Managing the Health of Your Risk Pool

Part 3: Roundtable with Dave Ross 

A Brown & Brown Event

Join us June 24, 2025, at 1:00 PM for the final installment of our Managing the Health of Your Risk Pool series. We are bringing Dave Ross back in-person for a more direct and conversational session with you and other like-minded business leaders. Our goal is to foster a space for idea sharing, problem solving and allow us to find commonalities in this ever-changing health and welfare space. 

You are receiving this invitation because you showed interest in this exclusive roundtable either during Part 1: Develop a Winning Health Plan or Part 2: Myths and Misconceptions of Health Benefits. We wanted to ensure that you had the first opportunity to attend as seating is limited and registration will close once we reach maximum capacity. 

When

Tuesday, June 24th, 2025

Roundtable Discussion: 1:00 – 3:00 PM 
Networking Event: 3:00 – 4:30 PM 
Drinks and appetizers will be available.

Where

Mere Bulles Restaurant

5201 Maryland Way , Brentwood, TN 37027 

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.