans. NAHU is headquartered in Washington, DC.For more information, please call Jonathan Jaffe at 973-315-0300 or e-mail jonathan@jaffecom.com.