Insurance Experts.
The CCI approach
Our team is composed of individuals from diverse backgrounds and varied perspectives, which we harness to craft innovative, non-standard solutions tailored to each client’s unique needs.
At the core of “The CCI Approach” is our commitment to investing time and resources in understanding and assessing each client’s distinct culture, goals, and challenges. This investment enables us to continually adjust and refine our solutions, ensuring they fit seamlessly into the ever-changing puzzle of each client’s needs.
Employee benefits
Benefits are a vital part of the compensation you offer employees, providing security for both them and their families today and in the future. However, for employers, managing benefits can be costly, complicated, and time-consuming. At CCI, we begin by focusing on managing the hard dollars paid to outside vendors, but we don’t stop there. Our benefits administration specialists also provide the tools and support needed to significantly reduce the resources required to communicate and manage benefit programs for each client. Our goal at CCI is to become a trusted, invaluable extension of our clients’ human resource teams, not just another vendor.
Costly
Providing benefits to employees is a significant cost to most employers, often ranking as one of the highest expenses after payroll. CCI’s proven methods control necessary plan and administrative costs and eliminate unnecessary expenses.
Complex
Continually changing federal and state legislation add to the complexity of providing benefits to employees. The financial consequences of not being compliant can be considerable. Our consultants and attorney-staffed compliance team make sure that you are compliant and that you understand your obligations.
Time Consuming
Proper benefit program administration can be extremely time-consuming, requiring dedicated employer resources. CCI alleviates this burden through a combination of our free technology-based resources and our dedicated benefit administration staff.
EXECUTIVE benefits
Key employees are invaluable assets to any organization, and an executive benefit program is a powerful tool to both attract and retain these crucial team members. When structured effectively, executive benefits can also offer protection to employers in the event of a key employee’s passing or disability. By leveraging both traditional and non-traditional vehicles, CCI designs cost-effective executive benefit programs that deliver:
Employer Protection
Corporate-owned life and disability insurance can be valuable protection to your firm if a key employee dies or is disabled. It can:
- Replace lost profits,
- Bolster balance sheets to reassure creditors about continued business viability, and
- Be used as a key component to fund a buy-sell agreement.
Enhanced Benefits
CCI will help tailor a benefits package that fits your company’s budget and enhances your employees’ sense of well-being. Sample programs can include such items as:
- Supplemental life and disability insurance,
- Long-term care insurance, and
- Executive physicals and concierge physician programs.
Solutions to the “Retirement Income Gap”
By only offering traditional employer-sponsored tax-deferred plans, such as 401(k)s, higher earners are left with a “retirement income gap”. CCI can help you structure programs that enable your key employees to bridge this gap. Our services include:
- Solutions that navigate complex tax/legal issues,
- Effective communication, and
- Funding advice.
Voluntary Benefits
Voluntary benefits offer employees the flexibility to select additional coverage tailored to their unique needs, such as life insurance, pet insurance, wellness programs, and more. These benefits not only improve employee well-being but also offer cost-effective options for both employees and employers. Many voluntary benefits are offered as pre-tax deductions, providing tax advantages that reduce the employer’s tax liability.
CCI works closely with employers to design flexible programs, with user-friendly enrollment systems that ensure a seamless experience for both HR teams and employees.
Property & casualty
Proper insurance and risk management is critical to a business’ prosperity. When well-designed, an insurance and risk management program will reduce the need to allocate capital for potential setbacks and also free resources.
Beyond ensuring that you have appropriate protection, our Property & Casualty team deliberately provides a level of service far beyond the insurance industry standard.
LEADERSHIP
Larry Feuerman
President
Larry Feuerman founded CCI in 1995 after establishing himself as an expert in executive and employee benefits. Larry is highly respected in the insurance industry as an independent innovator and trusted collaborator, and he serves on several insurance company advisory boards. Larry’s reputation in the industry has led to partnerships with insurers, resulting in unique and one-of-a-kind solutions.
Email: lfeuerman@ccibenefits.com
Phone: (914) 361 4401
Jim Roche
Partner
Jim Roche joined CCI in 2014 as a partner. Recognized industry wide, Jim serves as Practice Leader for self-funded health plans and retirement programs. Jim’s prior experience includes principal positions at large employee benefit brokerage houses, such as Aon and Mercer. Jim enjoys spending his free time with his family, playing golf, and running half marathons.
Email: jroche@ccibenefits.com
Phone: (914) 361 4913
Practice Leader
Sherry Feuerman joined CCI in 1999, and she now acts as the practice leader. As Practice Leader, Sherry manages all aspects of providing benefit services including renewal negotiations, compliance, technology, and plan administration. Along with being innovative, she requires her team to be solution-driven with the goal of anticipating client needs. Sherry spent her career in the benefits field, studying actuarial science at the College of Insurance. Before joining CCI, she was account management vice president at Marsh McLennan.
Email: sfeuerman@ccibenefits.com
Phone: (914) 361 4403
Larry Feuerman
President
Larry Feuerman founded CCI in 1995 after establishing himself as an expert in executive and employee benefits. Larry is highly respected in the insurance industry as an independent innovator and trusted collaborator, and he serves on several insurance company advisory boards. Larry’s reputation in the industry has led to partnerships with insurers, resulting in unique and one-of-a-kind solutions.
Email: lfeuerman@ccibenefits.com
Phone: (914) 361 4401
Jack Burridge
Sales Leader/
Senior Account Manager
Jack Burridge has been an integral part of CCI’s sales and account management team for more than five years. As the Sales Leader and a Senior Account Manager, Jack uses his personal relationships, industry experience, and understanding of client needs to ensure that renewals and negotiations are as efficient as possible for short and long-term goals. Jack graduated with a BA and MBA from Fairfield University. His previous work experience as an event and sales consultant informs his ability to identify new business opportunities and develop and maintain client relationships. In his spare time, Jack enjoys helping youth soccer players with their college recruiting process, watching soccer, and spending time with his family. Along with playing Division 1 soccer at Fairfield University, Jack played soccer at the Youth Level for England National Team U18.
Email: jburridge@ccibenefits.com
Phone: (914) 361 4915
Jim Roche
Partner
Jim Roche joined CCI in 2014 as a partner. Recognized industry wide, Jim serves as Practice Leader for self-funded health plans and retirement programs. Jim’s prior experience includes principal positions at large employee benefit brokerage houses, such as Aon and Mercer. Jim enjoys spending his free time with his family, playing golf, and running half marathons.
Email: jroche@ccibenefits.com
Phone: (914) 361 4913
Michele Noviello
Director of Account Management
Michele Noviello joined CCI in 2014. As the director of account management, she has created a team whose focus is to tailor each client’s experience and maintain long-term relationships. Through project management, strategic planning, and product/technology design, Michele’s team delivers innovative and customized solutions. Her knowledge of employee benefits allows her to become a trusted resource as an extension to our clients’ teams. Michele has both an undergraduate and graduate degree in secondary education from Fairfield University. Her background in education speaks to her ability to manage group settings, give employee benefits presentations, and simplify complex issues for clients. Michele was a competitive synchronized figure skater for eight years.
Email: mnoviello@ccibenefits.com
Phone: (914) 361 4910
Sherry Feuerman
Practice Leader
Sherry Feuerman joined CCI in 1999, and she now acts as the practice leader. As Practice Leader, Sherry manages all aspects of providing benefit services including renewal negotiations, compliance, technology, and plan administration. Along with being innovative, she requires her team to be solution-driven with the goal of anticipating client needs. Sherry spent her career in the benefits field, studying actuarial science at the College of Insurance. Before joining CCI, she was account management vice president at Marsh McLennan.
Email: sfeuerman@ccibenefits.com
Phone: (914) 361 4403
Benefit Partners
CCI Is a NFP Benefit Partner
Benefit Partners is a national corporate benefits organization of more than 180 offices across the country. It brings its member firms essential advantages, including:
- Leading-edge thinking
- Preferred carrier relationships
- Best-of-breed products
- Advanced benchmarking and analysis tools
- Comprehensive decision, implementation, compliance and regulatory services
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