About Simpolicy

Tobias is in his 14th year with the company and received his underwriting training from Blue Shield of California. He is a graduate of Loyola Marymount University (LMU) where he studied Political Science at the Center for the Study of Los Angeles. He has received a Certificate of Recognition from the SFVBJ as a nominee for the 2012 and 2013 “Most Trusted Advisor Award” and indeed received the honor in 2015 — being named by the publication as a winner of that year’s “Most Trusted Advisor Award.”

Tobias is widely considered an expert in health care reform and been a speaker to several well-regarded organizations including PIHRA, the HRD Network (California Credit Union Association), LA Financial Planners Association, LANSA, SMA’s Legal Update (a special interest chapter of SHRM), Montage’s own My HR Summit Series, a national speaker for a Christian CEO organization ‘Convene’ as one of their Health Care Reform experts, and various Boards of Directors ranging from the Los Angeles Police Credit Union’s board to the Executive team at a major Motel chain.

He is OSHA-10 and CalOSHA-10 certified serving clients in both Employee Benefits as well as Property & Casualty, sat on the board of directors for the Staffing Management Association, and is currently the Vice President of the board for the California Unemployment Insurance Council (CUIC). Tobias has been employed by Lorman Education Services to conduct 90-minute webinars for their educational content on topics ranging from “Insurance 101” to the specifics of “Level-Funding, Self Funding and Other Alternatives to Fully Insured” as he is a well-regarded specialist in the field of employee benefits.  Tobias was also a guest speaker, asked to share his business principals at the Mountain West Credit Union Association’s CEO Board Chair Summit, and has been featured on multiple podcasts, including “Jerry Learns Business” and Dr. Brandi Stankovic business podcast “The Strategic Hotbox.”  Tobias serves as the Executive Vice President for Montage Insurance Solutions and the CEO of Simpolicy Insurance Solutions.

Danone Simpson Founder, CEO of Montage Insurance Solutions & Chairperson of Simpolicy Insurance Solutions with over eighteen years’ experience in all lines of insurance.  Danone has built an agency focused on employee benefit and property & casualty programs for the commercial and non-profit sectors. Under Danone’s leadership the firm has partnered with over 100 carriers in order to find the perfect insurance solutions for their clients.

Her company utilizes Human Resources tools, consulting, wellness campaigns, health fairs and safety initiatives to reduce premium and employee costs.  These programs have proven to be effective in retention and nurturing the health and safety of employees. These client events and services are unparalleled in the industry.

Danone Simpson understands the challenges of the Human Resources Professional and has established My HR Summit™ a leadership series to educate HR Departments in the ever changing world of legal compliance and employee management.

Danone has been presented multiple awards in the Los Angeles and San Fernando Valley Business Journals, including being selected a Trusted Advisor in Insurance and One of the Top Twelve Women Owned Businesses in Los Angeles.  Her agency has been recognized as one of the fastest growing companies and Top 25 largest insurance brokerage firms since 2009 and Employee Benefits Consultants. Danone was selected by Forbes magazine to be represented in the Women of Power series for Southern California. Ventura Magazine also recognized Danone as a Trusted Advisor in the insurance industry last year. Montage is listed as one of the Best Places to Work in 2015. She was a panelist for the LABJ Economic Forecast and Trends, February, 2016.

She sits on the Valley Village Board of Directors, Development and Make-A-Wish, was honored as a Founding Member of Women for Wishes.

She is an active member of multiple insurance associations and has continuously served on the EMA/SMA board for over eight years and PIHRA District Nine Board (Woodland Hills) since 2009.

Masters of Business Administration, Graziadio School of Business, Pepperdine University, 2012.

Mark Simpson, Chief Operations Officer of Simpolicy Insurance Solutions and Montage Insurance Solutions, brings over thirty years of experience in operations management.

For the majority of Mark’s career, he worked as the Director of Operations in the Property Department at Paramount Pictures. For 29 years, he oversaw productions, overhead budgets, staffing and inventory control for both Television and Feature Productions. He staffed all Key Production and Overhead Personnel in his division, which managed five additional production departments. He simultaneously managed the same division at CBS Studio Center Studios under a five-year management agreement. In addition, Mark was in charge of all marketing and licensing agreements for the advertising on the New York Street at Paramount, strengthening company revenue from a previously untapped source of income.

His last positions have been in the Motion Picture Entertainment Industry and the Financial Investment and Acquisition Industry. Before joining DSI, Mark was in charge of operations at Jackson Motion Picture Rentals for 3 years, in which he handled staffing, scheduling, inventory control and supervised employees. Before Jackson, he was the VP of Operations at Investors Capital Management Group in charge of acquisitions of business and real estate investments, in addition to overseeing Finance, IT, HR and Risk Management.

Mark brings his talent for the management of the many events and projects Montage puts on from enrollment meetings, to health fairs and our My HR and Executive Summits.

Affiliations, member, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences