“That race car you got, that you studied all the components and now you're just tweaking horsepower and how much can you get out of it? That's what this feels like. You are really optimizing the horsepower of this engine, your employee benefit plan, and everybody likes it.” - Bently Durant

This week, I was joined by an all-star duo: Bently Durant, the COO of Classic Chevrolet, which is the #1 Chevy dealer in the world, and his benefits advisor, Riley Dearing of Hotchkiss Insurance.

Together, we discussed the story of how they saved $3 million while simultaneously improving care by eliminating deductibles and optimizing pharmacy spend, which is a playbook that every business owner, CFO, and consultant can learn from. Bently, Riley, and I talked about what makes this industry so unique and why self-funding is so beneficial for car dealerships.

We also dove into the truly innovative things they're doing now that their plan is so successful, like creating a "Good Decision Fund" to give bonus money back to their employees.

Tune in this week to learn how to optimize the horsepower of an employee benefits plan!

Chapters:

(00:00:00) How the World's #1 Chevy Dealer Saved $3 Million on Healthcare
(00:04:10) When Bently Decided To Go Self-Funded
(00:14:08) Tailoring Health Plans To Your Employees
(00:31:19) The Complicated World Of Pharmacy Spend
(00:58:27) Improving The Benefits Plan WHILE Saving Money

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