Daniel G. Cattaneo - President/CEO

Phone: (805) 684-5100 x 101 Email

Dan Cattaneo is President and CEO of Beneflex Insurance Services, Inc., a premier employee benefits broker and advisory firm. Dan founded Beneflex in 2004 after a 20-year career as a partner of MFC&V Insurance Services. In that role, Dan established and led his team to become the largest employee benefits enterprise in Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties until MFC&V was acquired by Brown and Brown in 2003.

Dan founded Beneflex to continue serving his clients in a setting focused on employee benefits. Under Dan's leadership, Beneflex has experienced remarkable growth, and has added professional staff at a rapid rate to meet that need.

Dan's philosophy with clients is "What matters most to YOU, is what matters to us". Beneflex implements a proprietary discovery process called the Benovation Breakthrough™ to help clients identify what matters most to them, and to create strategic benefit plans that meet their needs.

Dan is highly skilled in all aspects of employee benefits. He is considered in private industry circles as an authority on self-funding arrangements, and has in-depth knowledge of the impact of current legislation on employer-provided benefits. He is a strong supporter of Human Resources associations in the Tri-Counties, and has been a regular guest speaker for Human Resources Management classes at UCSB.

Vickie P. Williams - Vice President Operations

Phone: (805) 684-5100 x 102 Email

Vickie P. Williams is the Vice President of Operations for Beneflex and the Senior Account Executive for our top tier clientele. With more than 10 years experience in employee benefits consulting, Vickie has extensive knowledge of all employee benefit insurance products, as well as advanced expertise in fully-insured, partially self-funded, and fully self-funded plan solutions. Working with our mid- and large-size accounts in both the private and public sectors, Vickie helps them develop and maintain comprehensive, cost effective benefit programs that consistently yield positive results for their financial statements and high levels of satisfaction for their workforce.

Much of Vickie's considerable success springs from her excellent working relationships with the key underwriters and marketing representatives at virtually every carrier with a presence in the Southern California. Those relationships and Vickie's keen expertise enable her to consistently achieve exceptional results in renewal negotiations, thereby securing the best possible rates, reserve factors, and benefit schedules for the firm's clientele.

Prior to joining Beneflex, Vickie was the Tri-County Regional Manager for a national employee benefits firm, the Senior Account Executive for a local pension and 401(k) administrator, and the Senior Account Executive of a leading ERISA law firm.