About Us
Our office (formerly Barkley Risk Management & Insurance) is dedicated to helping organizations create safer, healthier workplaces. We simplify insurance, employee benefits and risk management, so you can focus on what matters most. For over 20 years, we’ve gone beyond the status quo — offering comprehensive, cost-effective insurance and risk solutions tailored to your business needs.
In 2020, we joined Alera Group to provide our clients with the resources, technical expertise and best practices of a larger national firm, while maintaining the personal local service our partners expect.
Meet Our Team
Sean Copeand
Co-Managing Partner
Sean currently serves as Co-Managing Partner of Alera Group's Oxnard, CA office.
Connect on LinkedInNate Wollenman
Co-Managing Partner
Nate serves as Co-Managing Partner of Alera Group's Oxnard office.
Connect on LinkedInJustin Veyna
SVP, Employee Benefits
Justin serves as the Oxnard office's SVP, Employee Benefits.
Connect on LinkedInArmando Torres
Director of Safety & Loss Control ServicesArmando serves as the Oxnard office's Director of Safety & Loss Control Services.
Resources
Educational Resources
Academy of Risk Management workshops are open to clients and any business interested in the latest updates, trends and best practices in risk management and human resources. Join us for free, interactive sessions covering essential topics.
Explore upcoming and past Academy workshops, here.
Safety Training and Consulting Whether you want in-house training, sessions at our facility or virtual courses, we offer flexible options to help you create a custom training plan and get your staff up to speed quickly and efficiently. Get in touch to explore the best training options for your team, get your questions answered and schedule your courses.
Start building a customized training program today by contacting Armando Torres, Director of Safety & Loss Control Services, at armando.torres@aleragroup.com or (805) 220-9241. Training topics include:
Heartsaver® CPR AED Training (Adult/Child/Infant)
Sexual Harassment Prevention Training
OSHA Compliance
Training Employees and Managers How To Reduce Workers Comp Claims
Facility Risk Assessment
Forklift, Hazardous Materials, First Aid, Heat Illness Prevention, Lockout/Tagout and more
Accident Investigation Training
IIPP Plan Preparation and Management
- Workplace Violence Prevention Program Development & Training
Become an HISIG Member
Exclusive Worker's Compensation Insurance for the Nursery Industry
Client Portals
EaseCentral: an online benefits enrollment platform that makes it simple to set up and manage benefits, onboard new hires, stay compliant and offer employees one destination for all their HR information. As an Employer, this portal eliminates the needs for paper forms, reduces errors, provides you access to real-time progress updates, and even integrates with most HRIS applications. Your employees will receive a unique login to explore benefit options. Your Health Advocate will customize your online enrollment portal with your company logo and benefit plans.
Risk Management Center: the most comprehensive insurance risk management, workplace safety, and compliance platform available. It’s ideal for proactively managing risk exposures, developing effective workplace safety programs, reducing claims, losses and associated costs.
Altitude Risk Method
Our proprietary approach looks at risk financing through sustained long-term cost control and claims management measures, not just riding the insurance pricing cycle’s wave and over-saturating the market with bids. This positions your organization to secure coverage at the best price and builds a stronger partnership between you, our agency and your insurance company. Our five-step process runs in these phases:
1. IDENTIFY EXPOSURES In this crucial initial phase, we invest time to understand every facet of your business to help you and your team identify the risks your business faces.
2. ANALYZE By evaluating the effectiveness of risk management programs under “real world” conditions, we assure that your assets receive precisely the right type of protection.
3. DEVELOP STRATEGIES Once we have a thorough understanding of your business and operating procedures, we’re ready to explore proven alternative strategies to minimize risk.
4. IMPLEMENT PROGRAM We tailor strategic programs designed to protect your assets, while motivating underwriters to offer you lower insurance costs.
5. MONITOR PLAN What works for you today, may not work tomorrow. Our team continues to monitor and adjust your programs to ensure a perfect fit as your business evolves and changes.
Concierge Health Advocate Program
Navigating a healthcare plan can be complex—we make it simple. This concierge service helps your workforce make the most of their employee benefits. We understand health matters, so each employee is paired with a dedicated health advocate who provides guidance in finding the right care and support. Connect with your advocate by emailing: sc@aleragroup.com.
With bilingual support and confidential assistance, your Health Advocate can help:
Find in-network doctors, hospitals, and other providers;
Understand and work to resolve medical bills;
Address insurance claims and billing issues;
Explain your benefits and fix errors with providers or health plans;
Navigate eligibility concerns and denied claims.
EXPERT EDUCATION
Events and Webinars
Employee Benefits
Network Performance Strategy: Why Any Provider Costs More — and How to Steer to Value Without Disruption
A steering strategy that improves outcomes and total cost of care.
April 21, 2026 at 01:00 pm CT | Virtual
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Employee Benefits
The Compliance Pathway Q2
Alera Group's quarterly employee benefits compliance roundup will help you stay current on the latest national regulatory developments impacting employers.
May 14, 2026 at 01:00 pm CT | Virtual
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Employee Benefits
PBM Accountability: Why Employers Overpay — and How to Enforce Transparency
A PBM oversight model with accountability built in.
May 19, 2026 at 01:00 pm CT | Virtual
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THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
Insights
Property and Casualty
AI Isn’t Liable for the Mistake. You Are.
Artificial intelligence is powerful. It’s also wrong more often than people want to admit.
If you use AI to support or deliver professional services, any mistake it makes is still your responsibility. Not the software’s. Not the vendor’s. Yours.
April 1, 2026
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Identity hijacking is surging. Here’s what leaders need to know.
Cyber incidents across our client base have been sharper, faster and more costly this year. Even organizations with strong controls are being hit in ways that look very different from past attacks.
March 13, 2026
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Legal Alert: RxDC Reporting Due June 1st
Reminder: RxDC Reporting Due June 1st
February 26, 2026
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AI-Powered Cyber Attacks, Why Yesterday’s Defenses Aren’t Enough.
The widespread availability of AI technology, combined with the ease of manipulating video calls, makes phone and Zoom calls susceptible to exploitation by threat actors.
February 2, 2026
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