Judith C. Pickens
Judy has been in the insurance business since 1980. She specializes in Group Medical, Dental, Long Term Disability, Individual Health and Long Term Care coverages. Prior to joining the Hawk Team in 1990, Judy did underwriting and consulting work for both a national insurance company and Third Party Administrator.
In addition to her experience in Managed Care, Provider Negotiations and Self Administered Arrangements, Judy has developed group insurance products for the Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce members and other Associations.
Judy attended Illinois State University with a major in speech communications. She has served as a member of the Peoria Association of Insurance Women, Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce, Peoria Association of Independent Insurance Agents, International Foundation of Employee Benefit Professionals and National Association of Health Underwriters.
She is a graduate and member of the Sitkins 100™, an organization consisting of 100 top-level agencies in the United States focused on sharing their skills and knowledge of insurance and risk management in order to bring the most current and cost effective products and services to their clients. In 2004, her Sitkin’s partners voted her the recipient of the Dan Lowell Memorial Award for understanding and embracing the unique sales process of delivering quality service beyond the product and price expectations of her clients.
