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Aon Broker Kali Mullen Recognized as a 2025 At Large Power Broker
Kali Mullen, Senior Vice President – Florida Property Leader, Aon It’s no surprise the Florida market has experienced challenging years lately. The 2024 hurricane season was unprecedented in many ways, and recovery efforts will continue across coastal and inland communities. Kali Mullen recently relocated to Florida to service local clients needing innovative solutions in the… View Article
Alliant Broker Mark Roff Recognized as a 2025 At Large Power Broker
Mark Roff, Senior Vice President, Alliant It has been a tough couple of years for general contractors seeking property coverage — and brokers are feeling the hardships as well. Mark Roff is a broker who has clients with challenging property exposures that have faced hard market constraints in the last few years. One client came… View Article
Mercer Broker Jason Adamiec Recognized as a 2025 At Large Power Broker
Jason Adamiec, Principal, Mercer War rages on in many parts of the world, and business travel continues in risky places near front lines. Jason Adamiec may be the best prepared to help clients with war risk coverage. With clients in some risky places, Adamiec uses his geopolitical knowledge, his military background and his insurance skills… View Article
Marsh Broker Toni Tate Recognized as a 2025 At Large Power Broker
Toni Tate, Client Advisor, Marsh Toni Tate’s career has been fueled by curiosity — and it’s paying off for her clients. She worked with a large school district that faced challenges with vendor compliance related to insurance requirements. The vendors, primarily contractors working on multi-million-dollar construction and renovation projects, were not meeting crucial provisions such… View Article
Aon Broker Gregory Gatti Recognized as a 2025 At Large Power Broker
Gregory Gatti, Managing Director, Aon Gregory Gatti worked with one of his clients to expand its property insurance program so that it can grow with the company, still meeting its needs year after year as the client scales. The client is growing rapidly so Gatti has planned ahead for the next 5-10 years in addition… View Article
Gallagher Broker Joe Kirksey Recognized as a 2025 Agriculture Power Broker
Joe Kirksey, Managing Director of Crop Insurance, Gallagher Insurance coverage hasn’t always lived up to expectations for Erik Wiley. But ever since he began working with Joe Kirksey, Wiley feels his Louisiana farm is well protected. That’s because Kirksey gives advice he can trust. “When Joe comes to the table, he has his facts in… View Article
Gallagher Broker RP Lopez Recognized as a 2025 Agriculture Power Broker
RP Lopez, Area Vice President, Gallagher After two years of steep increases in his company’s premiums, the risk manager at a protein processor was fed up. “It was just an abomination,” he said. The risk manager reached out to contacts at Gallagher and connected with RP Lopez, who led the charge in finding new placements…. View Article
AssuredPartners Broker John Henry Ward Recognized as a 2025 Agriculture Power Broker
John Henry Ward, Agency President, AssuredPartners John Henry Ward’s foresight paid dividends when a cooperative faced rising costs for a policy covering its property and inventory. Ward suggested separating the two risks, a move that yielded savings of about 20%, the executive said. “Before we really even asked the question, he had the solution.” For… View Article
Aon Broker Thomas Pagano Recognized as a 2025 Agriculture Power Broker
Thomas Pagano, Managing Director, Aon When a plant-based beverage maker reached out to Thomas Pagano, it was looking to revisit its insurance program. The proposal from Pagano “blew us away,” said a finance executive at the company. “Tom and his team really took the opportunity to better understand our business.” Under Pagano’s leadership, the company… View Article
Risk Strategies Broker Jennifer Heliotes Recognized as a 2025 Agriculture Power Broker
Jennifer Heliotes, Senior Account Executive, Risk Strategies Wineries in Northern California face a steady barrage of obstacles. They range from challenges securing property coverage in the wake of devastating floods and wildfires to minimizing costs for growing enterprises. Whatever the challenge, Jennifer Heliotes is likely to find a solution, according to Bob Aldridge, the CFO… View Article
Symphony Risk Solutions Broker TJ Frost Recognized as a 2025 Agriculture Power Broker
TJ Frost, President, Symphony Grow, Symphony Risk Solutions Given an opportunity to compete for a new account, TJ Frost didn’t sweep in with promises of lower premiums. He signed a non-disclosure agreement, collected information and began shopping for quotes, according to a finance executive at a cannabis technology company that was unhappy with what it… View Article
Gallagher Broker Anthony Lutrario Recognized as a 2025 Captives Power Broker
Anthony Lutrario, Senior Vice President, Gallagher One of Anthony Lutrario’s clients is an 88-year-old roofing company that has grown to become one of the country’s premier roofing contractors. With a $15 million payroll in a high-risk industry, its workers’ comp policy has grown significantly. Lutrario began working on workers’ comp and general liability claims, then… View Article
Aon Broker Taylor Manders Recognized as a 2025 Captives Power Broker
Taylor Manders, Senior Vice President, Aon Taylor Manders considers client education to be a key responsibility in being an effective and successful insurance broker. In the past year, she has made significant progress in bringing the McDonald’s U.S. all-risk program to fruition. Manders started on the program seven years ago and has since helped grow… View Article
Hylant Broker Sarah Williams Recognized as a 2025 Captives Power Broker
Sarah Williams, Director, Group Captives, Hylant Sarah Williams is driven by a commitment to mastering industry knowledge. Williams recently faced a significant challenge when a founding member of a group captive was forced to take on additional exposures imposed by its parent company. Given that pricing in the standard market was either unavailable or prohibitively… View Article
Gallagher Broker Billy Gage Recognized as a 2025 Captives Power Broker
Billy Gage, Area Senior Vice President, Gallagher When Billy Gage entered the insurance industry 25 years ago, he knew he needed a way to distinguish himself from other brokers. Realizing that no one simply wants to receive the same quote year after year, Gage started understanding everything he could about the captive insurance model. Increasingly,… View Article
Gallagher Broker Justin Felker Recognized as a 2025 Captives Power Broker
Justin Felker, Area Vice President, Gallagher Like many areas of the insurance industry, the captive insurance sector is constantly in flux. Successful brokers need a multifaceted approach that combines deep industry knowledge, continuous learning, technology and strategic partnerships. Justin Felker has what it takes. In one example, a longtime captive client acquired a trucking company… View Article
Marsh Broker Allan Smith Recognized as a 2025 Captives Power Broker
Allan Smith, Client Service Leader, Marsh Allan Smith has continued to expand his knowledge in risk and insurance, not only in technical issues but in communicating complex topics to non-insurance professionals. Smith strives to offer his clients what he would expect: responsiveness, professionalism, strategic thinking and long-term planning. One client, an insurance program director for… View Article
Newfront Broker Shantelle Cabir Recognized as a 2025 Construction Power Broker
Shantelle Cabir, Senior Vice President, Newfront Shantelle Cabir is always working to improve her expertise in the construction industry, a proactive approach that pays off for clients that end up with reduced stress and cost savings. One example of her knowledge put to good use occurred when she was asked to review the coverage of… View Article
Aon Broker Jenna Denton Recognized as a 2025 Construction Power Broker
Jenna Denton, Account Executive, Aon Broker Jenna Denton dives deep to understand her clients’ unique needs. “Jenna is thorough in her research, often providing quality, strategic, relevant, and complete information,” said Katrina Pon, risk management business director, McCarthy Holdings, Inc. “She is forward-thinking and is really good at anticipating our needs.” She secured operational insurance… View Article
Oakbridge Broker Thomas Rhodes Recognized as a 2025 Construction Power Broker
Thomas Rhodes, Principal, Oakbridge Thomas Rhodes focuses on what is unique about each of his clients’ businesses and is able to help them identify opportunities for enhancing coverage and decreasing risk. He takes a proactive, consultative approach to his relationships with clients — rather than a hard sell — and revels in seeing their businesses… View Article