In this episode of the Beyond Benefits podcast, we dig deep into a number of topics with our newly crowned BenefitsPRO Advisor of the Year, Chris Hamilton. During our far-ranging and in-depth conversation, Chris shares the details of his journey from commercial banking into the benefits space, where he now serves as partner and Employee Benefits Practice Leader at Hotchkiss Insurance, including an admission about just how green he was when he first made the change, which might sound familiar to many.
He also shares what he calls “the Achilles’ heel of many traditional brokerages” and offers practical and detailed advice for employers and benefits advisors who are looking to explore the world of self-funding. One key step? Helping business leaders overcome the all-too-common misconception that they don’t have control over their health care spend and there’s nothing they can do about seemingly neverending high renewals.
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Hamilton also explains his love of teaching and getting into the weeds of plan design — “Give me a marker and a white board and I’ll wear you out!” — and discusses his transformation from a social media wallflower to one of the leaders in the space.
As the conversation moves along, we also spend some time chatting about some killer workouts that aren’t for the faint of heart, discussing the joys of drumming (a whole workout on its own), and singing the praises of two of our favorite bands: Nirvana and the Foo Fighters. We hope you enjoy listening! And if you want to learn more about Chris, be sure to read his recent profiles on BenefitsPRO:
Finalist profile: Doing the right kind of work
Advisor of the Year profile: Big goals, bigger results
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Paul Wilson
Paul Wilson is the editor-in-chief of BenefitsPRO Magazine and BenefitsPRO.com. He has covered the insurance industry for more than a decade, including stints at Retirement Advisor Magazine and ProducersWeb.
