Employee Benefits Masterclass

Building a Health Plan Strategy to Tackle Compensation and Control Costs

A Brown & Brown Event

EARN 2.0 SHRM & HRCI CREDITS

Compensation Conversations: Building Structures to Support Transparency for a Modern Workforce

  • Ways to develop a pay strategy that drives engagement and retention and aligns with organizational values 
  • Create a plan to identify stakeholders, gather critical data, and define objectives to set your salary structure project up for success 
  • Learn how to define your competitive positioning, align pay with market data and support internal equity  
  • How to build strategies for rolling out compensation initiatives, training managers and communicating with employees  
  • Consider how to supplement pay with total rewards offerings to create a compelling employee value proposition  

Addressing Care Gaps, Talent Attraction and Rising Costs

  • Are your health plans a magnet for top talent—or driving them away?   
  • What we have learned about delay of care and how to avoid potential pitfalls   
  • How and why the industry amplifies the inflationary effects of medical trend   
  • The staggering growth of high-cost claimants and what can you do about it   

When

Tuesday, March 4th, 2025

1:00 – 3:30 PM

Where

San Antonio Country Club

4100 N New Braunfels Ave, San Antonio, TX 78209

Hannah Hargrave is a seasoned leader in compensation strategy, specializing in salary structure design, job architecture, incentive plan development, comprehensive analytics, and pay transparency initiatives. With a strong professional and academic foundation, she brings a unique, evidence-based approach to her work, blending analytical rigor with practical solutions. 

She emphasizes the importance of leveraging credible data to inform decision-making while recognizing that data alone is not enough—effective change management and thoughtful communication are critical for success. 

Hannah excels at delivering tailored solutions, creating compensation programs that align seamlessly with each organization’s broader people strategy. Her passion lies in designing innovative systems that drive engagement, equity, and long-term organizational success. 

Dave Ross, National Director of Benefits Strategy at Brown & Brown

In a past life, Dave worked as an Underwriting Strategist at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota where he designed pricing methodologies that satisfied Blue Cross Blue Shield’s strategic objectives. During his tenure, Dave acted as an internal liaison between actuarial, underwriting and sales and assisted with BCBS’s lobbying efforts to expand the High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) marketplace.

Today, Dave spends much of his time traveling around the country educating employers and legislative bodies on the many counterintuitive and nuanced components of effective healthcare cost management. A true educator, Dave uses a whiteboard to illustrate how many employers have been and continue to be misled by the industry resulting in unsustainably increasing healthcare costs for both employers and their employees.

Dave is the National Director of Benefits Strategy at Brown & Brown, where he develops and maintains financial tools and methodologies that improve customers’ ability to effectively manage their employer-sponsored health plans. Dave’s role keeps him actively involved in managing key accounts, representing more than 300,000 members across the country.