David Bridges

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About David Bridges

David Bridges is the Director of Benefits Sales and Account Management at the Yates Agency, where he is responsible for leading the employee benefits division for the Yates Agency. The Yates Agency maintains six locations in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. A native of the Volunteer State, he received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Tennessee, where he majored in Marketing. Following his undergraduate work, he joined John Deere Health Group, a division of Deere and Company, and assumed the role of Account Representative where he was responsible for large employer group medical sales and account management in Southwest Virginia. He transitioned to his position at UnitedHealthcare when John Deere Health Group was acquired by United Health Group. By the end of 2002, David had been awarded top honors with President’s Awards both in total sales as well as highest persistency of maintaining existing business. He was also awarded top honors twice again in 2009 for medical sales as well as his efforts in writing ancillary business. Currently, he enjoys bringing his 20+ years of experience in the benefits industry to his new role of leading a team in coming alongside employers through their navigation of the ever changing healthcare and benefits environment in the "new" market not only following the Affordable Care Act, but most recently the results of employing those during a pandemic and beyond. David lives with his wife of more than 21 years and two sons in Gray, Tennessee, where he enjoys serving in his church, raising boys, University of Tennessee basketball, and spending time in the outdoors hunting on his family farm.