our first speaker is greg cromer, the chief executive officer of the louisiana health cooperative. he first nonprofit co-op, it plans to provide a variety of health insurance options for individuals and employers statewide starting january 1. greg is not just busy enough with that. he also ran unopposed to the louisiana state representatives among the house from the 90th district and was reelected in 2011. he also serves as the chairman of the insurance committee which has oversight of legislation pertaining to public and private insurance including automobile. he sits on the house executive committee on homeland security and special committee of military and veterans affairs. he is a busy guy. our second speaker is going to be julie brunner. the minnesota health plan and previously the county administrator for st. louis county in minnesota and work for the ramsey county attorney's and anybody knows her, she brings -- she's probably one was quoted executives in the nation and does a fantastic job for health plan members in minnesota. our third speaker is leslie moran, senior vice pr

our first speaker is greg cromer , the chief executive officer of the louisiana health cooperative. op, itrst nonprofit co- plans to provide a variety of health insurance options for individuals and employers statewide starting january 1. greg is not just busy enough with that. to the ran unopposed louisiana state representatives among the house from the 90th intrict and was reelected 2011. he also serves as the chairman of the insurance committee which has oversight of legislation pertaining to public and private insurance including automobile. he sits on the house executive building and homeland security and special committee of military and veterans affairs. he is a busy guy. our second speaker is going to be julie brunner. plan andsota health previously the county administrator for st. louis county in minnesota and work for the ramsey county attorney's office. and anybody knows her, she -- she's probably one was quoted executives in the nation and does a fantastic job for health plan members in minnesota. our third speaker is leslie moran, senior vice president at the new york he

our first speaker is greg cromer, chief executive officer of the louisiana health cooperative. as louisiana's first nonprofit health insurance co-op, louisiana health cooperative plans to provide a variety of health insurance options for individuals and employers statewide for cover starting january 1, 2014. and greg is not just busy enough with that, he also ran unopposed to the louisiana state representative, the house of the '90s house this should be also serves as an louisiana legislature as the chairman of the insurance committee which has oversight of legislation pertaining to public and private pension systems including employment and automobile insurance. he sits on the house executive committee, house and joint committee on homeland security and the special committee on military and veterans affairs. so he is a very busy guy. our second speaker is going to be julie bruner. she is executive director of the minnesota council of health plans and was previously the county administered for st. louis county in minnesota and also worked in the ramsey county attorney's office.

with that, i am going to turn it over it to representative greg cromer who will kick us off. >> thank you. it is good to be with you folks this morning. greetings from the state of louisiana. home of the new orleans saints and health cooperative. that's a cheap plug but i had to do it. a little history. i was in the space business for 31 years building tanks. then, working with the boeing corp. big, big rocket. i've been elected to legislature for six years. i was brought an opportunity to change career paths at age 55. we are a nonprofit government insurance company. the newest in the state of louisiana. some of you may question the wisdom of that choice or decision to go from a profitable, successful airspace career into insurance. do not feel like you are alone because sometimes i do the same thing. with my background, i can tell you our industry is not rocket science. i can say that with a little bit of authority because i've been in rocket science for a long time. the only exception may be the actuarials that we use. any actuaries in here? raise your hand. good. when i compare it