Christine Zinter, CEO

The history of Zinter Benefit Specialists is really the story of its principal consultant and owner, Christine Zinter, CEBS. Christine started her insurance career back in 1992 when she accepted a temporary job at a brokerage specializing in marine insurance. From there she joined the “Dark Side” as an insurance company employee, working in the field sales offices of two nationally-branded dental, life and disability companies.

From those relationships, Ms. Zinter was offered a unique opportunity to fill a brand new position at a regional bank – that of Insurance Program Manager. Only recently allowed to offer financial services other than loans and deposits, banks across the country were racing to grab bigger chunks of their clients’ financial relationships. Christine was just developing her first profitable brokerage firm when the bank “lost” in a corporate merger, and her job was moved to the Bay Area.

Rather than moving to the Bay Area, Christine landed at Aon Consulting where she worked first as an Associate, then as a Consultant to several high profile private and public-sector employers. It was at Aon that Christine developed her skills as both an underwriter and plan-design expert. In her years at Aon, Ms. Zinter earned the prestigious Certified Employee Benefits Specialist designation.

Missing the challenge of running her own book of business, Christine eventually decided to strike out on her own, starting a consulting firm focusing on benefit-savvy businesses who recognize the value a great consulting team can add to the delivery of employee benefits.