Craig Horton

Led management buyout of SSDC Services after being a subsidiary of Assurant Employee Benefits for twelve years. With a great group of investors and industry leaders we returned SSDC to an independent, vibrant leader in maximizing Medicare, Social Security Disability benefits to the advantage of public and private employers, insurance carriers, and individuals. We have launched two products that are innovative and are based on demographic and clinical analysis to further our leadership in maximizing government benefits. We are definitely not your father's disability management enterprise.

Twelve great years working under Assurant and some great people and bosses there. We transitioned SSDC from a small, limited product company with great employees to an innovative data and information systems company that consistently returned value to our owners. After achieving mutual agreement that SSDC could focus on growth better outside of Assurant, I brokered the agreement that led to great value for Assurant and the new management and investment team. My career of starting small, growing, joining large organizations and then spinning off to small and growing organizations continues.

With two other great founders, George Carpenter and Jim Franklin, helped to lead a management buyout of several divisions of Baxter to create CORE which became a founder and leader in integrated disability management. What a learning experience! Acquired multiple companies over the years, went public on NASDAQ, launched many successful careers in the industry and ultimately sold the company to Assurant (then Fortis) in 2001. I value those years and experience and have benefitted greatly in understanding how critical my partners, fellow employees, Board, investors, innovative customers and competitors and drive and patience are in creating a successful business.