ARG Executive Staff

Mark V. Mertel, Chairman

Mark Mertel, is Chairman of Diversified HealthCare Services, Inc. (DHS) and Agency Resource Group Inc.. Mark leads the DHS senior management team and is responsible for the strategic planning and development of industry partner relationships. He believes the DHS mission statement, "To create innovative strategies and processes, increase our agent partners' profits, and make a significant difference in peoples' lives", best defines his responsibilities.

Graduating from Alfred University, with a B.A. in business, Mark spent two years in the U.S. Army as a 1st Lieutenant. Mark started his insurance career as an agent with Penn Mutual, in 1973. His highly successful career has included owning a benefit consulting firm, a benefit communication company, a third party administrator, and a general agency, in addition to the current family of DHS companies that he heads.

Diversified HealthCare Services, Inc., was founded by Mark, in 1994, as the corporate headquarters for all of the DHS companies. Today, the DHS family of companies is comprised of: Agency Resource Group, a full service employee benefits general agency, New York Underwriters, Inc. a managing general underwriter; AEGIS Care Management, Inc. an AAHC/URAC accredited utilization management company; Wholesale Benefits Club, Inc. a national discount club for quality health care products and services; and Partners Rx Management, LLC. a prescription benefit management company. Mark credits superior strategic plans, supported by operational and service excellence for the successes of these companies.

Mark believes, "ARG is the most exciting business model we have developed thus far. ARG is an agent support & service oriented company aimed at providing employers the best products for their valued employees at the most competitive rates".