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Kevin Pailet

Senior Vice President

Kevin is a founding partner at Prescott Pailet Benefits, and since his entre into the insurance business in 1995, has been recognized as one of the industry’s most accomplished young business entrepreneurs. Kevin founded Pailet Financial Services in 1996, just one year after graduating from The University of Texas. He proceeded to break sales records while building a start-up company. In 2006, he conceptualized a business model that would in essence blend the salesmanship abilities of Dan and Stuart Prescott with the building of a team of highly capable benefit advisors, making the company one that could stand the test of time. In July of 2006, Pailet Financial Services merged with Prescott Benefit Services to become, Prescott Pailet Benefits, LP. A self-starter, with a dedication to social welfare issues, Pailet is active in numerous organizations supporting the needs of people all over the world, including Ethiopia, Israel and Cuba where he has traveled to personally assess the need and participate in outreach efforts. Kevin has been named one of the Dallas Business Journal's 40 under 40 in addition to numerous other awards for contributions to community.  He serves on several local boards, and was recently named the Chair of the New Leadership Network of AIPAC.  Kevin is married with 3 children.

Dan Prescott

Senior Vice President

Dan Prescott is the founder of Allied Insurance Services, the originating company of what is now Prescott Pailet Benefits, a Marsh & McLennan Agency. Dan is one of the industry’s foremost consultants on employee benefits programs and is also considered among peers and competitors as an expert in estate planning protection, key executive insurance programs and individual life insurance and disability needs. He has twice become John Hancock’s highest producer in the country and has, on three occasions, led Hancock nationally in life insurance sales. His intuition and progressive thinking have afforded him the ability to create innovative employee benefits programs for hundreds of companies, while also providing valuable service in planning and implementation of key executive and high net worth life insurance programs. His expertise has produced high levels of long-term value, brought the ability to small businesses to offer healthcare benefits, and ultimately saved companies of all sizes millions of dollars.
At the age of 23, after he graduated from the University of Texas, Dan held three jobs. He worked within his father’s property and casualty insurance firm, was an independent agent with John Hancock and also opened his own benefits agency. Since launching his insurance career in 1982, he has retained over 95% of both business and personal clients and has received numerous local and national awards. As an acclaimed consultant on individual insurance and key executive benefits, Prescott and his team have established relationships with over 600 companies within the business community. Prescott has been invited to teach at national institutes and twice has spoken at the prestigious Million Dollar Round Table Annual Meetings.
He is as accomplished in community service as he is in business, having served on over 30 community and charitable organizations. He currently serves on 5 boards and is the current President of Yavneh Academy of Dallas.
Dan is most proud of his wonderful family, wife Stephanie and sons, Alex, who is attending SMU Law School, Ethan who is, post a year in Israel at University and in his first year at The University of Texas and Jordan Prescott, a Senior at Yavneh Academy.

Stuart Prescott

Senior Vice President

Stuart is a founding partner of Prescott Pailet Benefits, having entered the insurance business in 1985. Due to regulatory laws at that time, requiring them to purchase or sell the company upon the death of their father in 1986, he and his brother purchased Allied Insurance Agency, eventually becoming Prescott Benefit Services before combining with Pailet Financial in 2006. Stuart is a highly regarded interpreter of health care legislation, trends and market changes.  He was an early champion of the use of health savings accounts to lower premium costs, which has been essential to the growth and development of Prescott Pailet Benefits. He has served on the coveted National Advisory Councils for Aetna, Humana, and Assurant, and has contributed to Prescott Pailet’s ‘elite’ status with the insurance giants of the industry, affording their business clients concierge service attention and competitive rates. His special appetite is small to medium sized companies, as he particularly enjoys the opportunity to make long term business relationships.  A 1977 graduate of the University of Texas at Austin Business School, Stuart began his career with Royal International Optical and then Zale’s in a division that became an industry leading operator of newsstands and gift shops in high profile airports and hotels nationwide. He serves on numerous boards and committees and is a Past Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Jewish Community Center.  Stuart married his junior high sweetheart Myra and they are the proud parents of two adult children, Matthew and Amy.

 

 

Sharon Kushner

Vice President of Operations

Sharon brings 30 years of experience in the insurance industry to Prescott Pailet. She was with Aetna for 18 years in various sales, customer service, training and management positions and was ultimately the Southwest Regional Vice President for Sales before joining Prescott Pailet in June of 2005. Her vast experience within the insurance company provides great value to our clients. Sharon's responsibilities include sales, internal process improvement, marketing and training. Sharon, originally from Philadelphia, came to Texas in 1996, after receiving a promotion with Aetna. Sharon has been active with the American Heart Association, Susan G. Komen Foundation and the Multiple Sclerosis Society.