Our Team

Signet Financial Team

Fred Schneider, FLMI
Fred@signetfinancial.com

Fred is recognized as one of the most experienced group insurance specialists in Canada. He worked for many years at the Head Offices of several leading insurance companies as underwriter and claims adjudicator. He has designed countless numbers of successful group insurance plans and with his technical expertise, brings an insurance company insider’s perspective to servicing our clients. Fred is in regular contact with all suppliers of group products and will:

• Examine the competitive nature of your premiums;
• Analyze the impact of claims on renewal rates;
• Negotiate renewal premiums and conduct comprehensive market surveys to keep costs under control;
• Resolve disputes that arise between employee, insurance company, and providers of services.

Jeffrey Bennett
Jeff@signetfinancial.com

Jeff began his career in the group insurance industry by joining the Disability Claims Department of a major Canadian Carrier, eventually becoming their Manager of Disability Services for Western Canada. He then moved into the Group Marketing area with the same carrier before joining the Signet Financial Group in 1999 where he now specializes in Group Insurance and Benefit Programs for their clients.

His expertise provides our clients with value added services in the following areas:

• Basic Group Insurance Programs
• Healthcare Spending Accounts
• Flexible Benefit Programs
• Healthcare Trust Accounts
• Group Pension and Retirement Savings Programs
• Executive Benefit and Compensations Programs
• Disability Claims Settlement

Eyford Insurance

Don D. Eyford, CFP, CLU, CHFC
Don@signetfinancial.com

Don has been engaged in all aspects of the life insurance industry for many years. He now specializes in Estate and Retirement Planning and funding arrangements for high net worth individuals and corporate and professional firms. Planning areas include:

• Coordinating life insurance with will planning and trust arrangements;
• Funding of buy-sell agreements and Key-person protection against death and disability;
• Design of executive compensation programs such R.C.A.s and Executive Pension Plans;
• Funding of charitable bequest during lifetime or on death;
• Enhancing wealth transfer to the next generation;
• Creditor proofing of estate assets.

Don’s clients include some of Canada’s most outstanding individuals and corporations.

Daniel Sember, B.Comm., B.Econ., CFP, CLU, CHFC, RHU
Daniel@signetfinancial.com

Daniel has been involved in many areas of the life insurance industry. He has been involved in the marketing and selling of disability, group, critical illness and life insurance for the past 8 years and has worked in the Head Offices of two of Canada’s largest insurers. He now uses this experience and relationships to benefit the customers of Signet Financial Group. He specializes in advanced business and estate succession planning.