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The Founder

As a husband and father, I’ve learned (and still learning) the importance of communication, patience, compassion, and thankfulness.

Be quick to listen, and slow to speak. Words matter.

I apply these principles in everything I do — personal and professional.

“What Is BenZen?”

Background

I started in financial services, managing retirement plans and eventually benefits. Then 2020 changed my perspective.

During the pandemic, I started researching deeper — healthcare, benefits, chronic disease, the gap between what people need and what they actually receive.

The more I learned, the harder it was to look away.

Purpose Driven

I lost my father and younger brother to Type-2 diabetes.

Watching them navigate chronic illness changed the way I think about healthcare, advocacy, and the importance of having someone in your corner. When we needed help, it was hard to find.

No family should navigate that alone. That’s why a portion of our profits supports the American Diabetes Association.

And over 100 million Americans have prediabetes. I was one of them. But by working with my doctors and making significant changes, I reversed it.

In My Mind

I didn’t build BenZen because I have all the answers. I built it because I’m a curious person.

I ask questions. I keep learning. When I discover something that can help someone, I share it.

Health insurance changes. The laws change. And people’s lives change.

My goal isn’t to know everything. It’s to never stop learning — and to make what I learn useful for other people.

“I’m a health insurance professional who specializes in coverage for people managing diabetes. I write and comment on how policy and carrier decisions affect that community specifically.”

For Fun

Outside of work, life mostly revolves around family, sports, music, cooking, and writing.

There’s usually a football, basketball, or baseball game on somewhere in the background, along with soccer or swim practice for my son.

Music is my therapy — jazz, 90’s, classic rock, R&B, and a little country. I also play piano and drums — when no one is home.

When there’s no time for golf, fishing, or camping, I’m in the kitchen planning our next meal and testing new recipes.

I’m at my best when I pray, spend time with family & friends, help others, and count my blessings.

Thanks for visiting.

Ted McNeil
Owner, Founder & Principal Broker
BenZen Insurance®

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