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McGriff Broker Todd Burack Recognized as a 2024 Renewable Energy Power Broker
Todd Burack, VP, Marketing Account Executive, McGriff A few themes emerged from Todd Burack’s clients: They have unusual, even unique ownership or management structures and exposures or coverage needs that change frequently. “Todd helped our organization originate our first builder’s risk program this year,” said one project director. “In addition to the complexities associated with… View Article
Marsh Broker Yan Veytsman Recognized as a 2024 Renewable Energy Power Broker
Yan Veytsman, Senior Account Executive, Marsh “Yan [Veytsman] placed multiple construction policies for our greater-than-$100 million exposures within the past year, along with an operational insurance policy for our first utility-scale storage project,” said one director of finance. “He has also supported our development efforts in pricing policies to be used in our request-for-proposal processes… View Article
Cirrus Advisers Broker Lauren Carroll-Allan Recognized as a 2024 Renewable Energy Power Broker
Lauren Carroll-Allan, Vice President, Cirrus Advisers, a division of CAC Specialty Some brokers are so active and know their clients’ businesses so well that a client forgets they are not on staff. Such is the case with clients of Lauren Carroll-Allan: “Lauren was responsible for compiling insurance reports for our portfolio of solar and battery-storage… View Article
Aon Broker Kerri Leahy Recognized as a 2024 Renewable Energy Power Broker
Kerri Leahy, Senior Casualty Specialist, Aon Power Brokers deliver when the pressure is on. Kerri Leahy is one who can handle the pressure when it comes. “Kerri was wonderful, thorough and proactive in leading and supporting our coverage for our U.S. operation, which included more than 1,200 employees and a fleet of over 150 vehicles,”… View Article
CAC Specialty Broker Nathan Wonder Recognized as a 2024 Renewable Energy Power Broker
Nathan Wonder, VP, Surety, Natural Resources, CAC Specialty “Nathan has done a fantastic job for us this year,” said one CFO. “He led the placement of $21.25 million of innovatively structured surety-backed letters of credit and, separately, placement of $1.2 million of decommissioning-related surety bonds. Nathan is consistently diligent, proactive and creative in structuring credit… View Article
Aon Broker Myles Martel Recognized as a 2024 Renewable Energy Power Broker
Myles Martel, VP, Global Power & Renewables Practice, Aon Sometimes, brokers have to move quickly to arrange coverage and the documents necessary to satisfy underwriters on valuations that can run into the hundreds of millions, if not the billions of dollars. “In 2023, we were having issues obtaining our engineering reports from our 2022 inspections,… View Article
Marsh Broker Kevin Drozdowski Recognized as a 2024 Traditional Energy Power Broker
Kevin Drozdowski, Senior Vice President, Marsh After a client faced two significant losses at a single facility, Kevin Drozdowski stepped up. “Kevin has been a fantastic advocate for our business and has been instrumental in our navigating a challenging year,” the client’s risk manager said. “[The losses] caused much consternation from our incumbent insurers when… View Article
Aon Broker Jeff Lee Recognized as a 2024 Traditional Energy Power Broker
Jeff Lee, Vice President, Aon Clients have lauded Jeff Lee’s ability to hold the line on costs. In previous years, many insureds sought premium reductions because of economic struggles. In 2023, growth returned to many sectors, presenting new challenges for brokers. As if those changes were not complicated enough, one carrier reduced capacity and increased… View Article
Lockton Broker Jeremy Gayser Recognized as a 2024 Traditional Energy Power Broker
Jeremy Gayser, Senior Vice President, Lockton When one of Jeremy Gayser’s clients made an acquisition that included assets not previously insured by commercial markets, it made underwriters uneasy. Gayser collaborated with the client to select an engineering firm to conduct a site visit for loss control, understanding the critical role of this information-gathering process. Once… View Article
Marsh Broker Andrés Riveros Recognized as a 2024 Traditional Energy Power Broker
Andrés Riveros, Senior Vice President, Marsh The 2023 renewal for one client started inauspiciously with the exit of the first excess carrier, which had deployed a large capacity on the program. That knuckleball was followed by the announcement of a major acquisition. Separately, the company was grappling with technology complications and also had several acquisitions,… View Article
AssuredPartners Broker Jeff Richards Recognized as a 2024 Traditional Energy Power Broker
Jeff Richards, Senior Account Executive, AssuredPartners “This year, Jeff has been instrumental in two major realignments of our program,” said one client executive for an organization structured as two separate operating companies under one owner and slightly overlapping management. “We combined a couple of policies, of which each business had its own, into a shared… View Article
Marsh Broker Olivia Bachelet Recognized as a 2024 Traditional Energy Power Broker
Olivia Bachelet, Associate Client Advisor, Marsh The effort Olivia Bachelet puts into solving her clients’ problems is much appreciated. “When working with Olivia this year, I got the sense from her all-around performance and availability that she does not have any other clients,” one client said. Another client had historically been on a guaranteed-cost structure…. View Article
Marsh Broker Akshay Sood Recognized as a 2024 Specialty Power Broker
Akshay Sood, SVP, Bank A/R Leader, Marsh Credit insurance focuses on developing insurance solutions for large financial transactions that can span the globe and occur across a large variety of sectors. As such, when working with financial institutions, Akshay Sood constantly stays apprised of the latest developments in the financial industry. For a global banking… View Article
CAC Specialty Broker Matthew Movafaghi Recognized as a 2024 Specialty Power Broker
Matthew Movafaghi, SVP, Head of Tax Insurance Placements, CAC Specialty When Knight Energy Services LLC was in the process of finalizing a transaction and ran into a potential deal-breaker issue, Matthew Movafaghi, senior vice president at CAC Specialty, was able to find a creative solution to mitigate risk via transactional insurance, allowing Knight Energy Services… View Article
Aon Broker Samantha Manfredini Look Recognized as a 2024 Specialty Power Broker
Samantha Manfredini Look, VP, EPLI, Aon Many of Samantha Manfredini Look’s clients purchase their insurance products out of the Bermuda marketplace, which has hardened due to an influx of severe EPLI and wage and hour claims. For Jennifer Pack, VP of risk management at Hyatt Hotels, Manfredini Look has proven to be an indispensable asset… View Article
Aon Broker Stephen Kyriacou Recognized as a 2024 Specialty Power Broker
Stephen Kyriacou, Managing Director and Senior Lawyer, Aon The litigation and contingent risk insurance market is focusing less on single-case judgment preservation insurance and adverse judgment insurance risks and more on portfolio-based policies that better spread risk across multiple different cases. As such, Stephen Kyriacou focuses on deepening his connections with the primary buyers of… View Article
AssuredPartners Broker Joel Heining Recognized as a 2024 Specialty Power Broker
Joel Heining, Aerospace Sales Leader, AssuredPartners Joel Heining’s 30-year career in aviation insurance is rooted in his background as a pilot, which includes military and general aviation experience. Heining’s military experience involved high-risk flight operations worldwide, emphasizing high-impact training, safety and risk management — and adding to his unique understanding of the aviation insurance space…. View Article
Marsh Broker Hashi Hashi Recognized as a 2024 Specialty Power Broker
Hashi Hashi, VP, Commercial Surety Leader, Marsh Surety placement for private equity-owned businesses is notoriously difficult to facilitate on an uncollateralized basis within the marketplace. Broker Hashi Hashi assisted Englobe Corporation with securing much-needed surety capacity, critical for businesses like Englobe that often pursue public tenders. “We had encountered various challenges with maintaining our surety… View Article
Conner Strong & Buckelew Broker Andrew Wagner Recognized as a 2024 Technology Power Broker
Andrew Wagner, Partner, Managing Account Executive, Conner Strong & Buckelew The College Board wasn’t climbing Mount Everest. Nevertheless, the nonprofit had a trusted guide in Andrew Wagner as it spent time analyzing changes to its cyber and professional liability. “We really felt like we had a sherpa, an expert to take us to the top… View Article
Insurance Office of America Broker Steve Miller Recognized as a 2024 Technology Power Broker
Steve Miller, Managing Partner & Innovation Lead, IOA Because RRAI sells into both commercial and defense markets, the autonomous-transportation company can be tough to insure, said its CEO, Josh Araujo. And its insurance needs are complex, running the gamut from cyber to inland marine to professional liability, Araujo added. But with Steve Miller as its… View Article