Lesa Caputo - Benefits Advisor

Phone: (805) 684-5100 x 116 Email

Lesa Caputo is a Benefits Advisor for Beneflex Insurance Services. She joined Beneflex in 2010 after 13 years with Brown & Brown Insurance, Santa Barbara (formerly MFC&V Insurance Services), where she was a senior Producer and Department Manager for the Employee Benefits Division.

As a graduate of UCSB with a degree in Business Economics in 1994, Lesa has been exclusively committed to the Employee Benefits industry ever since. She has worked on both the insurance carrier and broker sides of the industry, and has amassed an in-depth understanding of the complexities of the design and funding mechanisms of a strategic employee benefits plan.

Lesa is well versed in compliance and health care reform issues, topics she often addresses as the Primary Instructor for the Insurance Academy sponsored by the Santa Barbara Human Resources Association. She has also served two terms as President of the Santa Barbara Association of Health Underwriters, in 1999-2000 and 2009-2010.

Lesa has built a clientele of over 100 employers representing over $30 million in insurance premiums which she carefully monitors, advising her clients accordingly. She is regarded by her peers, clients and the human resources community as an expert in her field and passionate about her work.

Melissa S. DeWeese - Benefits Advisor

Phone: (805) 684-5100 x 104 Email

Melissa manages a substantial portfolio as Account Executive and Benefits Consultant for the company's small and mid-size group clients. Calling on her strong analytical skills and insurance industry experience, she brings invaluable expertise to marketing analysis of core and ancillary group benefit plans. Her multitude of responsibilities includes renewals, rate negotiation, client service, marketing and carrier relations.

Having earned her Associate of Arts degree at Ventura College and her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California at Santa Barbara, Melissa is known for her outstanding ability to comprehend and communicate even the most complex benefit designs. Clients find her instructions and advice indispensable, while her focus, perseverance and tenacity are highly respected by her clients and colleagues alike.

Nadine Dwan - Benefits Advisor

Phone: (805) 684-5100 x 112 Email

Nadine Dwan is an Employee Benefits Advisor at Beneflex Insurance Services, Inc. She is responsible for employee benefits program customization and design, contribution strategy, insurance carrier negotiations and employee education.

After a successful sales career with Citrix Online, Nadine became a Senior Sales Executive at Equilar, Inc., where she worked with executives and board members of Fortune 1000 public companies to benchmark Top 5 and Board compensation and managed Equilar's strategic partnerships with NASDAQ and Western Independent Bankers. As a Workforce Management Consultant with ADP, one of the world's largest providers of business outsourcing solutions, her pioneering work resulted in significant partner development on California's Central Coast.

She is a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), Santa Barbara Human Resource Association (SBHRA), Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), National Association of Professional Women (NAPW) and the Young Women Social Entrepreneurs (YWSE).

Judith Hobson-Hurwitz - Benefits Advisor

Phone: (805) 684-5100 x 115 Email

Judith Hobson-Hurwitz is an Employee Benefits Advisor and joined Beneflex in 2010 when JHH Insurance Services was merged with Beneflex Insurance Services, Inc. Judith has been a part of the Employee Benefits industry for more than thirty years. After a successful sales career as an Account Executive for Blue Cross of California, Judith established and managed the Oxnard sales office for California Insurance Marketing Services for six years. In 1996 Judith became an independent insurance broker and in 2002 founded JHH Insurance Services where she continued to serve her clientele throughout the Tri-Counties and California. Based on her extensive experience in the world of employee benefits, Judith provides her clients a depth of knowledge and is known for her professional and dedicated service.

Judith is a member of the National Association of Health Underwriters and was one of three Charter members of the organization that established the Ventura County Chapter in 1982.

Rob Selby - Benefits Advisor

Phone: Phone: (805) 684-5100 x 106 Email

Rob Selby is a Benefits Advisor with an extensive background in consultative sales. Rob's career has included over 20 years of sales and sales management with Kennametal, Inc., a Fortune 1000 multi-national engineering and manufacturing company. He has also been an independent sales and marketing consultant for small to middle-market firms. He is a graduate of California Lutheran University with a Bachelor of Arts – Business Administration.

Casey Tadlock - Benefits Advisor

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Casey Tadlock has joined Beneflex Insurance Services, Inc. as a Benefits Advisor. Beneflex is a premier employee benefits brokerage and advisory firm located in Santa Barbara, CA. Casey recently joined Beneflex after 7 years of service with Neovia Integrated Insurance Services where she was a Senior Account Manager for both Large and Small Group clients.

Casey has extensive experience in many facets of the Employee Benefits industry. Her strategic consulting style with clients has resulted in major cost reductions, financial process re‐engineering, and health plan design changes adapted for a competitive and changing business environment. Casey is highly professional and able to sort through complicated benefit plan design programs to find the elements of effective options while simplifying business execution. Her problem solving skills target cost savings for the client through creative solutions. She is regarded by her peers and her clients as an outstanding team player with a business ethic and customer focus of the highest caliber.

Casey recently made Dean’s List and graduated from UCSB with a degree in Sociology. She is excited to return to the client service and Employee Benefits industry.