Dawn Knutson, ChHC, RHU, REBC, CLTC

Employee Benefit Specialist, Principal

As principal of Midwest Employee Benefits, Dawn focuses her attention on helping group health clients of all sizes. She works with Fully-insured, Level-funded, and Self-funded cases; presents staff proposals and conducts Affordable Care Act education sessions. Dawn also assists with Medicare plans and Individual plans.

Growing up in a small town and working as a teenager until now, Dawn understands that benefits can be a huge impact on a person’s life. A benefit plan can be the difference between getting medical services you need or not. It can also save someone financially or destroy them if they aren’t in place.

Dawn is very passionate about assisting businesses and individuals make the best decision they can for their situation. She customizes plans and ideas then implements them, so they are beneficial to clients. She does not believe in forcing a one type approach, she believes in customizing the right idea and product to each client. Listening to what a client wants and providing it to them through knowledge and ideas then staying around to make sure it works for them and their employees is key to a successful plan.

Dawn continues to educate herself in the industry and her certifications are result of that. She also takes yearly training to re-certify in her industry. Dawn has been named one of the top producing agents by Wellmark for several years. Having client loyalty, sales growth, referrals and retention, Midwest Employee Benefits is growing despite the industry uncertainty.

Being in the field for over 28 years, Dawn considers her biggest accomplishment is having a happy life. She has been married to her husband for 28 years, has 4 happy children and loves being the Principal of the agency.

Outside the office, Dawn and her husband Loren spend time outdoors with their four children and pets. She enjoys several sports, including golf, reading, and sewing.
If she wasn’t in her current role, Dawn would still provide knowledge. Benefits are confusing, people use their plan when they need it and ignore it the rest of the time. Knowledge is so important even if it is not something that is needed every day.
Dawn does not have an ideal client since all business and individuals are potential clients. Everyone needs a strong benefit plan to protect them and make sure if something happens they are protected and their family members are too.