Speaking. Fiduciary duty, from the stage.

Donovan and Chelsea Ryckis speak to HR leaders, finance teams and benefits advisors about running an employer health plan to a fiduciary standard. They have presented at SHRM, HR Florida, BenefitsPRO, ISCEBS and state SHRM conferences since 2020.

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Talks we give.

  • A Fiduciary Framework for Managing Employer Healthcare Programs. How a benefits committee sets goals, monitors vendors and keeps a record that holds up, using the Fiduciary Framework™. For HR, finance and plan committees.
  • Health Plan Lawsuits and Employer Fiduciary Duty, Explained. What recent ERISA cases against employers say about the duty of a plan sponsor, and what a committee should do now. Read about the duty.
  • Understanding Healthcare Strategy in 4 Moves. A plain-language plan for controlling health plan cost without cutting benefits.
  • 5 Better Questions That Will Transform Your Benefits Renewal Strategy. The questions to ask before your next renewal, and what the answers tell you. See renewals.
  • Future Proofing Your Health Benefits. Multi-year planning and plan design that holds up over three to five years.
  • Stop-Loss Markets Explained. How stop-loss is priced and placed for self-funded plans. See stop-loss.

Past engagements.

DateEventTalkSpeaker
Oct 2026ASLRRA ConferenceSmall Steps, Big Rewards, Simple Actions to Improve Your Employee Health PlanDonovan Ryckis
Aug 2026HR FloridaA Fiduciary Framework for Managing Employer Healthcare ProgramsChelsea Ryckis
Jul 2026IFEBP and ISCEBS webinarA Fiduciary Framework for Managing Employer Healthcare ProgramsChelsea Ryckis
Jun 2026SHRM26Future Proofing Your Health Benefits, Multi-Year Planning and High Performance Program DesignDonovan and Chelsea Ryckis
Jun 2026WebinarA Fiduciary Framework for Managing Employer Healthcare ProgramsChelsea Ryckis
May 2026Florida Alliance for Healthcare ValueThe Future of Health Care, Built by Employer LeadershipChelsea Ryckis
Apr 2026Oklahoma SHRMYou Can't Afford to Be Another Salesperson They Don't TrustDonovan Ryckis
Jan 2026Health Benefits Conference and Expo, Ponte VedraA Fiduciary Framework for Managing Employer Healthcare ProgramsChelsea Ryckis
Sep 2025Chicagoland Health, Safety and Environmental ConferenceUnderstanding Healthcare Strategy in 4 MovesDonovan Ryckis
Aug 2025SHRM Arizona State ConferenceUnderstanding Healthcare Strategy in 4 MovesDonovan Ryckis
Aug 2025HR Florida, Orlando5 Better Questions That Will Transform Your Benefits Renewal StrategyChelsea Ryckis
Jun 2025SHRM Annual, San DiegoHealth Plan Lawsuits and Employer Fiduciary Duty ExplainedChelsea Ryckis
May 2025BenefitsPRO Broker Expo, BostonAdvisors Then, Now, and Next, Navigating the Changing Landscape of HealthcareDonovan and Chelsea Ryckis
May 2025BenefitsPRO Broker Expo, BostonDocumentary premiereChelsea Ryckis
Feb 2025YouPowered Symposium, AnaheimBallsy BrokersDonovan Ryckis
Feb 2025YouPowered Symposium, AnaheimKnuckling Down on Fiduciary ResponsibilityChelsea Ryckis
Jan 2025NexGen Advising ConferenceConsultative Selling, From Broker to Advisor in Three StepsChelsea Ryckis
Sep 2024ISCEBS SymposiumAvoid ERISA Health Plan LawsuitsDonovan and Chelsea Ryckis
Sep 2024Health Benefits Nation, NashvilleStop Loss Markets ExplainedDonovan Ryckis
Sep 2024Health Benefits Nation, NashvilleThe Changing Role of AdvisorsChelsea Ryckis

Before 2024, Donovan and Chelsea presented at the BenefitsPRO Expo in 2020, 2021 and 2022, including "Data-Driven Decision Making" in 2022, and at Q4i on benefits communication for a modern workforce in 2023.

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Questions employers ask about this.

How do we invite Donovan or Chelsea Ryckis to speak?

Email service@ethosbenefits.com with the event, the date, the audience and the topic you have in mind.

What topics do they speak on?

Health plan fiduciary duty and lawsuits, the Fiduciary Framework™ for managing a health plan, multi-year benefits strategy, renewal strategy, stop-loss markets, and the changing role of benefits advisors.

Do they speak to advisors as well as employers?

Yes. Chelsea and Donovan speak to HR and finance audiences about running a plan, and to advisor audiences about moving from selling policies to advising as a fiduciary.

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