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Conner Strong & Buckelew Broker Jessica Roche Recognized as a 2025 Pharmaceuticals Power Broker
Jessica Roche, VP, Account Executive, Conner Strong & Buckelew Getting catastrophic cover was a challenge for companies in 2024, and renewing a policy while limiting rate increases to one third of what the carrier asked was an impressive feat. But that is exactly what Jessica Roche achieved for one client’s production site. The risk manager… View Article
Aon Broker Kyle Powell Recognized as a 2025 Public Sector Power Broker
Kyle Powell, Account Executive, Aon Kyle Powell strives to make things work for his clients. As Liz Pence, commercial insurance manager, County of Orange, said, “He doesn’t come to us with a problem; he comes to us with a challenge and potential solutions or alternatives.” Powell keeps her on track, especially when the county is… View Article
Gallagher Broker Joshua Daly Recognized as a 2025 Public Sector Power Broker
Joshua Daly, Area Vice President, Gallagher When Altoona Area School District’s HR director left abruptly, CFO Camilla Houy had a few extra items on her plate. So Joshua Daly kept the district’s safety meetings running behind the scenes. “We receive credit for our workers’ comp policy because of those meetings. The HR director had been… View Article
Marsh Broker Samar Patni Recognized as a 2025 Public Sector Power Broker
Samar Patni, Senior Vice President, Marsh Samar Patni knows how to fit her skills in no matter the client or what they do. According to her clients, she knows her stuff, and when she’s in a room filled with insurance professionals, she talks the talk. When she’s with those less versed in the industry, she… View Article
Aon Broker Jose Peralta Recognized as a 2025 Public Sector Power Broker
Jose Peralta, National Public Sector Practice Leader, Aon The State of Tennessee rests easy thanks to the ever-helping hands of Jose Peralta. To help manage the complex placements of the state’s property program, Peralta and his team have overseen the creation of a self-insured retention (SIR) of $32.5 million. According to Rodney Escobar, director of… View Article
Brown & Brown Broker Erin Kriete Recognized as a 2025 Public Sector Power Broker
Erin Kriete, Managing Director, Head of Growth and Development, Brown & Brown Erin Kriete seems to have one goal: Get clients the coverage they need at the best cost to them. That means knowing her clients, in and out, and matching them with the right insurance partners to make it all happen. Kriete does this… View Article
AssuredPartners Broker Robert Kerdasha Recognized as a 2025 Private Client Power Broker
Robert Kerdasha, Director, Personal Risk Services, AssuredPartners A tenfold rate increase is common for owners of houses in forest fire-exposed areas these days. Unless they have a broker like AssuredPartners’s Robert Kerdasha, that is. Last year, Joe Goken was told by his previous brokers that the insurance carrier of his house in Montana would no… View Article
Gallagher Broker Robin Griffin Recognized as a 2025 Private Client Power Broker
Robin Griffin, Private Client Manager, AVP, Gallagher Robin Griffin shows the skills required to sort out complex situations in difficult markets to the benefit of clients. “We had been thinking about changing our insurance for two years, but Robin did not recommend it until she got to the point where she actually had a lot… View Article
Aon Broker Chuck Reyna Recognized as a 2025 Private Client Power Broker
Chuck Reyna, AVP, Personal Risk Manager, Aon Brokers like to say that selling insurance is only part of their job. The most important thing is to provide honest advice to clients on how to best manage their risk exposures. Not all professionals live up to such ideals, but Aon’s Chuck Reyna surely does. That is… View Article
Gallagher Broker Kurt Thoennessen Recognized as a 2025 Private Client Power Broker
Kurt Thoennessen, Area Vice President, Gallagher Natalie Burtson needed to assess the price of insurance for a property that she and her husband were planning to purchase in a fire-risk area in Carpinteria, Calif. Three insurance agents had been mobilized, unsuccessfully, to give them a reasonable quote. Gallagher’s Kurt Thoennessen got the job done. “Kurt… View Article
Risk Strategies Broker Stephanie Wright Recognized as a 2025 Private Client Power Broker
Stephanie Wright, VP, Senior Private Client Relationship Manager, Risk Strategies If the real value of insurance is perceived when there is a claim, brokers can show their mettle by fighting in their clients’ corner when underwriters are reluctant to pay their dues. Stephanie Wright has done exactly that. Greg Reyes lives in a ranch in… View Article
Aon Broker Julie Eshelman Recognized as a 2025 Private Client Power Broker
Julie Eshelman, Assistant Vice President, Aon The California property market provided plenty of opportunities for private client brokers to show their value in 2024, and Aon’s Julie Eshelman was one who easily established hers. One of her clients is the risk manager of a family-owned company. Last year, he had to find a new carrier… View Article
Gallagher Broker Gabe Pelak Recognized as a 2025 Real Estate Power Broker
Gabe Pelak, Client Executive, Gallagher People told Stephan Ivanoff that it was impossible to gather all the insurance covers for a portfolio of malls across the U.S. under an umbrella commercial policy. Nobody remembered to send the memo to Gabe Pelak. “Three years ago, I spent six months working with a different company, and everything… View Article
Newfront Broker Chris James Recognized as a 2025 Real Estate Power Broker
Chris James, Senior Vice President, Newfront When Meredith Esarey took over as CRO at MRK Partners, she inherited what she defines as a “whack-a-mole” insurance strategy. The 5,000 properties owned by the California affordable housing developer were covered by a series of policies with different limits and deductibles. “I was renewing a policy every three… View Article
EPIC Broker Daniel Felderman Recognized as a 2025 Real Estate Power Broker
Daniel Felderman, VP, Client Executive, EPIC Difficult placements in some lines have moved risk retention groups to the front burner. Consequently, counting on a broker who helps a company to make the best possible use of its captive has become an important competitive advantage. Daniel Felderman is one of those brokers, according to Shanna Berrien,… View Article
Aon Broker Peter Schimeck Recognized as a 2025 Real Estate Power Broker
Peter Schimeck, Director, Treaty Reinsurance, Aon Property renewals have been dramatic for years, but they can be less so if a company benefits from the patient work of a broker like Peter Schimeck. Telephone & Data Systems faced the unenviable prospect of negotiating with carriers right after a wildfire destroyed one of its New Mexico… View Article
Marsh Broker Amy Scarpace Recognized as a 2025 Real Estate Power Broker
Amy Scarpace, SVP, Client Executive, Marsh Finding Nat CAT cover for assets located in highly-exposed markets has disheartened insurance buyers in recent years. That is not the case with Amy Scarpace’s clients. She has an uncanny ability to tap alternative markets and deploy data analyses and other tools to dig out capacity. “Amy has offered… View Article
Marsh Broker Joe McNamara Recognized as a 2025 Real Estate Power Broker
Joe McNamara, Senior Vice President, Marsh As the Nat CAT insurance market becomes increasingly challenging for buyers, brokers need to propose creative solutions — like an alternative risk transfer structure. This year, Joe McNamara helped a client acquire coverage for a portfolio with Florida exposure by deploying an ART. “We have been using the ART… View Article
HUB International Broker Zachary Connolly Recognized as a 2025 Retail Power Broker
Zachary Connolly, First Vice President, HUB International Building lasting client-broker relationships based on trust and proactive support is paramount to Zach Connolly’s success. This approach is evident in every client within whom he works. “Zach came onto our program after the sudden departure of another broker,” said Hunter Falk, director of risk management at Lidl…. View Article
Aon Broker Chris Delia Recognized as a 2025 Retail Power Broker
Chris Delia, Senior Broker, Aon Chris Delia recognizes the importance of setting each client up for success. Thanks to his efforts in developing a strong marketing strategy and sharing a client’s story of risk management, resilience and partnership, Delia was able to deliver a solid solution that gained a client’s everlasting trust. Over the past… View Article