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HUB International Broker Stephanie Cliff Recognized as a 2023 Construction Power Broker
Stephanie Cliff, Senior Vice President, HUB International The construction market is tough at the best of times. In Oklahoma, home to violent winds and hailstorms, things can be even tougher. “Every year, it seems to get more and more difficult to place coverage,” said Cindy Johnson, Director of Finance & Investor Relations for the American… View Article
Oswald Companies Broker Lacy Rex Recognized as 2023 Cyber Power Broker
Lacy Rex, Vice President, Cyber Strategic Leader, Oswald Companies Over the past few years, as markets have hardened and double-digit rate increases have become the norm, insureds have started to require year-round support from their cyber insurers. Brokers need to work the markets to ensure their clients have adequate coverage at competitive prices in the… View Article
Marsh Broker Payal Patel Recognized as a 2023 Cyber Power Broker
Payal Patel, Northeast Zone Team Leader, Cyber Practice, Marsh When carriers all presented war exclusions for one of cyber insurance broker Payal Patel’s clients, she jumped into action. She worked with the carriers to develop policy language that her client felt protected their interests and that they could accept — even in the face of… View Article
Aon Broker Kathleen Lewis Recognized as a 2023 Cyber Power Broker
Kathleen Lewis, Assistant Vice President & Team Leader, Aon There’s a hard market, and then there’s a 300% premium price increase after coming off an 18-month policy. That’s what one of Kathleen Lewis’ clients faced. Lewis helped the global firm find the capacity it needed at an acceptable price. She worked with London, Bermuda and… View Article
Aon Broker Carrie Yang Recognized as a 2023 Cyber Power Broker
Carrie Yang, Vice President, Team Leader, Chicago When a large manufacturer was on the brink of losing the property damage coverage embedded in its policy, broker Carrie Yang stepped in to ensure it had the financial protection it needed. The entity needs to ensure a specific type of furnace used as part of its manufacturing… View Article
Lockton Broker Taylor Bennett Recognized as a 2023 Cyber Power Broker
Taylor Bennett, VP, Team Lead, Cyber Technology Practice, Lockton Personalized video-sharing startup Cameo came to Taylor Bennett with a set of unique cyber exposures. Cameo’s online service allows people to purchase personalized messages from celebrities — a video from Chuck Norris wishing you luck in a job interview, say — and gift them to friends… View Article
Aon Broker Jennifer Ebeling Recognized as a 2023 Cyber Power Broker
Jennifer Ebeling, Vice President, Aon Thoroughness is one word that came to mind when clients described cyber insurance broker Jennifer Ebeling. “She just knows the market really, really well. [She leaves] no stone unturned,” one client said. “You give her some information and she’s almost completing a sentence for you.” Her deep understanding of cyber… View Article
HUB International Broker Cameron Jones Recognized as a 2023 Education Power Broker
Cameron Jones, SVP/Education Practice Leader, HUB International One of Cameron Jones’ clients fell victim to a credit card sampling scheme that ultimately cost over a hundred thousand dollars in credit card fees. “I worked on getting the charges reimbursed for over a year to no avail,” said the client. But “when our cyber policy would… View Article
Gallagher Broker Alexis Spoon Recognized as a 2023 Education Power Broker
Alexis Spoon, Area Vice President, Gallagher When Paul Murphy, director of business services, Sinclair Community College, and team sent out an RFP late Nov. 2021, they were optimistic they’d find someone great. The school has had “no property losses since the ‘80s,” so they knew they had a marketable story for carriers. They just needed… View Article
Gallagher Broker Anthony Carlton Recognized as a 2023 Education Power Broker
Anthony Carlton, Producer, Gallagher One of Anthony Carlton’s clients was facing a molestation claim against a former teacher, resulting in its charter school consortium removing them from the insurance for the sake of the other schools. The client had to find a quick replacement. “We needed someone who could get us umbrella coverage quickly,” they… View Article
Risk Strategies Broker Terry Lyons Recognized as a 2023 Education Power Broker
Terry Lyons, National Education Practice Leader, Risk Strategies Terry Lyons is the type of education broker who puts the students first, always. And it’s not just through insurance packages that keep these students covered — because he’s got that, too. In the last two years, Lyons has assisted Mya Batton, senior director, risk & insurance… View Article
Marsh Broker Frank Cella Recognized as a 2023 Education Power Broker
Frank Cella, Managing Director, Marsh Southern Illinois University has three campuses across the state of Illinois. To keep them covered, Peggy Ittner, office of the VPFAA, relies on Frank Cella to get the job done. “We have a School of Medicine at our Springfield office, and they have always been very interested in our med-mal… View Article
Gallagher Broker Joe Block Recognized as a 2023 Education Power Broker
Joe Block, Area Vice President, Gallagher College athletes can be held in as high esteem as the professionals these days. And someone has to help keep students safe while on the field. That someone? It’s Joe Block. Block handles one university client’s secondary insurance, primarily athletic student health insurance and the international athletic student health… View Article
Gallagher Broker Kate Jones Recognized as a 2023 Employee Benefits Power Broker
Kate Jones, Area Vice President, Gallagher A mid-sized manufacturing firm had a turnover problem. Employees were leaving to work for its competitors, and the firm determined it had a communications problem. The company has employees spread across facilities in three southern states while HR is located in New York. With employees speaking several different languages… View Article
EPIC Insurance Broker Patrick McGrade Recognized as a 2023 Employee Benefits Power Broker
Patrick McGrade, Managing Principal, EPIC Insurance Brokers Patrick McGrade credits his background at a small agency in helping him learn the “ins and outs” of the business and developing his service philosophy. McGrade worked with a new client this year who requested his help transitioning from a PEO model to a more traditional arrangement. After… View Article
Gallagher Broker Lauren Cheek Recognized as a 2023 Employee Benefits Power Broker
Lauren Cheek, Area Vice President, Gallagher Brokers are no strangers to hard work, and sometimes the combination of hard work, patience and tenacity pays off. One of Lauren Cheek’s clients has a complex structure with different designs and contributions for its salaried and non-union employees across four divisions. Because of the design, the benefits package… View Article
Conner Strong & Buckelew Broker Kristine Klepper Recognized as a 2023 Employee Benefits Power Broker
Kristine Klepper, Executive Partner & Practice Leader, Conner Strong & Buckelew With high rates and shifting capacity in the employee benefits space, Kristine Klepper has formed a winning strategy for her clients by looking deeply into the data. By analyzing insights from claims data, she has helped her clients make better decisions, identify cost drivers… View Article
Risk Strategies Broker John Shaw Recognized as a 2023 Employee Benefits Power Broker
John Shaw, Senior Director, Risk Strategies Successful brokers are creative people by nature. They find creative solutions to emerging problems every day, sometimes even before the first cup of coffee has cooled. John Shaw’s creativity was a central theme underscored by his clients’ comments and the methods he has used to secure wins over the… View Article
HUB International Broker Samantha Bradley Recognized as a 2023 Employee Benefits Power Broker
Samantha Bradley, Senior Account Advisor, HUB International Samantha Bradley relies on data to strategize and problem-solve with her clients, driving results and protecting their interests. One of Bradley’s clients, a veteran health care provider, was hit particularly hard by COVID and is still recovering. High rates of COVID testing continued to impact the client’s costs…. View Article
Gallagher Broker Tracie McPherson Recognized as a 2023 Employee Benefits Power Broker
Tracie McPherson, Area President, Gallagher Tracie McPherson’s penchant for long-term strategizing combined with her ability to move quickly has paid off for her clients this year. McPherson began working with a new client in 2022 that had a self-funded health plan. She quickly initiated a search for a new pharmacy plan, negotiating a result that… View Article