Trending NOW: Lamont Thurston, Founder and CEO of BENERē

S3E10: What's Trending NOW is Reinventing Supplemental Health
Benefits: How Group Captive Insurance Creates Transparency and
Returns Value to Employees. On this episode host Shahid Shah is
joined by Lamont Thurston, founder and CEO of BENERē, a company
that is changing the way people think about supplemental coverage,
one claim at a time. Lamont shares insights on how group captive
insurance models are reshaping supplemental health benefits. From
tackling runaway commissions to returning unused premiums as ERISA
plan assets, BENERē is disrupting a $12B industry built on
inefficiencies. Thurston explains why employers must act as
fiduciaries, how transparency drives employee trust, and why the
future of voluntary benefits may depend on scalable, low-risk
captive models. A must-listen for HR leaders, CFOs, and benefits
professionals navigating today’s high-deductible healthcare
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