Shawn Samuelson

Shawn Samuelson is a co-owner of Leavitt Great West Insurance Services where he provides executive leadership for the employee benefits division. Since beginning his insurance career in 1998, Shawn has become a respected leader in the industry, known both locally and nationally for his innovative solutions to rising health plan costs and risks.

Under his leadership, Leavitt Great West has built a highly sophisticated benefits team serving clients across the western United States. He is committed to a high level of integrity and developing solutions that place quality and organizational needs at the forefront.

Shawn’s work in the industry includes developing captive reinsurance programs, building multi-employer welfare arrangements, and creating pass-through pharmacy management services. He is licensed in health, disability, life, surety, property, and limited lines insurance, and holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Montana.

A former record-setting athlete at the University of Montana, Shawn was a standout basketball player and recipient of the C.R. Dragstedt Award as the team’s most valuable player. After college, he played professional basketball in Germany and Sweden. Today, he remains active in his community through volunteer work and enjoys the outdoors and life on his family’s ranch in Broadus, Montana. Shawn and his wife, Jamie, have three children and four grandchildren.

Education

• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Montana