Cypress Benefit Administrators Welcomes New Director of Sales to TPA Firm
Joining the team at Cypress Benefit Administrators, Justin Meissner will serve as the director of sales for the third party administrator (TPA) firm. He will lead the overall sales effort for the company from Cypress's Denver, Col. location.
APPLETON, Wis., August 6, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Headquartered in Wisconsin, Cypress Benefit Administrators, a Lucent Health company, has named Justin Meissner as its new director of sales.
Meissner will be heading up the overall sales effort for the third party administrator (TPA) firm from Cypress's office in Denver, Col., focusing on captive insurance sales, reference-based pricing (RBP) group sales and overall self-funded benefit plans. He will help educate companies of all sizes – from 50 employees to thousands of employees – on their options for customizing employee benefits programs specific to their population needs.
Working in the TPA business for the past six years in high-level sales roles at Denver- and Dallas-based companies, Meissner brings strong employee benefits knowledge and training to his position at Cypress. He also has specialty experience in self-funding and stop loss coverage.
"We are excited to have Justin aboard at Cypress as he has such a solid understanding of the self-funding space and will really be able to relate to our client base," said Tom Doney, president of Cypress. "His combined sales background, years of on-the-job experience and know-how about the TPA industry will be invaluable assets."
In addition to his work experience, Meissner earned a bachelor's degree in business administration with a marketing focus from the University of Texas at Arlington. He is a Certified Self-Funding Specialist (CSFS) through the Health Care Administrators Association and a recipient of the National Association of Health Underwriters (NAHU) Self-Funding Certification.
"As self-funding continues to evolve and more and more employers move to this plan type, I'm confident that Justin will do a wonderful job heading up our sales initiative," Doney shared.
About Cypress Benefit Administrators
Cypress Benefit Administrators, a Lucent Health company, has been pioneering the way toward cost containment in self-funded health benefits since 2000. Privately held and headquartered in Appleton, Wis., the third party administrator (TPA) is the country's first to bring claims administration, consumer driven health plans and proven cost control measures together into one package for companies ranging from 50 employees to thousands of employees. It serves employer-clients across the U.S. with additional locations in Portland, Ore., Omaha, Neb. and Denver, Col. For more information on Cypress and its customized employee benefits, visit http://www.cypressbenefit.com.
SOURCE Cypress Benefit Administrators
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