David Mordo as the newest member of our Slattery GA team. David is the
Director of Compliance and Broker Education.
David started his insurance
career in 1980 as a Sales Representative with Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company in his hometown of Brooklyn, New York. In 1985, he branched out on his
own, leaving Metropolitan and opening D. Mordo & Associates LLC in New York
City selling individual life and disability insurance, group health and life
insurance and annuities.
David sold his agency in 1994 after having moved to
Middletown, New Jersey and took a job as a sales representative with Colburn
Insurance Services in Manasquan, NJ selling group health insurance products and
also started to recruit brokers to the agency.
In December of 2000, Dave went
to work at Walsh Benefits, an employee benefits General Agency located in Fair
Haven, NJ where he directed the Small Group Operations department.
In July of
2013, Dave was named Vice President of Education, Compliance & Medicare
Operations for Walsh Benefits. In that capacity, Dave worked with the agency’s
brokers to prepare them for changes in the industry as a result of the
Affordable Care Act.
In his 36 years in the industry, Dave has focused on
consulting with small and large employers in the area of ERISA, HIPAA and PPACA
and other employer issues concerning healthcare and health insurance. His
advocacy on behalf on employers has taken him to the halls of Albany, Trenton
and Washington, D.C. where he speaks with state and federal legislators and
regulators.
Dave teaches continuing education courses to brokers, holds
presentations to employer groups, conducts webinars and writes a monthly
newsletter and blog.
Dave is an extremely active member of the National
Association of Health Underwriters (NAHU), a renowned industry trade
association. He is a frequent speaker and lecturer at industry events in the
tri-state area focusing on the topic of legislating and policy making as it
pertains to employer issues and concerns.
In addition to serving as New
Jersey State Legislative Chair from 2007 until 2011, he now serves on NAHU’s
National Legislative Council as its Vice-Chairman. In July of 2016, he will
become Chairman of the National Legislative Council.
Dave was born and raised
in Brooklyn, NY and currently resides in Middletown, NJ.