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During World War II, Henry Clay Conner, Jr., went missing in action for more than 30 months.

After surviving in the jungles of the Philippines — something he said happened only because of trust and partnership — he returned to the United States and opened advisory Conner Insurance in 1949 in Indianapolis. There, he found that his relationship-building skills acquired during the war were a boon to business.

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Stephanie Schomer is the editor-in-chief of Employee Benefit News. She was most recently the deputy editor of Entrepreneur magazine and previously held positions at Entertainment Weekly, … Read full bio


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