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Gallagher Broker Peter Simonsen Recognized as a 2026 Cyber Power Broker
Peter Simonsen, Area Assistant Vice President, Director Cyber Liability Practice, Gallagher Peter Simonsen focuses exclusively on cyber insurance and cyber risk management for higher education and public sector clients. Utilizing his institutional knowledge, Simonsen launched a cyber risk pool in Pennsylvania designed specifically for public school districts. This innovative program provides comprehensive cyber insurance, risk… View Article
CAC Broker Kit Cabonor Recognized as a 2026 Cyber Power Broker
Kit Cabonor, Senior Vice President, CAC, part of the Baldwin Group Presenting solutions in a tight timeframe is one of the true tests of a broker’s mettle — and when a major fast food chain suddenly found itself in need of new options, Kit Cabonor stepped up. Just over a month away from the restaurant… View Article
Brown & Brown Broker Boyce Morin Recognized as a 2026 Education & Nonprofit Power Broker
Boyce Morin, Vice President, Account Executive, Brown & Brown Boyce Morin helped a state university set a clear direction for how it administers its student health plan. But that wasn’t all: “There are just multiple things that he’s guided us through,” said an administrator at the university. Over the last year, Morin negotiated a deal… View Article
Gallagher Broker Amy Kansay Recognized as a 2026 Education & Nonprofit Power Broker
Amy Kansay, Area Vice President, Gallagher The Urban Assembly needed a policy in place before beginning work under a contract with a city in California. And it wasn’t just any policy; it was a policy covering liability for sexual abuse and molestation, coverage that has been increasingly difficult to place, according to Steven Smith, director… View Article
Lockton Broker Rachel Anderson Recognized as a 2026 Education & Nonprofit Power Broker
Rachel Anderson, Account Executive, Lockton An extra bill for workers’ comp coverage prompted a cascade of questions from clients of Rachel Anderson. They learned that, after an audit, the carrier assigned different codes to the administrative staff of the organizations, a group of faith-based nonprofits enrolled in the same captive. The nonprofits did not believe… View Article
Marsh McLennan Agency Broker Zoe Shaw Recognized as a 2026 Education & Nonprofit Power Broker
Zoe Shaw, Business Insurance Consultant, Marsh McLennan Agency Zoe Shaw brings elite-level discipline and strategic clarity to some of the most complex insurance challenges facing nonprofit organizations today. Shaw’s recent work illustrates the impact of that approach. When Hillsides, a Pasadena-based nonprofit serving vulnerable youth, faced severe renewal challenges following the Eaton fire and a… View Article
Alliant Broker Kevin McCarroll Recognized as a 2026 Education & Nonprofit Power Broker
Kevin McCarroll, First Vice President, Alliant A group of nearly two dozen public universities strove to figure out the best way to leverage its buying power when contracting with health plans to cover international students. But the complexities rendered the effort fruitless for about 20 years. Then came Kevin McCarroll to craft a group program…. View Article
AssuredPartners Broker Matt Wilson Recognized as a 2026 Education & Nonprofit Power Broker
Matt Wilson, VP, Account Executive, AssuredPartners | Gallagher Matt Wilson eventually persuaded Jim Foreman that nonprofit care provider On With Life needed a cyber insurance policy. Foreman, the nonprofit’s CFO, is glad Wilson persisted — and pleased with the broker’s follow-up. On With Life recently experienced a cyber incident, and Wilson pitched in immediately. “He… View Article
Marsh Risk Broker Anna Huntley-Robertson Recognized as a 2026 Traditional Energy Power Broker
Anna Huntley-Robertson, Assistant Vice President, Marsh Risk Capital-intensive energy projects are often a heavy lift for brokers, especially when the client is not one of the majors that has the wherewithal for large retentions. The complications increase when lenders are heavily involved in project financing, requiring certificates of insurance at every instance. One client lender’s… View Article
CAC Broker Jack Meikle Recognized as a 2026 Traditional Energy Power Broker
Jack Meikle, Senior Vice President, CAC, part of the Baldwin Group Jack Meikle understands the role communication plays in effectively delivering for his clients. “Even with the current status of the exploration and production industry and expectations of markets for 2025, we saw a significant reduction in total insurance premiums in 2025 as compared to 2024,”… View Article
Marsh Risk Broker Lisa Chines Recognized as a 2026 Traditional Energy Power Broker
Lisa Chines, Senior Vice President, Marsh Risk Investors in greenfield developments often insulate themselves from risk by structuring the project as a discrete business. That makes insurance placement a challenge for the broker. “Lisa was instrumental in enabling our casualty program to get us up to speed,” said the executive of one such venture. “Over… View Article
Marsh Risk Broker Gabe DiGiamberardino Recognized as a 2026 Traditional Energy Power Broker
Gabe DiGiamberardino, Vice President, Marsh Risk War exclusion language is a hot topic for clients within the energy sector. During a client’s renewal, one incumbent insurer was no longer able to maintain the primary war-exclusion language and was required to add their own. Gabe DiGiamberardino identified that issue early in the process and presented options… View Article
Marsh Risk Broker Olga Vogt Recognized as a 2026 Traditional Energy Power Broker
Olga Vogt, Senior Vice President, Marsh Risk One of Olga Vogt’s new clients struggled with fragmented insurance servicing across its operations in more than 20 countries, relying on multiple local brokers and facing internal resource constraints. It needed a single global network broker to streamline workflow coordination and improve efficiency. “Olga provided impressive support for… View Article
Aon Broker Kelley Batson Recognized as a 2026 Traditional Energy Power Broker
Kelley Batson, Senior Vice President, Aon Fifty thousand dollars a minute is not a bad rate of return. One client credits Kelley Batson with saving that much in a tight situation. “A contractor tried to add a $1.5-million chargefor an obscure type of insurance,” a risk manager said. “I had 45 minutes to prepare for… View Article
HUB International Broker Joel Davidowski Recognized as a 2026 Employee Benefits Power Broker
Joel Davidowski, EVP, Employee Benefits, HUB International The tapestry of state and federal laws governing employee benefits make this sector especially tricky for potential violations, and a good broker can help companies navigate those complexities and ensure talent retention and compliance without missing a beat. Joel Davidowski did just that for one client this year… View Article
Marsh McLennan Agency Broker Josh Weaver Recognized as a 2026 Employee Benefits Power Broker
Josh Weaver, SVP, Central Florida Market Leader, Marsh McLennan Agency The ability to hold the line on health benefit cost increases is a rarity for benefit brokerages. But for Josh Weaver, it’s just another day at the office. “Goodwill Houston has not increased costs to employees in the six years that I’ve been with the… View Article
Alliant Broker Kurt Lindamood Recognized as a 2026 Employee Benefits Power Broker
Kurt Lindamood, Vice President, Alliant Talk about being a chief cook and bottle washer; Kurt Lindamood has delivered on both fronts for the White Castle hamburger chain. Facing double-digit cost increases across several benefits going into 2026, his client is now cost-neutral on many programs — an outcome the company didn’t believe was possible a… View Article
IOA Broker Jennifer Botting Recognized as a 2026 Employee Benefits Power Broker
Jennifer Botting, Vice President, IOA The employee benefits sector has presented challenges for many companies, with expected health insurance premium increases causing anxiety. For Jennifer Botting, service to one client meant springing into action to not just craft a solution to avoid an increase, but also overhaul typical timelines and processes to meet their needs…. View Article
Gallagher Broker Todd Virgillo Recognized as a 2026 Employee Benefits Power Broker
Todd Virgillo, SVP, Health and Welfare Practice, Gallagher When significant health care cost increases are unavoidable, the job of managing expectations for disgruntled employees starts with the benefits broker of record. Enter Todd Virgillo, who had his work cut out for him. In response to a proposed 28% increase in group medical premiums, he suggested… View Article
Gallagher Broker Ashley Kempa Recognized as a 2026 Employee Benefits Power Broker
Ashley Kempa, Senior Client Executive, Gallagher While employers are rightly concerned about the rising cost of GLP-1 drugs in the popular weight-loss category, some employers are finding the investment is paying off. Just ask Kathy Makowski, director of total rewards for First Onsite, whose self-insured group health plan increases have been significantly below trend in… View Article