With 17 years experience in employee benefit insurance, Richard Fennell has expertise in underwriting, plan design, negotiation, development, and implementation of a broad range of employee benefit plans.

Prior to starting HealthCare Benefits, Mr. Fennell specialized in national accounts as
National Practice Consultant for UnumProvident Corporation. During his tenure with
UnumProvident, he interacted with all the major insurance consulting and brokerage operations in the United States. Both the consulting and brokerage organizations had their advantages and disadvantages. Utilizing his understanding of these organizations, Mr. Fennell envisioned a company that could maximize its value to customers by combining the advantages of a consulting and a brokerage operation.

He started HealthCare Benefits in 2002 where he specializes in Disability and Life benefits. In essence, HealthCare Benefits combines the funding mechanism of insurance brokerage with the project specific approach of a consulting firm. The benefactor of this approach is the client.

Mr. Fennell’s professional and business affiliations include the following:

• BA in Psychology from Bowdoin College, ME - 1986.
• President of Shadyside Bed & Breakfast Inc. - 1990
• President Bowdoin Alumni Club - 1993
• Chairman Neal Delaney Foundation – 2002
• Board Member of Hope Network – 2003
• Committee Member of Children’s Hospital Wine Tasting - 2004

Contact information:

Direct:  412-697-7444
Fax:   412-697-1515 
rfennell@hcb-inc.com