Brian Hugger

About Brian Hugger

With over 25 years experience in various leadership roles, Brian has developed a keen instinct and advanced skills making him an effective leader and communicator across many industries. Experience in Employee Benefits, Human Resource, Recruiting, Insurance, Retail, Manufacturing, Project Management, Customer Service, Data Integrity, Analytics, Consulting, Sales management and Insurance Sales. This experience has developed Brian to relate with the needs and find creative solutions of various clients. Brian is a strong communicator and exemplifies ethical leadership with honesty, integrity, and compassion.Brian has a proven track record of effective team development and recruitment. Brian’s strong work ethic and a passion for putting people first and leading from the front, are characteristics he displays that make him an effective leader. Brian is assertive and a gifted negotiator.Aside from an active family and career life; Brian is also active in the local communities surrounding him by supporting and volunteering with various charities including women\'s shelters, homeless shelters, local schools, and veteran charity foundations to name a few. Brian is an active member of his community devoting time, energy, and resources. This includes being engaged with kids in the community through the \"Dogs program\"(Dad\'s Of Great Students), providing a positive male role model for students at a local school.

Experience

1. Chief Operating Officer (COO) Managing Partner

   Piopac Fidelity

   Sep 2017 — Present · Portland, OR, US

   WHAT WE DO: We make VB billing simple, we eliminate it. Employers and Unions can offer enhanced benefits without the use of payroll deduction. It\'s more advantageous than combined, single point, billing. There\'s no: payroll deduction, billing reconciliation or premium remittance. WHO WE SERVE: We work with Platforms, Apps, Carriers, Enrollment Firms, Call Centers, Agents and Brokers along with their union, employer, association, alliance, affinity, and co-op clients.HOW WE DO IT: We utilize Split Direct Deposit and EFT draft from checking and savings accounts, as well as credit/debit/payday cards. Keep us in mind as a billing solution when advocating for VB and you find:EMPLOYERS:• Ran out of payroll slots or the fee to add additional slot is cost prohibitive• Less than stellar billing experiences with Supplemental carrier(s) in the past• Do not want to dedicate personnel resources to invoice reconciliation• Intermittent Workforce where invoice reconciliation is challenging• Workforce who are paid via a \"payday card\"• Industries where reconciliation is sometimes a challenge due to turnover• “Share” employees with other firms such that they are part-time with two or more employers• Franchise or umbrella organization with numerous sites, each with their own payroll system• They \"want nothing to do with billing at all\" due to compliance regulations• Desire to offer VB to part-time employees but not run it through payrollUNIONS/LABOR ORGANIZATIONS:• No access to payroll slot• Multi-state /multi-employer where premium collection is complexASSOCIATIONS/AFFINITY GROUPS/Co-Op\'s/MEWA\'s/Chamber of Commerce Plan/MEC Carriers:• Seeking premium collection vehicleWant to check us out? are active throughout the USA, Puerto Rico, and Guam.

Education

• Concordia University-St. Paul

  BA, Organizational Management

  2005 — 2007

• Century College

  AAS, Business Administration

  1997 — 2006

Skills

• Accident
• Team Building
• Time Management
• Cafeteria Plans
• Critical Illness
• Human Resources
• Health Savings Accounts
• Customer Service
• Employee Benefits
• Life Insurance
• Negotiation
• Term Life Insurance
• Insurance
• Microsoft Office
• Health Insurance
• Direct Sales
• Disability Insurance
• Brokers
• Program Management
• Sales
• Training
• Claim
• Leadership
• Consulting
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Long-Term Care
• Sales Management
• Management
• Small Business
• Account Management
• Marketing
• New Business Development
• Strategic Planning
• Whole Life
• Recruiting
• Coaching