What’s Trending NOW is the rise of supplemental health benefits, the structural challenges they face, and how a group captive insurance model can bring transparency, boost plan value, and even return unused premium dollars to employers.
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 landscape.
About the Guest
Lamont Thurston
Founder and CEO of BENERē
LinkedIn: Lamont Thurston
Lamont Thurston is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in risk management, reinsurance, and corporate strategy. As Co-Founder and CEO of BENERē, a group captive reinsurance company, Lamont focuses on enhancing the coverage and financial transparency for employers providing voluntary benefits.
About the Host and Show
Shahid N. Shah
Website: ShahidShah.com
LinkedIn: Shahid Shah
X: @ShahidNShah
A C-suite native that can easily blend in with technical and engineering teams that need to deliver revenue-generating solutions to the marketplace. Shahid specializes in bringing world-class CTO, CISO, and Entrepreneur in Residence (EiR) expertise to startups, business units and companies on a part-time (fractional) basis. With a rich background in regulated, safety-critical industries like Med Devices, Digital Health, and Gov 2.0, he possess a unique understanding of complex, high-demand products and services. With over 33 year of experience his areas of expertise span from in engineering, cybersecurity, bio/health IT, medical devices to government IT.
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