Matt Stadler
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Family gatherings with Matt Stadler’s family are interesting tohim, though they admittedly bore his wife, Katie. At holidays, thesenior vice president of Dallas-based Frost Insurance talks aboutregulations, insurance trends and which direction the market isgoing with the other Stadlers—his dad Mark, and his brother, Adam,who happen to work at the same self-funding group (which Matt does business with, too).

“We’ll have a lot of disagreements on what’s a ‘next practice’or a ‘best practice.’ Insurance companies provide a lot of greatproducts, but the delivery in our business—as a consultant, as abroker, as an adviser, whatever you consider yourself—is our placeto shine. We talk about how do we deliver something better thanwhat it is right now.”

“Whether we agree or disagree, it’s fun,” he says. “They’vesharpened the tool set I have, offering challenges and conversationI may not get elsewhere.”

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