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Klinke Team

Corey Klinke | Principal, Executive Vice President of Sales

Mr. Klinke has over 20 years experience in Health, Pension, SUB Plan, Life Insurance, ERISA Trust Business, and Prevailing Wage Fringe Benefits products and services. Mr. Klinke sits on various committees for the AGC and ABC. Associations: AGC, ABC, ASA, The Contractors Plan Trust

Direct Line: (858) 521-7391
E-mail: corey@westcoastbenefits.com

Harrison Cooney I Sales Producer

Harrison has over 5 years of fringe benefit sales experience. He brings extensive knowledge of prevailing wage best practices, including prevailing wage law and compliance. As a sales producer for West Coast Group Benefits, he will find you the coverage you and your employees need to be competitive in the marketplace.

Direct Line: (858) 524-1564
E-mail: harrison@westcoastbenefits.com

Aurora Hutchens | Account Executive, Client Services

Aurora has 10+ years of insurance industry experience. She provides daily service support required to maintain new and current account satisfaction with products sold and administration of the same. She provides support for claims issues and maintains comprehensive knowledge of our client's benefits and plan options.

Direct Line: (858) 521-7395
E-mail: aurora@westcoastbenefits.com

Brian Patterson | Account Manager, Client Services

Brian has 3+ years of insurance industry experience, including working with a premier life and disability insurance carrier. He provides daily service support to current clients for eligibility maintenance, annual renewal marketing, claims issues and administrative assistance. 

Direct Line: (858) 524-1569
E-mail: brian@westcoastbenefits.com

Marie Garcia | Account Manager, Client Services

With several years of insurance industry experience, Marie provides current customers with daily client service support to include eligibility maintenance, annual renewal marketing, claims assistance along with administrative assistance for the team.  

Direct Line: (858) 521-7390
E-mail: marie@westcoastbenefits.com

Wourms Team

Raquel Wourms | Sr. Vice President, Group Sales and Service; Broker Relations

Raquel has been in the healthcare industry over 30 years and works with all industries in the marketplace with special emphasis on the nonprofit community, specialty service and government contractors on an national basis. She also oversees relations with our contracted broker network for the various Trust and SCA products WCGB represents. Raquel is an expert in needs analysis and client service resolution, who's background includes extensive underwriting experience, contracting, financial analysis, claims analysis, benefit analysis, client services and Trust consulting. The Wourms Team offers exceptional customer service combined with a detail oriented style, working to ensure clients receive the best experience in all aspects of employee benefits and daily administration for all products and services offered through WCGB. Associations: BIA, SDNA, SDECCC, SDRCC

Direct Line: (858) 521-7397
E-mail: raquel@westcoastbenefits.com

Virginia Lewis | Account Executive, Client Services
With over 20 years of insurance industry experience, Virginia offers her expertise to both employers and employees alike while managing their benefit plan needs. She is customer service oriented and has been very successful in managing and providing a high level of customer support at every level to maintain current and establish new accounts for West Coast Group Benefits. Virginia provides additional oversight for day to day benefit administration and support to the account management teams.

Direct Line: 858-521-7392 Email: virginia@westcoastbenefits.com

Marie Garcia | Account Manager, Client Services

With several years of insurance industry experience, Marie provides current customers with daily client service support to include eligibility maintenance, annual renewal marketing, claims assistance along with administrative assistance for the team.  

Direct Line: 858-521-7390
Email: marie@westcoastbenefits.com

Postgate Team

Tere Postgate | Vice President of Sales, Group Sales

Tere is a registered representative and broker with the experience to provide all lines of group Health Benefits, as well as fully integrated retirement plans and services. Tere has been a broker in San Diego County for over 30 years. Tere's expertise is in providing employer groups with fully integrated Health and Retirement Benefit Packages. Tere is a face-to-face, hands-on broker with a problem solving attitude. Customer satisfaction is a must, and Tere has maintained some of WCGB's oldest clients because of her professional and comprehensive servicing of these groups.

Direct Line: (858) 521-7383
E-mail: tere@westcoastbenefits.com

Ana Buelna | Account Manager, Client Services

Ana joined West Coast Group Benefits in 2018 with 20 + years of Employee Benefit/Account Management industry experience. Prior to joining the team at West Coast Benefits, Ana served as Director of Client Services for over 15 years. Ana provides services for Spanish Speaking Group Meetings and document translation as well as daily customer support, group renewal marketing, Ease implementation and maintenance.

Direct Line: (858) 521-7387
E-mail: ana@westcoastbenefits.com

Renee Basuil | Account Manager, Client Services

Renee has been with West Coast Group Benefits for over 5 years and provides daily customer support and administrative assistance for the Flynn Unit.  Client services include claim assistance, Ease portal assistance, renewal marketing and general employee benefit questions.

Direct Line: (858) 521-7382
E-mail: renee@westcoastbenefits.com

Operations & Administration

Rick Leon | Principal, CEO

Mr. Leon is a Group Health Insurance Professional with over 40 years of experience in the industry. He has worked with several large insurance carriers over his career in both Operations and Sales. Mr. Leon also has experience in Third Party Administration services as the foundation of his early career. He is responsible for General Operations as well as all aspects of Marketing, Services and Personnel oversight. Additionally, he handles trust management, renewals, and negotiations.

Direct Line: (858) 521-7389
E-mail: rick@westcoastbenefits.com

Christina Rosello | President

Christina is a seasoned insurance professional with over 20 years of experience in all aspects of Group Health Benefits. With expert knowledge in Benefit Administration, she is able to provide invaluable assistance and timely service to our clients and vendors alike. Christina is an expert in the installation and servicing of our Human Resource Management System and manages all facets of administration for West Coast Group Benefits.

Direct Line: (858) 521-7384
E-mail: christina@westcoastbenefits.com

Sabrina Gonzalez | Senior Benefit Consultant, Trust & Client Services

Sabrina has over 15 years of administrative support and sales in the group health insurance industry. She is customer service oriented and has been very successful in managing and providing a high level of customer support at every level. Sabrina has extensive experience in working with all the major carriers in terms of negotiations and problem resolution.

 

Direct Line: (858) 521-7385
E-mail: sabrina@westcoastbenefits.com

Renee Basuil | Accounting and Administration

In addition to her account management duties, Renee is responsible for accounts receivable and administers all aspects of the commissions accounting system and maintains company management data.

Direct Line: (858) 521-7382
E-mail: renee@westcoastbenefits.com

Gabriela Vargas | Administrative Assistant

Gaby is responsible for accounts receivable and payable along with administrative duties for our Executive and Account Services team.

Direct Line: (858) 521-7380
E-mail: gabriela@westcoastbenefits.com

PAC

PAC

For more information about West Coast Group Benefits PAC participation please contact:

E-mail: info@westcoastbenefits.com

Our Founders

 

PATRICK J. FLYNN
Past President

 

 

PHIL PIEL, SR.
Past Executive Vice President

 

 

 

Patrick Flynn, Co-Founder of West Coast Group Benefits retired in 2023.  Patrick was an expert in employee benefits from the smallest group of 2 employees up to groups with 1,000+ employees.  His knowledge of the various insurance markets, including fully insured and self-insured plans made him one of the premier brokers in our industry.  His clients relied on his perseverance when it came to doing what was best for them.  For Patrick, the client's needs were the most important thing to him.  He passed on these same principles to the staff who continue to manage the book of business he built over the past 40 years.

Phil Piel founded West Coast Group Benefits with Patrick Flynn. Phil passed away in 2010. Phil was a consultant specializing in Employee Benefit programs for Trade Contractors. He was a recognized expert in prevailing wage employee benefit plans for non-union contractors and had conducted prevailing wage seminars for a number of construction associations including the Associated General Contactor's, Associated Builders & Contactor's, and the American Subcontractors Association. Obituary

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“The way we work with our clients is based on our founders philosophy 'Do the right thing when nobody’s looking'”

-Phil Piel

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San Diego, CA 92127
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info@westcoastbenefits.com

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