A Strategic Approach to Health Plan Funding & Catastrophic Claims Management

A Brown & Brown Event

EARN 2 SHRM CREDITS

Whether fully insured or self-funded, employers are losing to carriers by routinely miscalculating what is actually in their best interest. Learn how the industry is failing employers, encouraging the wrong decisions and driving insurer profits.

We invite you to join us as we address some of the latest solutions to help you emerge in the marketplace in our next Whiteboard Event on “A Strategic Approach to Health Plan Funding & Catastrophic Claims Management.”

This event is worth 2.0 SHRM, HRCI or CPE credits. If you’re a health plan sponsor or responsible for financial decisions in your workplace, you won’t want to miss out.

Topics covered will include:

  • What your health risk really is and why you are measuring it incorrectly
  • How health plan funding actually works
  • Why medical reporting is deceptive and irrelevant
  • How to “beat the system” by using your data in a way the industry cannot

When

Wednesday, August 13th, 2025

5:00 PM – 7:30 PM PT

Where

Mastros Beverly Hills

246 N Canon Dr Floor 3, Beverly Hills, CA 90210

Dave Ross, Executive Vice President & Director of Underwriting Services

At Brown & Brown, David’s role is to provide guidance and leadership that fosters each office’s ability to satisfy their growth objectives. He is a key player in defining Brown & Brown’s macro initiatives and providing the vision, tools and education to support those objectives.

David’s secondary role is the Director of Underwriting Services, where his primary responsibilities include developing and maintaining financial tools and methodologies that improve clients’ ability to manage their employer-sponsored health plans effectively. His role keeps him actively involved in managing key accounts, representing more than 300,000 members.

Additionally, David acts as a national resource and the primary source of internal and external education and support regarding efficient health plan structure. He spends much of his time traveling around the country, educating consultants, employers and legislative bodies on the many counterintuitive and nuanced components of effective healthcare cost management.

Previously, David worked as an Underwriting Strategist at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota, where he designed pricing methodologies that satisfied Blue Cross Blue Shield’s strategic objectives. During his tenure, David acted as an internal liaison between actuarial, underwriting and sales and assisted with BCBS’s lobbying efforts to expand the HDHP marketplace. David earned his bachelor’s degree in finance at Minnesota State University, where he now periodically teaches statistics.