About
Experienced Group Insurance Specialist that works to reduce liability and maintain rate stability for successful small and mid-sized Ontario businesses looking to protect and provide quality benefits to their staff.
By working with, and consulting to, Employee Benefit Specialists, Group Insurance Brokers, Group Insurance Companies, Third Party Administrators(TPA's), Pharmaceutical Companies, industry panels and associations, as well as provincial health providers, I have acquired a interesting cross industry perspective that few possess. This experience means that I can help you in ways that many others can not.
If you are an employer, or work in any of the other areas listed above, I can help you. Just drop me a note to find out how.
Looking for what else I get involved in?
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Articles by Dave
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Is your benefit plan offside? Many are and employers are unaware
Is your benefit plan offside? Many are and employers are unaware
By Dave Patriarche
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Create employee benefits clients no one will be able to steal
Create employee benefits clients no one will be able to steal
By Dave Patriarche
Activity
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Thank you to all the participants of the Links & Learn Event hosted on August 20th. It was a great combination of #education, #networking, nine holes…
Thank you to all the participants of the Links & Learn Event hosted on August 20th. It was a great combination of #education, #networking, nine holes…
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My continuing contract work with BCC includes running the Exam Prep classes below. CFP Exam Prep starts this week and QAFP Exam Prep starts next…
My continuing contract work with BCC includes running the Exam Prep classes below. CFP Exam Prep starts this week and QAFP Exam Prep starts next…
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I hope everyone is out doing something they love this long weekend! #longweekend #recharge #golf #son
I hope everyone is out doing something they love this long weekend! #longweekend #recharge #golf #son
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Experience
Education
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The altMBA is an intensive, 4-week online workshop designed by Seth Godin for high-performing individuals who want to level up and lead.
Reaching the next level of leadership requires a shift in posture, in decision-making, and, most of all, in choosing to be a linchpin.
Without guidance, this process can take years of trial-and-error. The altMBA accelerates this personal and professional transformation by providing a deep view of leadership, organizations, and change. -
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For those who focus on life, health and other group benefits.
The courses reflect up-to-date and relevant information needed
to effectively design, fund, administer and communicate group
benefits. -
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Licenses & Certifications
Volunteer Experience
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Evergreen Dinner Volunteer (funder, chef, organizer etc)
The Yonge Street Mission
- 20 years
Health
Starting with funding and preparing a few meals at the Evergreen Centre for youth, this morphed into volunteer time in the employment centre. In this role, I helped youth build resumes, practice interviewing and find employment. Presenting seminars on communication skills and the famous "I am NOT a cop" presentation on how your early job experience (like McDonald's or Tim's) sets you up for future success.
As the years progressed, we reached out to clients and suppliers to fund, cook…Starting with funding and preparing a few meals at the Evergreen Centre for youth, this morphed into volunteer time in the employment centre. In this role, I helped youth build resumes, practice interviewing and find employment. Presenting seminars on communication skills and the famous "I am NOT a cop" presentation on how your early job experience (like McDonald's or Tim's) sets you up for future success.
As the years progressed, we reached out to clients and suppliers to fund, cook and serve well over 100 meals a year, then shared this with the program coordinator to carry on the events. -
Supporter, Promoter, Traveller, Doer
Hands Across the Nations (www.hatn.org)
- Present 7 years 6 months
Health
I was introduced to HATN in 2008, but was slow to get involved. Thanks to Cathy's persistence, we started to get involved in fundraising events like the 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2021 (virtual) Great Gourmet Give. Joanne visited The Gambia in February 2020 (just before the pandemic) to build the Women's Market Garden and drill a well fo help water it. She came home saying I had to come and help next time. the pandemic slowed that down, but we were back in November 2022 to build a pilot irrigation…
I was introduced to HATN in 2008, but was slow to get involved. Thanks to Cathy's persistence, we started to get involved in fundraising events like the 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2021 (virtual) Great Gourmet Give. Joanne visited The Gambia in February 2020 (just before the pandemic) to build the Women's Market Garden and drill a well fo help water it. She came home saying I had to come and help next time. the pandemic slowed that down, but we were back in November 2022 to build a pilot irrigation system in the garden (saving the women from lugging so much water). We also surveyed the site for our next project, a medical centre for Jammeh Kabbeh and the other local villages. We've only just begun our work.
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Assistant Chef
The Children's Breakfast Clubs
- 1 year 2 months
Health
Helped fund and prepare meals at Ashton Meadows Public School Breakfast program, until the pandemic stopped us from entering the school.
Publications
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Selling Benefits
Friesen Press
The benefits book you've been waiting for...SELLING BENEFITS
Lessons Learned - Voyages Travelled - Stories Shared
This is not just a book about selling employee benefits, another sales manual or a book about sailing trips and travelling the world. SELLING BENEFITS is all that and more, in an easy and entertaining read. You will enjoy and make use of the lessons shared to improve both yourself and your practice. Your business relationships will thrive and be more…The benefits book you've been waiting for...SELLING BENEFITS
Lessons Learned - Voyages Travelled - Stories Shared
This is not just a book about selling employee benefits, another sales manual or a book about sailing trips and travelling the world. SELLING BENEFITS is all that and more, in an easy and entertaining read. You will enjoy and make use of the lessons shared to improve both yourself and your practice. Your business relationships will thrive and be more successful.
Dave shares his learnings from his long term business partnerships and through those you will better understand:
- How to establish lifelong relationships no one will be able to break
- Lessons to help strengthen client partnerships
- How to build client loyalty that won't be compromised
- Ways of using storytelling to make business lessons stick.
Practical take-aways you can use immediately to improve your business and be more successful.
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Happy #internationaldogday! Say hello to my little friend! My new puppy, Revy! Now I have 3 dogs, and they all love being the center of attention at…
Happy #internationaldogday! Say hello to my little friend! My new puppy, Revy! Now I have 3 dogs, and they all love being the center of attention at…
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HOW SMART ARE SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS OWNERS? Over my 30 years in business, I have met many unbelievably successful business owners, and others…
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Benefii Insurance Group has a blast sponsoring a golf hole at one of our client's recent (and chilly!) golf tournaments 🏌️♂️⛳ We encouraged…
Benefii Insurance Group has a blast sponsoring a golf hole at one of our client's recent (and chilly!) golf tournaments 🏌️♂️⛳ We encouraged…
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Donation #92 today. Why not start the weekend off right by saving some lives? Thanks Cynthia Appiah for making it easy and pain free. Go to…
Donation #92 today. Why not start the weekend off right by saving some lives? Thanks Cynthia Appiah for making it easy and pain free. Go to…
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