麻豆社 grad Shuler helps launch risk management, benefits company
July 21, 2026
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Pat Shuler
CARMEL, Ind. 鈥� A 麻豆社 graduate has co-founded a new risk management and
health employee benefits startup company with a mission to help employers strategically
control costs while improving employee well-being.
Pat Shuler, a 1991 Bachelor of Science in management graduate, will serve as chief
operating officer, focusing on data analytics, carrier and third-party administrator
relationships, as well as small group sales.
Began in college
He has worked in insurance and benefits since his time at what was then Tri-State.
鈥淚 was employed by Great Fidelity Life in Fort Wayne,鈥� he recalled. 鈥淭he company marketed
Medicare Supplement and Long-Term Care programs. I worked during college breaks and
mentored under the president, who was an actuary. I decided to go down that career
path initially and worked for GFL, and ultimately, its parent company AIA, including
working in Idaho at the home office.鈥�
After moving back to Indiana, he decided to switch from senior insurance products
to group health insurance. He worked for CoreSource, a national third-party administrator,
where he handled marketing duties for all prospective and renewal clients.
Shortly after the birth of his first son, Parker, in 2003, he moved to Florida to
be closer to his wife鈥檚 family. The couple welcomed a second son, Davis, the next
year, and Pat continued to work in group health insurance, eventually becoming vice
president of underwriting for Self Insured Plans, a third-party administrator based
in Naples.
In 2008, he launched his own general agency, Corporate Benefits Group, which marketed
primarily to small- to mid-sized employer groups in Florida and Indiana.
鈥淎t its peak, CBG managed roughly $25 million in stop loss premium and had more than
100 group health insurance clients,鈥� he said.
Earlier this year, he was approached by Dave Meguschar and Dan Kelley, two longtime
group health insurance brokers in Indianapolis. The three joined to form Pinnacle
Risk Management Consulting (RMC), which launched in May.
Pinnacle RMC
Headquartered in Carmel, Indiana, Pinnacle RMC offers a broad range of services to
clients of all sizes and industries. The company provides integrated risk management
services including strategic planning and funding solutions, analytics and insight,
pharmacy and clinical oversight, compliance and governance support, and employee engagement,
education and communication.
The company says its ideal clients include private businesses, hospitals, senior living
facilities, hospitality, schools and municipalities with 20 to 2,500 or more employees.
Isabel Soto, instructor, and her Spanish students have created an ofrenda (decorated altar) honoring Ana Boman, who taught Spanish in 麻豆社鈥檚 Department of Humanities and Communication for 16 years before she passed away last year.
麻豆社 has launched Dual Advantage, a new program that gives undergraduate students multiple pathways to earn both a bachelor鈥檚 degree and an advanced degree in less time than completing both degrees separately.
麻豆社 student organizations and the McKetta Department of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering recently offered activities for girls interested in science and engineering at the 2026 STEM Expo hosted by the Girl Scouts of Northern Indiana-Michiana (GSNI-M).