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Conner Strong & Buckelew Broker Tim Gosnear Recognized as a 2023 Pharmaceuticals Power Broker
Tim Gosnear, Executive Partner, National Accounts, Conner Strong & Buckelew The transactions Tim Gosnear helped his pharmaceutical and biotechnology clients navigate over the past year were complex and required strategic, timely management. Gosnear leveraged his 30-plus years of experience in the life science space to proactively advise them as they embarked on commercializing products and… View Article
Risk Strategies Broker Danielle Pangburn Recognized as a 2023 Private Client Power Broker
Danielle Pangburn, Assistant Vice President, Risk Strategies It was like finding car insurance for a 17-year-old with a new Ferrari. But it might have been even harder: Trying to find coverage for a yacht with a special high-speed drive for a person who had never owned a yacht. “If there is a situation that makes… View Article
HUB International Broker Neda Pashaie Recognized as a 2023 Private Client Power Broker
Neda Pashaie, Senior Vice President, Private Client Advisor, HUB International There are some addresses in Los Angeles where insurance coverage has become a challenge. Yet Neda Pashaie has come through for property owners where full insurance coverage is all but impossible, said a CPA business manager who counts celebrities and other high-net-worth individuals among his… View Article
HUB International Broker Janet Jones Recognized as a 2023 Private Client Power Broker
Janet “Jenny” Jones, Executive Vice President, HUB International It’s not easy to insure high-end homes in the fire-prone areas of Southern California. But clients of Janet “Jenny” Jones are getting the coverage they need. “She’s found creative ways to manage through that,” said one client. Jones not only secured coverage by putting his two California… View Article
HUB International Broker John Watkins Recognized as a 2023 Private Client Power Broker
John Watkins, Account Executive, HUB International John Watkins is something of a detective. For a client with a second home in a remote area, Watkins researched the local fire department’s ability to respond to an emergency. The information he gathered shaved more than $5,000 from the client’s premium. “No one had looked at it before,”… View Article
Marsh McLennan Agency Broker Kimika Dhara Recognized as a 2023 Private Client Power Broker
Kimika Dhara, Client Advisor, Marsh McLennan Agency The claim for a smoke-damaged painting had been lingering for months before it was turned over to Kimika Dhara last summer. Dhara went to work, resolved the claim and found new coverage after the old insurer declined to keep insuring the painting unless the owner moved it, said… View Article
Aon Broker Michael Summers Recognized as a 2023 Private Client Power Broker
Michael Summers, Senior Account Executive, Aon It’s a complex account with high-priced art, expensive cars and homes around the world. Michael Summers has proven indispensable in ensuring it’s all covered, said the insurance assistant for this family office. Last year, for example, Summers helped insure a newly purchased property in Italy despite getting paperwork in… View Article
The Beacon Group Broker Don Dresback Recognized as a 2023 Public Sector Power Broker
Don Dresback, Executive Vice President, The Beacon Group “Don is an extension of our department.” That’s how Troy Wilkinson, ARM, insurance specialist, The School District of Palm Beach County, thinks about his broker Don Dresback. “I work arm-in-arm with [his] team,” Wilkinson said. “If you mentioned Don’s name anywhere in Palm Beach County,” they’re going… View Article
Aon Broker Julie Theirl Recognized as a 2023 Public Sector Power Broker
Julie Theirl, Executive Vice President, Aon Five years ago, Julie Theirl began the extensive process of creating a public sector claims database, with a big focus on sexual abuse and molestation claims. In that same time, California lengthened the statute of limitations of reporting, so now SAM claims dating as far back as the 1970s… View Article
Gallagher Broker John Chino Recognized as a 2023 Public Sector Power Broker
John Chino, Area Senior Vice President John Chino is somewhat of a legend in the public sector. When his name is mentioned, clients almost swoon over his track record. Take Taylor Horst, risk management director, New Mexico Counties, who relied on Chino’s expertise to help form and launch the counties’ captive, operational Jan. 1, 2022…. View Article
Gallagher Broker Nicholas Terlecki Recognized as a 2023 Public Sector Power Broker
Nicholas Terlecki, Area Assistant Vice President, Gallagher Nick Terlecki is a new face in an old business, but his service is seasoned beyond his years. Stephanie Lee, risk manager, Kent County, feels like she’s been working with Terlecki since she started — some 23 years ago — even though Terlecki only took the reins for… View Article
Gallagher Broker Ronni Rausch Recognized as a 2023 Public Sector Power Broker
Ronni Rausch, Area SVP/NE Region Director, Gallagher A broker with deep insurance knowledge is an asset. But what makes an excellent broker — like Ronni Rausch — is one who advocates for their client’s continued education. “Ronni went out of her way to help me get to a weeklong educational event through PRIMA,” said Sara… View Article
Conner Strong & Buckelew Broker Ed Cooney Recognized as a 2023 Public Sector Power Broker
Ed Cooney, Partner, Senior Account Executive, Conner Strong & Buckelew Ed Cooney is here to get the cyber job done. For Thomas Merchel, MEL JIF commissioner, township manager, Moorestown, N.J., Cooney worked on the JIF’s cybersecurity policy to get its pool members covered. “Ed was instrumental in getting this newly-created cybersecurity joint insurance fund together,”… View Article
Willis Towers Watson Broker Kara Patterson Recognized as a 2023 Real Estate Power Broker
Kara Patterson, Senior Broker, Willis Towers Watson It has been a challenging time in the real estate market, with brokers and their customers facing non-renewals, double- or even triple-digit premium increases, carriers reducing their involvement in excess towers and waves of fresh exclusions. In such an environment, simply mitigating negative changes and providing stable renewal… View Article
Lockton Broker Sean Gabay Recognized as a 2023 Real Estate Power Broker
Sean Gabay, Vice President, Lockton Sean Gabay makes it his business to know his clients’ business. “Sean is involved with the board of directors, the residents and the management team throughout the year — and not just at renewal time,” said Erich Hilgemeier, property manager, The Peninsula Condominium Association. Gabay even sat on another client’s… View Article
Alliant Insurance Services Broker Taylor Bacot Recognized as a 2023 Real Estate Power Broker
Taylor Bacot, Vice President, Alliant Insurance Services A good insurance broker can help a business stay competitive with its competitors. A great broker helps a business out-compete them. Enter Taylor Bacot. “Taylor has wrangled to get the best coverage that we can get, and that’s let us have a competitive advantage,” said Natalie Tips, chief… View Article
Symphony Risk Solutions Broker Mary Anne Viau Recognized as a 2023 Real Estate Power Broker
Mary Anne Viau, Director, Claims, Symphony Risk Solutions If knowledge is power, then Mary Anne Viau is mighty indeed. “A lot of times, brokers really don’t understand what insurance coverage law is,” said Mark Parris, Esq., coverage counsel for Bristol Group Inc. at Orrick. “Mary Anne was very facile with respect to understanding the legal… View Article
Gallagher Broker Will Giambalvo Recognized as a 2023 Real Estate Power Broker
Will Giambalvo, Managing Director, Gallagher When your business occupies a particular niche, it’s great to have an insurance broker who knows that niche like a partner. “We’ve got a portfolio of buildings in South Florida,” said one of Will Giambalvo’s clients, whose niche is investing in buildings where the government is the tenant. “Will came… View Article
Marsh Broker James Murphy Recognized as a 2023 Real Estate Power Broker
James Murphy, Senior Vice President, Marsh When your clients are among the largest, even the simple solutions can be anything but. James Murphy makes it look easy anyway. “It’s a pretty complex task that James handles without fail. He makes it look easy and it is not,” said the risk manager for the largest holder… View Article
Gallagher Broker Mitch Surowitz Recognized as a 2023 Real Estate Power Broker
Mitch Surowitz, Area Vice President, Gallagher Mitch Surowitz’s clients love his solutions. Dennis Szuberla, CFO at R&V Management Company, cited one in particular: “His idea was to bring us, as the client, into a partnership with the insurer and himself and to essentially manage our claims and manage our growth projections to arrive at a… View Article