Troy McQuagge has done quite a bit in the last few years. When he joined USHEALTH group, Inc, the company was floundering. As a health insurance company, it was losing ground amongst more efficient competitors, but because of Troy McQuagge, they turned around fast. He joined USHEALTH in 2010, rebuilding its captive distribution agency, USHEALTH Advisors. By 2014, he was asked to become CEO of the company, where he contributed to its comeback as an individual health insurance company that could compete amongst some of the best.
This wasn’t lost on the One Planet and Business Professional Awards, who saw his immense success as a great story for those looking to improve a business or company that was in the gutter. This is why they awarded Quagge the CEO of the year award this year. It is quite an honor, considering businesses all over the world submit their CEOs for consideration.USHEALTH Group, Inc, is based in Fort Worth, Texas and is an insurance holding company. They focus on providing innovative health care for those individuals seeking health insurance and small business owners. They seek to provide competitive products along with excellent customer service.
The One Planet Awards recognize companies who are doing excellent work in business and professionally. There are several categories in which businesses are awarded, including executives, teams, new products and services, PR, Marketing, and Corporate Communications.McQuagge is a 30 year veteran of the health insurance industry, building the two largest health insurance agencies in America, with over 5,000 dedicated agents. Since becoming CEO of USHEALTH Group, their sales have magnified by over 5 times. He increased sales at UICI, his job prior to USHEALTH Group, from $250 billion to over $1 billion within a 5 year span. He has always been dedicated to excellence as well as innovation, which are the keys to his success as an executive that can turn companies around. Innovation is extremely important, because it takes thinking out of the box and doing things differently for things to change.