Scott serves as the CEO of Beyond Insurance. Founded in 2007, Beyond Insurance is a coaching and consulting firm that
drives top-line revenue growth of insurance organizations through a systematic process of differentiation, innovation,
and transformation. A unique capability of Beyond Insurance is its ability to enhance sales leadership and sales cultures.
Beyond Insurance has also coined the term “The Risk Revolution” – a mission to lessen the dominance of the insurance bid
and enhance industry perception.
Scott has been recognized as one of the “25 Most Innovative Agents in America” by The National Alliance for Insurance
Education and Research and also received The Franklin Award for outstanding achievement and contribution to the insurance
industry in the Delaware Valley. In 1993 and 1994, Scott was a Philadelphia finalist for “Entrepreneur of the Year Award,”
sponsored by Inc. magazine, Ernst & Young, and Merrill Lynch. The Philadelphia Business Journal described the award as
“the nation’s most prestigious recognition of successful business owners and the standards of excellence for the leaders
of some of this region’s hottest entrepreneurial companies.” Nominations were based upon “ingenuity, hard work, and
perseverance, which create a successful, growing business venture.”
Scott is recognized as an industry thought-leader, transformational author, and speaker. He recently wrote Summit…Reach
Your Peak and Elevate Your Customers’ Experience, a book about reaching your potential in life and at work. Scott's articles
have been published extensively in Rough Notes magazine, as well as other highly regarded industry publications throughout
the U.S., such as Forbes, Insurance magazine, CEO magazine, Sales and Service Excellence magazine, and the PIA magazine. He
has been interviewed on “The Michael Dresser Show,” KLZ-AM “Experience Pros Radio Show, Skip Prichard Learning Insights, “On
the Edge” radio show, and Kevin Price’s “The Price of Business” radio show.
Scott previously served as founder and CEO of The Addis Group, which he started in 1990 from scratch: no carriers; no revenue.
Only a $50,000 credit line and a vision of providing elite risk management services to the middle-market business segment.
Today, The Addis Group has evolved into one of the premier risk management consultants and insurance brokers in the United
States.
In the 1980s, he was vice president and senior account manager with Johnson & Higgins in Philadelphia. While there, Scott
handled the insurance placements for many of Philadelphia’s most prestigious companies and institutions including Comcast
Corporation, Aqua Pennsylvania, the University of Pennsylvania, Temple University, Lukens Steel, and U.S. Healthcare. Scott
also played a key role in the growth of Johnson & Higgins’ middle market division.
A graduate of Princeton University, Scott is a Chartered Property & Casualty Underwriter (CPCU), a Certified Risk Architect
(CRA) and appointed to the American Institute for Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter’s Advisory Committee. Scott has
served on the boards of the Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers (Washington, DC), the National Alliance for Insurance
Education & Research (Austin, TX) and Rough Notes Magazine (Indianapolis, IN). He was also selected for the National Safety
Council’s Loss Prevention/Risk Management Committee.
Scott is active in community affairs having served as a United Way key campaigner and on the boards of The Haverford School,
GVA Smith Mack, Bryn Mawr Rehab, Camp Tecumseh, Main Line Chamber of Commerce, the Starfinder Foundation, Cabrini College,
and Lower Merion & Narberth Public Access Television. Scott is the past chairman of the Main Line Chamber of Commerce. Scott
was recognized by the Philadelphia Business Journal as one of the region’s most influential business professionals through its
Book of Leaders. Scott has also been recognized as a Distinguished Alumnus of The Haverford School and inducted into its
“Athletic Hall of Fame.”
Scott resides in Bryn Mawr, PA, with his wife, Bobbie. He has three sons, Andrew, Jeffrey, and Will. He may be reached at
saddis@beyondinsurance.com; 484-704-9501.