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Aon Broker Rebecca Burns Recognized as a 2025 Workers’ Comp Power Broker
Rebecca Burns, Vice President, Aon Ahead of the renewal for a Fortune 500 health care company, broker Rebecca Burns helped her client revamp its marketing efforts and communicate proactively with its carriers to assuage any concerns about its internal risk management profile. “It was strategic in the way she put us in front of our… View Article
Breezy Seguros Broker Monica Adwani Recognized as a 2025 Workers’ Comp Power Broker
Monica Adwani, CEO, Breezy Seguros Small businesses face unique workers’ compensation challenges. They may not have the resources to implement extensive safety programs that could reduce workplace injuries, and they may worry about whether or not they have adequate coverage. Monica Adwani has made it her mission to ensure small businesses succeed in securing workers’… View Article
Marsh Broker Dwayne Akins Recognized as a 2025 Workers’ Comp Power Broker
Dwayne Akins, SVP, Client Service Team Leader, Marsh Clients appreciate broker Dwayne Akins’ strategic vision for their workers’ comp programs. From claims closure efforts to helping multi-state organizations keep up with shifting regulations, he’s truly able to tackle any challenge: “[He] has brought … a higher level of thinking to our program, which has been… View Article
Aon Broker Timothy Madden Recognized as a 2025 Workers’ Comp Power Broker
Timothy Madden, SVP, Marine Data & Analytics Leader, Aon Workers’ comp law is tricky to navigate. Different states have different regulations and there are some professions — like longshore and harbor workers — that have their own unique protections through laws like the U.S. Longshore and Harbor (USL&H) Workers’ Compensation Act. Timothy Madden makes understanding… View Article
Marsh McLennan Agency Broker Joshua Smith Recognized as a 2025 Workers’ Comp Power Broker
Joshua Smith, Broker, Marsh McLennan Agency Auto and motor vehicle dealerships face a number of unique workers’ comp risks. Auto technicians might face different kinds of injuries than a salesperson or receptionist. Those risks multiply when you’re dealing with motorcycles. Broker Joshua Smith has developed somewhat of a niche in this regard. He’s built up… View Article
Marsh Broker Veronica Ringholz Recognized as a 2025 Workers’ Comp Power Broker
Veronica Ringholz, VP, Senior Consultant Claims Advocacy, Marsh Veronica Ringholz cares about workplace safety. She works with her clients to make sure their occupational health and safety programs are on point. This past year, Ringholz helped one client, Steel Dynamics, Inc., plan its 2024 Nurse Summit. “She assisted in planning, creating games and engaging interactive… View Article
Marsh Broker Michael Marcum Recognized as a 2024 At-Large Power Broker
Michael Marcum, Senior Claim Advisor, Marsh When food and beverage ingredients provider Ingredion approached Michael Marcum to help resolve a property claim, he knew he had his work cut out. To start with, his client had been dealing with a pending property claim arising from severe wind damage to its manufacturing plant in Iowa since… View Article
Marsh Broker Paul Simms Recognized as a 2024 At-Large Power Broker
Paul Simms Senior Vice President, Marsh When a prominent U.S. airline client approached Paul Simms to determine the right warranty and London lead insurer, he needed all of his expertise and tact to deliver on the brief. Seeking out leaders with a deep understanding of the aviation industry and his client, the financial strength to… View Article
Aon Broker Maxim Tabourel Recognized as a 2024 At-Large Power Broker
Maxim Tabourel, U.S. Casualty Broker, Aon Maxim Tabourel’s client MGM Resorts struggled with placing its liability renewal ever since the 2017 Las Vegas shooting at Mandalay Bay, which resulted in an $850 million settlement. London carriers had become increasingly cautious about providing capacity for the risk, forcing the client to buy lower insurance limits at… View Article
Marsh Broker Lacy Benson Recognized as a 2024 At-Large Power Broker
Lacy Benson, Senior Vice President, Marsh No challenge is too big for Lacy Benson. That is just as well, as her client, Gate Petroleum, spans multiple industries, from fuel hauling, car washes and convenience stores to hospitality, real estate and construction — each with a different risk profile. Additionally, a large portion of its assets… View Article
EPIC Broker Elizabeth Nguyen Recognized as a 2024 At-Large Power Broker
Elizabeth Nguyen, Principal/National Risk Management and Southern California Casualty Leader, EPIC Elizabeth Nguyen’s client’s primary casualty carrier had advised at binding that its rates would at least double at the next renewal due to its challenging risk profile and loss history. If allowed to renew at that rate, it would have been replicated through its… View Article
Marsh Broker Ana Rocheleau Recognized as a 2024 At-Large Power Broker
Ana Rocheleau, Claims Advocacy Professional, Marsh Workers’ compensation claims can be notoriously tricky to negotiate. That’s where Ana Rocheleau comes in. One of her clients had an injured employee who filed three claims relating to his lower back and underwent several surgical interventions; another surgery is being recommended. The carrier opined that the employee would… View Article
Aon Broker Christopher Chao Recognized as a 2024 At-Large Power Broker
Christopher Chao, Senior Vice President, Aon Business travel has become one of the biggest risks in recent years — there was COVID-19, then the ongoing war in Ukraine and the current Middle East conflict. One of Christopher Chao’s clients needed coverage for travel in an excluded war risk area. So Chao came up with a… View Article
Insurance Office of America Broker John Averill Recognized as a 2024 At-Large Power Broker
John Averill, Vice President, Senior Broker, Insurance Office of America True specialist brokers in the aviation space are a rare breed. That’s why John Averill is worth his weight in gold. When the plane of one of his clients — Priority Jet’s Cessna Citations — was hit on the ramp during an overnight stay at… View Article
Aon Broker Cabot Lyman Recognized as a 2024 At-Large Power Broker
Cabot Lyman, Senior Vice President, Aon Working on complex accounts is second nature to Cabot Lyman. That was evidenced at the February 1, 2023, renewals, where Lyman tried to place coverage for her client Bath & Body Works, a chain with more than 1,800 stores in the U.S. and Canada and 440 international franchised locations…. View Article
EPIC Broker Laura Tesoriero Recognized as a 2024 At-Large Power Broker
Laura Tesoriero, Managing Principal, EPIC Laura Tesoriero has made a reputation for herself for coming up with creative ways of looking at an organization’s risk profile and delivering the best insurance solution. This skill came into its own for one client that was facing punitive terms from its carrier if the company decided not to… View Article
Marsh Broker Chad Barnes Recognized as a 2024 At-Large Power Broker
Chad Barnes, SVP, Consulting Director, Marsh Any risk improvement or savings that can be made makes a big difference for an individual or company, particularly for large retail chains such as Walmart. That’s exactly what Chad Barnes was able to achieve when he took over as the company’s third-party global risk engineering and loss control… View Article
Aon Broker Jennifer Mula Recognized as a 2024 At-Large Power Broker
Jennifer Mula, Broker, Aon Property insurance is one of the hardest markets right now. Rates have been on the increase every quarter, even more so for catastrophe-exposed accounts and those that have historically sustained large losses, driven by rising reinsurance costs and inflationary pressures. Jennifer Mula’s client United Rentals felt this particularly acutely after using… View Article
AssuredPartners Broker Reid Clary Recognized as a 2024 Agriculture Power Broker
Reid Clary, VP, Agribusiness, AssuredPartners “As part of the ag industry, we’ve been watching the pool of insurance companies decline to less than a handful,” said Barb Koehnke, CFO of Maplehurst Farms. After its current insurer announced that it was leaving the already-difficult ag space, “there are two avenues where Reid Clary has been extremely… View Article
WTW Broker Jaclyn Perryman Recognized as a 2024 Agriculture Power Broker
Jaclyn Perryman, Casualty Broker, WTW Imagine you’re on a team of two that manages over 120 policies covering 300 subsidiaries (give or take four or five acquisitions a year) across 22 countries as an importer-exporter that distributes roughly 30,000 products across the U.S. You’d need someone like Jaclyn Perryman on your team. For Stacy Hastings,… View Article