About Us

Darlene Swaffar is the owner of a Licensed Insurance Agency specializing in Medicare Health Insurance. Darlene has been in the Medicare Insurance Industry for 13 years providing Medicare Beneficiaries with the expertise they need to find the perfect Medicare Health Insurance Plan for them.

Originally from Brooklyn, NY, Darlene moved to South FL in 1993 and has called South Florida home for over 29 years. Our company is a family owned, 100% Woman and Hispanic-owned business. 

Currently Serving:

Leadership Council for the National Small Business Association

Board Member of Smartflorida.org which focuses on Saving the Bees and supporting our Veterans

My Business Strengths include:

• Entrepreneur of a successful Insurance Agency with expertise in Medicare Insurance.
• Business Planning and Project Management Experience - I teach Agents on how to create a business plan and run an insurance business. Coordinate schedules of 20 agents over 3 counties and many retail schedules during busy season.
• Economic Development – Sat in planning sessions with the Beacon Council at a time when they were focused on diversifying Miami Dade County’s business landscape.
• Accounting and Finance
• 8 years of Corporate Recruiting Experience - Created job profiles, hiring strategies and trained hiring managers on behavioral interviewing techniques. 
• Extensive Training Experience - Created proprietary training manuals.
• Event Planning Experience - Planned many events as the Executive Director of the Broward Chapter of the Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce, Events included: business networking, educational seminars, scholarship fundraising, business workshops, gala events.
   

HONORS:

* Small Business Administration TED Women’s Center “Business Growth Award” May 2019

* Monarch Care “Connector’s Award May 2019

* Fort Lauderdale Finest Honoree, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, June 2003

* Winner of the 2001 VISTA Award, NAWBO

* Winner of “In Focus Magazine’s” Technology Summit of the Americas, Year 2000 Latin Business & Technology Award.

* Year 2000 Finalist - South Florida Business Journal “Up & Comers Awards.”

* Community Service Awards from the Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce of South Florida, December 1999, September 1999, December 1997, and July 1996

* Finalist for the 1999 “Puerto Rican Woman of the Year” award being presented by the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce in conjunction with the National Conference of Puerto Rican Women.