John Humkey is a native of Lexington and began his insurance career in January of 1977 with Southwestern Life as a Career Agent after obtaining a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting at the University of Kentucky. Later, John spent three years in management recruiting and training new career agents and then founded and became President of Employee Benefit Associates, Inc., which works in employee benefit planning for businesses. John has served on the boards of several professional organizations such as the Bluegrass Association of Insurance & Financial Advisors and the Lexington Chapter of the Society of Financial Service Professionals. Most recently John has served as the President of the Central Kentucky Association of Health Underwriters. In August of 2013, prior to full implementation of the Affordable Care Act, John testified before a Congressional Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions at a hearing entitled, “Health Care Challenges Facing Kentucky’s Workers and Job Creators”.