Armando Polanco

Principal Managing Partner
Texas Benefit

Bio on Armando F. Polanco

Principal Managing Partner for Texas Benefit, an independent insurance and financial service brokerage firm located in San Antonio, Texas. Mr. Polanco started the firm in 1993 and is chiefly responsible for the business development and marketing of the firm.

Retired after 23 years from the U.S Navy as a Lieutenant Commander and held responsibilities as a Healthcare Administrator and Environmental Health. He also enjoyed 10 years experience as a commercial banker specializing in executive and professional banking relations. He has presented on local venues issues surrounding healthcare strategies on gaining control of utilization factors and ways to maintain costs. Developing programs to enhance quality of network and cost containment in Workers Compensation Programs in the International Arena.

•  Active as an Advisory Board Member of the Center for Medical Tourism Research
• Board Member on the Free Trade Alliance 
• Member of the San Antonio Health Underwriters Association
• Member of the National Health Underwriters Association
• Committee Member on San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
• Advisory Board Member of the University of Texas San Antonio / Small Business Development Center
• Advisory Board Member of the University of Texas San Antonio / Health Business
• Member of the Medical Tourism Association
• Multiple Conference Presentations on Insurance Methodologies on Medical Tourism

Bachelors Degree, Cum Laude Graduate, in Biology from St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas

Company Corporate Bio on Texas Benefit

Texas Benefit is an independent insurance and financial service brokerage firm located in San Antonio, Texas. The company services multi-state accounts within three departments. Employee Benefit Department manages fully insured and self-insured health plans along with other products such as Dental, Life, and Disability Insurance. The Property and Casualty Department offers Workers Compensation, General Liability and other business insurance needs. The Financial Services Department implements and maintains a variety of retirement and investment venues.

TexasBenefit stared in 1993 and has a staff of 14 employees with an array of risk management specialties. The Employee Benefit Division has experience in implementing medical self-funded plans and is coordinated with a contract specialist and an in-house actuary professional. The team is apprised of the advantage of the advantages of medical tourism and has established all resources to service corporate accounts with a desire to include international health providers.