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Gallagher Broker Tori Roberts Recognized as a 2024 Education Power Broker
Tori Roberts, Client Executive, Gallagher Tori Roberts got off to a good start when she joined the insurance team supporting Cincinnati State Technical and Community College in 2023. Her goal was to show the school the value of working with someone with expertise in higher education, and it paid off. She saved the college $20,000…. View Article
Newfront Broker Pedro Reyes Recognized as a 2024 Education Power Broker
Pedro Reyes, Senior Vice President, Newfront Pedro Reyes lowered health care costs for one school so much that it could expand health care coverage to its staffers’ families. “He came in and helped us lower our costs and get better coverage for all of our teachers and employees, and with the lower costs, we are… View Article
EPIC Insurance Brokers Broker Alyssa Williamson Recognized as a 2024 Employee Benefits Power Broker
Alyssa Williamson, Senior Consultant, EPIC Insurance Brokers Working in the landscape of employee benefits is a daily exercise in creativity. Balancing budget priorities and keeping benefit programs fresh, engaging and diverse is both a challenge and an opportunity. For EPIC’s Alyssa Williamson, that creativity is a way of life that privileges maximum value. Musa Quincey,… View Article
Alliant Broker Tony Garavaglia Recognized as a 2024 Employee Benefits Power Broker
Tony Garavaglia, Senior Vice President, Alliant Insurance Services The old adage “never switch horses midstream” is usually good advice, but when an employee base is clamoring for change, that may become a necessary course of action. For Tony Garavaglia, the client’s emergency was his opportunity to shine. “When we began working with Tony, our insurance… View Article
The Liberty Company Broker Clint Tripodi Recognized as a 2024 Employee Benefits Power Broker
Clint Tripodi, SVP, The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers Clint Tripodi’s personal approach to client service can be summarized in three key principles: responsiveness, partnership and value. Khanhvi Dang, CEO of Left Coast Wholesale, had no hesitation when considering the broker that meets that high bar. “Clint has been an integral part of our business strategy… View Article
Conner Strong & Buckelew Broker Tammy Brown Recognized as a 2024 Employee Benefits Power Broker
Tammy Brown, Executive Partner, Conner Strong & Buckelew Emerging technology in the benefits space has great potential, and indeed it is already transforming the experience for employees when they engage their providers under their health plan. One broker who understands this dynamic is Tammy Brown with Conner Strong & Buckelew. “Tammy has been instrumental in… View Article
Marsh McLennan Agency Broker Victor Tang Recognized as a 2024 Employee Benefits Power Broker
Victor Tang, Senior Vice President, Marsh McLennan Agency In the world of benefits, where the wellness and happiness of employees can hang in the balance, knowledge of an employee base by all parties involved is key. Victor Tang, SVP with Marsh, is just such a team member for his clients. “The thing that he does… View Article
Gallagher Broker Molly Belmont Recognized as a 2024 Employee Benefits Power Broker
Molly Belmont, Employee Benefits Consultant, Gallagher The broad range of organizations touched by employee benefits brokerage requires the best brokers to stay up to date on their clients’ industry and the machinations of legislation at all times. Molly Belmont does just that, going above and beyond for her clients. “We started our professional partnership with… View Article
Gallagher Broker Robert Petcove Recognized as a 2024 Employee Benefits Power Broker
Robert Petcove, Area Vice President, Gallagher While the term “employee benefits” means health insurance to most people, the best organizations seek out additional ways to engage their employees through their benefits programs. For Robert Petcove, this means finding new ways for his clients to reach their unique employee bases. Tim Kennedy, chief of human resources… View Article
Conner Strong & Buckelew Broker Jill Ambrose Recognized as a 2024 Employee Benefits Power Broker
Jill Ambrose, Vice President, Conner Strong & Buckelew Some brokers are able to provide solutions consistently, but the best are integral parts of their clients’ teams, bringing them new ideas and sharing expertise. Jill Ambrose with Connor Strong & Buckelew is one of those rare brokers. “Jill was ahead of the curve when we were… View Article
Insurance Office of America Broker Max McKay Recognized as a 2024 Employee Benefits Power Broker
Max McKay, Employee Benefits Consultant, IOA A personalized approach matters more than ever in today’s interconnected world, and employees need their HR teams to keep up with the times. That’s where Max McKay really shines. “This year, Max was able to bring us a new and innovative benefit plan for our employees that includes a… View Article
Newfront Broker Paul Martinez Recognized as a 2024 Employee Benefits Power Broker
Paul Martinez, SVP Employee Benefits, Newfront Newfront’s Paul Martinez has been an asset to his clients across the board, facing each unique challenge with a set of opportunities for consideration. “I’ve been in the benefits industry for a long time and this team is just phenomenal,” said Aileen Dayao, total rewards leader at Zai Lab…. View Article
IMA Financial Group Broker Rachel Nixon Recognized as a 2024 Employee Benefits Power Broker
Rachel Nixon, Vice President – Benefits, IMA Financial Group Inflationary pressure squeezed businesses and affected the health care sector at large this year, and many organizations faced difficult renewals in the employee benefits arena as they attempted to merge their desire for top-tier benefits for their employees with the need to trim where possible. Enter… View Article
Lockton Broker Michelle Wong Recognized as a 2024 Employee Benefits Power Broker
Michelle Wong, VP, Senior Consultant, Lockton Trust is key with employee benefits programs, especially when a broker enters a new relationship. Michelle Wong is one broker who knows how to build that trust from the get-go. “We began our relationship last year and navigated some interesting situations together,” said Matthew Brown, chief people & culture… View Article
Gallagher Broker Daniel R’bibo Recognized as a 2024 Entertainment Power Broker
Daniel R’bibo, Area Senior Vice President, Gallagher Daniel R’bibo has been thrown his fair share of curveballs. But time after time, he has shown industry twists and turns are no match for the solutions he can deliver. One of R’bibo’s clients, St. Ann’s Warehouse, is a Brooklyn-based performing arts theater that is no stranger to… View Article
WTW Broker Jon Dollar Recognized as a 2024 Entertainment Power Broker
Jon Dollar, Broking Director, Sports & Entertainment, WTW Foley Entertainment Group provides both risk management solutions and insurance placements for a wide range of businesses, one of which is sports arenas with Fidelity National Financial. When the company realized that a bifurcated program resulted in about 33 renewals for its sports and entertainment business, it… View Article
Newfront Broker Amanda D’Angelo Rentfrow Recognized as a 2024 Entertainment Power Broker
Amanda D’Angelo Rentfrow, SVP, Entertainment Practice Leader, Newfront Experiential Media Group, otherwise known as E/M Group, is both the sole organization in possession of artifacts recovered from the Titanic and the only entity that is permitted to extract artifacts from the wreck site today. When E/M Group was originally awarded the rights to the Titanic… View Article
HUB International Broker Kyle Clancy Recognized as a 2024 Entertainment Power Broker
Kyle Clancy, Vice President, HUB International In delivering first-rate results and solutions for his clients, Kyle Clancy gets an exceptional rating. One client, Brian Glazer, SVP of production and operations for Texas Crew Productions, recalled when Clancy served as an invaluable tool in securing “probably the most complex solution he provided for us [this year.]”… View Article
Marsh Broker Yasmine Ramos Recognized as a 2024 Entertainment Power Broker
Yasmine Ramos, SVP Senior Client Advisor, Marsh When you’re switching from one brokerage to another, the transition process can feel clunky or unproductive. This risk becomes even more significant when the transition occurs mid-term. Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc./Sony Corporation of America was experiencing this shift between brokers when Yasmine Ramos took over the company’s risk… View Article
Aon Broker Faye Yu Recognized as a 2024 Entertainment Power Broker
Faye Yu, Senior Vice President, Practice Leader, Aon Entertainment industry insurance is never what it seems. “In motion pictures and television, we face production scenarios that require underwriter approval or unique negotiations more often than other industries or even other parts of our business. It happens a lot,” said Matt Ruffner, director of risk management,… View Article