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Aon Broker Cecil Varghese Recognized as a 2025 Retail Power Broker
Cecil Varghese, Property Broker, Aon For Cecil Varghese, to be an effective and trusted broker means delivering exceptional client service throughout the entire process. Varghese prides himself on staying knowledgable about emerging solutions and the market landscape for each client, while also thoroughly understanding the client’s risk management philosophy. Varghese’s eagerness to listen and learn… View Article
Marsh Broker Trent Perry Recognized as a 2025 Retail Power Broker
Trent Perry, Senior Vice President, Management Liabilities Advisor, Marsh According to Randy Humes, senior manager, insurance risk, The J.M. Smucker Company, Trent Perry was instrumental in the integration of Hostess Brands, which was acquired by The J.M. Smucker Company in November 2023. Perry assisted Smucker with the merger by using a single third-party administrator (TPA)… View Article
Marsh Broker Skyler Gordon Recognized as a 2025 Retail Power Broker
Skyler Gordon, Senior Vice President and Team Leader – Property Practice, Marsh Recently, Skyler Gordon was instrumental in helping provide solutions to issues Gate Petroleum had with its property insurance program during a challenging property market cycle. The company’s portfolio is rather unique, operating in many industries, from retail convenience stores to five diamond resorts…. View Article
WTW Broker Peter Locher Recognized as a 2025 Retail Power Broker
Peter Locher, Head of Casualty Retail & Distribution Industry, WTW For Jay Enloe, vice president of risk management at O’Reilly Auto Parts, working with a broker who is creative, knowledgeable and responsive is paramount when developing risk management solutions that will help a company’s bottom line. Peter Locher at WTW fits that bill. Enloe has… View Article
Marsh Broker David Kinzel Recognized as a 2025 Renewable Energy Power Broker
David Kinzel, Senior Vice President, Marsh Tax credits and other forms of support are paid at project completion, but lenders need investment-grade security to finance the start of a development. Conceptually, insurance is an ideal approach, but the complexity — both of the projects themselves and the financial structures — makes many potential insurers reticent…. View Article
CAC Specialty Broker Sara Kane Recognized as a 2025 Renewable Energy Power Broker
Sara Kane, Executive Vice President, CAC Specialty One company has found their proprietary solar modules are more resilient to some Nat CAT events than conventional mounting, but as with any innovation, does not yet have the performance history that makes underwriters comfortable. “Sara Kane has helped our company to identify a unique type of coverage,… View Article
McGriff Broker Todd Burack Recognized as a 2025 Renewable Energy Power Broker
Todd Burack, Vice President, McGriff Todd Burack’s clients are full of praise for his brokering abilities. “This past year in particular was especially hard as we faced our first property claim, in all our years of business,” said one company executive. “Todd was very helpful in holding our hand through the process. He and his… View Article
Marsh Broker Olivia Bachelet Recognized as a 2025 Renewable Energy Power Broker
Olivia Bachelet, Vice President, Marsh Broker Olivia Bachelet played a critical role in helping a company that completed several acquisitions secure the insurance they needed. “Closing dates were spread across 2024 and subject to change, based on regulatory approvals. It was a moving target. Despite the uncertainty and several timeline accelerations, Olivia [Bachelet] was able… View Article
Alliant Broker Molly Lovelette Recognized as a 2025 Renewable Energy Power Broker
Molly Lovelette, Vice President, Alliant Molly Lovelette adeptly handles all of her clients’ needs. “In 2024, we suspended operations of one of our subsidiaries,” said one client. “That raised questions regarding our insurance needs, especially in relation to property transfers and management of assets retained. Molly assessed our circumstances, suggested multiple options, and helped us… View Article
Aon Broker Corey Lewis Recognized as a 2025 Renewable Energy Power Broker
Corey Lewis, Managing Director, Aon Corey Lewis placed a tax credit policy for one company’s unusual renewable fuels project late in 2024. “Throughout the process, Corey was helpful in negotiating the terms of the policy and guiding us through the diligence process,” said the controller. “When we first spoke with Corey, we were unaware of… View Article
Lockton Broker Kyle Ginsburg Recognized as a 2025 Traditional Energy Power Broker
Kyle Ginsburg, Assistant Vice President, Lockton Underwriting his risk exposure was difficult in 2024, said one director of finance, because of significant divestitures his company had made. “Minimum premium came into play with some markets declining to underwrite,” said the director. “Kyle [Ginsburg] was able to shift our policy to the Lockton facility in London,… View Article
Aon Broker Katie Hynes Recognized as a 2025 Traditional Energy Power Broker
Katie Hynes, Senior Vice President, Aon Energy companies can have massive property programs. It takes someone like Katie Hynes to pull the necessary coverage together. “With many acquisitions over the past two years, we had grown tremendously,” said one client. “Katie was fantastic. She stepped into the role, a new account for her, and she… View Article
Marsh Broker Lynette Wachuku Recognized as a 2025 Traditional Energy Power Broker
Lynette Wachuku, Senior Vice President, Marsh Sometimes faith in what someone knows is just as important as faith in what they will do. That’s how Lynette Wachuku’s clients feel about her. “Lynette assisted us in a tremendous manner for a large, complex business interruption claim,” said one insurance director. “She provided not just outstanding service… View Article
Marsh Broker Peter Frater Recognized as a 2025 Traditional Energy Power Broker
Peter Frater, Senior Vice President, Marsh Performing well when there is no pressure is one thing. Let’s credit Marsh’s Peter Frater with producing results under the gun. “In 2024, Peter [was instrumental] in assisting us with the creation of an insurance captive to be used within our property program,” said one risk manager. “This captive… View Article
CAC Specialty Broker Lauren Carroll-Allan Recognized as a 2025 Traditional Energy Power Broker
Lauren Carroll-Allan, Vice President, CAC Specialty When it comes to getting her clients the results they need, broker Lauren Carroll-Allan isn’t afraid of hard work. “Lauren was instrumental in getting us the best coverage possible at a time when we not only needed to renew our corporate coverage but also for a new manufacturing facility… View Article
IMA Financial Group Broker Wendy Storm Recognized as a 2025 Traditional Energy Power Broker
Wendy Storm, Senior Vice President, IMA Financial Group IMA’s Wendy Storm is crystal-clear about who she works for. “Wendy has done an exceptional job in 2024 with our equipment and liability insurance package,” said one CFO. “She was instrumental in negotiating improved scope of coverage, and securing lower unit rates for both our legacy equipment… View Article
Symphony Risk Broker Tim Sudduth Recognized as a 2025 Specialty Power Broker
Tim Sudduth, President, Symphony Aerospace, Symphony Risk It didn’t take long for Symphony Aerospace to realize that a new client was flying with insufficient insurance coverage. Low limits and scattered policies left the client exposed to significant risks to its small fleet of aircraft that included a seaplane, which insurers are generally hesitant to insure…. View Article
CAC Specialty Broker Matthew Movafaghi Recognized as a 2025 Specialty Power Broker
Matthew Movafaghi, SVP, CAC Specialty Matthew Movafaghi put in an immense amount of work searching for markets willing to write insurance on employee retention credits – an area under increasing scrutiny by the IRS. The client didn’t end up using it, but his hard work did not go to waste, because the client later came… View Article
Gallagher Broker Mark Udolph Recognized as a 2025 Specialty Power Broker
Mark Udolph, Area Vice President, Gallagher Sometimes it takes a sticky claim to reveal a broker’s true value. In Mark Udolph’s case, that claim arrived after Southern Utah University’s aviation department sent parts of an aircraft to a contractor for servicing. When the parts were stolen while in the contractor’s care, the university’s insurer denied… View Article
Aon Broker Marc Boccio Recognized as a 2025 Specialty Power Broker
Marc Boccio, Senior Vice President, Aon When a large consulting firm was hit with a series of complex professional liability claims, underwriters responded as the claims developed by hiking premiums and writing coverage above an ever-growing self-insured retention. While the increasing insurance costs were difficult for the firm’s C-suite to accept as the claims were… View Article