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Rodney Mattos Show: Redefining Insurance with Innovation & InsightWelcome to the Rodney Mattos Show, hosted by industry luminary Rodney Mattos, Sr., where we explore the future of insurance and employee benefits with bold ideas and practical solutions.
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Healthcare Spend 2026: What 1,500+ Employers Are Really Saying About Rising Costs (opens the original)
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In this episode of Blueprints for Better Benefits, Rodney Mattos Jr. and Rodney Mattos Sr. break down the real state of healthcare spend 2026 and what more than 1,500 CEOs, CFOs, finance leaders, and HR leaders are saying about rising costs. The numbers are hard to ignore. Seventy-nine percent of small and mid-sized employers saw double-digit increases in total healthcare spend over the last 12 months. One in five saw increases of 30% or more. For employers already working with tight margins, th
The Birth of Apeironix - From Real Agency Pain to a True Operational System (opens the original)
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Most insurance agencies know AI is real. They have tried the prompts, tested the tools, and felt the early spark of what could be possible. But when Monday morning hits, the same problems are still there: producers rekeying data, service teams chasing loss runs and ACORD forms, AMS and CRM systems that do not talk to each other, and agency leaders wondering why the technology never turns into a true operational system. In this episode of The Insurance AI Advantage, Rodney Mattos Jr. sits down wi
Beyond Cost Control as a Strategic Business Asset (opens the original)
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In this episode of Blueprints for Better Benefits, Rodney Mattos Jr. and Rodney Mattos Sr. unpack how employers can move beyond cost control and start treating employee benefits as a true strategic business asset. For CFOs, CEOs, and HR leaders facing rising healthcare costs, talent retention pressure, and limited visibility into what is driving their plan performance, this conversation explores how self-funded plans and alternative funding strategies can create more control, clearer data, and b
Insurance Agency EBITDA - Why Most Agencies Stay Stuck at Base Camp (opens the original)
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If your agency is working harder, writing more business, and still watching margins stay flat, this episode is for you. In Insurance Agency EBITDA: Why Most Agencies Stay Stuck at Base Camp, Rodney Mattos Jr. and Rodney Mattos Sr. break down the hidden operational drag that keeps independent agencies stuck in low-value manual work, despite rising revenue and nonstop effort. Inside this episode of The Insurance AI Advantage, we explore why so many agencies still lose 20 to 40 percent of the workw
Self-Funding for the Mid-Market – Why More 50–250 Life Employers Are Making the Move in 2026 (opens the original)
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Self-funding for the mid-market is becoming one of the most important employee benefits conversations for employers with 50 to 250 employees in 2026. In this episode of Blueprints for Better Benefits, Rodney Mattos Jr. and Rodney Sr. break down why more mid-market companies are moving away from the fully insured model and exploring self-funded and hybrid health plan strategies. If your organization is dealing with rising renewals, limited cost transparency, pharmacy cost pressure, and growing ex
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