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Gallagher Broker Brian Merriam Recognized as a 2023 Nonprofit Power Broker
Brian Merriam, National Director – Religious Practice & Area SVP, Gallagher Brian Merriam is no stranger to rescue mission ministries. Prior to merging his own company, Merriam Insurance Agency, with Gallagher, Merriam worked as a self-employed insurer. Merriam Insurance Agency was founded by Merriam’s great-grandfather over 100 years ago, and “was a leader in rescue… View Article
Risk Strategies Broker Rich Skorupski Recognized as a 2023 Nonprofit Power Broker
Rich Skorupski, Senior Vice President, Risk Strategies It’s an understandable worry for a client to think their broker may not provide as much attention to them as they did in the early days of their partnership. But for Rich Skorupski’s legacy clients, this is a worry they can check off their list. “One thing that… View Article
Gallagher Broker Ian Ackerman Recognized as a 2023 Nonprofit Power Broker
Ian Ackerman, Area Vice President, Gallagher Nonprofit organizations can find themselves in precarious situations, in both expected and unexpected scenarios. But in both cases, clients of Ian Ackerman know he’s got their back. Said by one client to have a “finger on the pulse of the industry,” Ackerman received endless praise from clients when it… View Article
Gallagher Broker Brandon Cole Recognized as a 2023 Nonprofit Power Broker
Brandon Cole, National Director, Gallagher With charter schools operating in a different fashion than a typical public school, their exposure threshold can leave them in difficult coverage negotiations. Not only does broker Brandon Cole understand the unique nature of these schools; he relishes assisting them. One of Cole’s clients, Harlem Children’s Zone, houses both charter… View Article
G2 Insurance Broker Lauren Erickson Recognized as a 2023 Nonprofit Power Broker
Lauren Erickson, Nonprofit Practice Leader, G2 Insurance Muttville Senior Dog Rescue, based in San Francisco, is a nonprofit organization that looks to help senior dogs find what is lovingly described as “their forever home.” But the pandemic quickly altered the risks that the organization’s staff were being exposed to. When COVID-19 forced shutdowns, the shelter… View Article
Hawley & Associates Broker Phil Hawley Recognized as a 2023 Nonprofit Power Broker
Phil Hawley, President/National Director, Nonprofit | Religious Practices, Hawley & Associates It’s one thing to have a general understanding of the sector that you serve, but Phil Hawley takes it to another level. Hawley and his team created a risk mitigation questionnaire, specifically designed for foster care and adoption agencies, which delves into an agency’s… View Article
Aon Broker Natalie Marquess Recognized as a 2023 Pharmaceuticals Power Broker
Natalie Marquess, Senior Vice President, Aon The life sciences industry is exciting in its steady drive toward innovation and discovery. As someone who recognizes the accelerated pace of change in the legal and regulatory environments her clients find themselves in, Natalie Marquess roots her brokering approach in the pillars of the trusted advisor model: Provide… View Article
Aon Broker Nicole Pohwat Recognized as a 2023 Pharmaceuticals Power Broker
Nicole Pohwat, Vice President, FSG Team Leader, Aon “Even in the best market environment, it has been more challenging to place D&O cover for life sciences companies with fewer carriers willing to write this industry,” Nicole Pohwat explained in her Power Broker application. With many carriers broadly excluding life sciences from their underwriting appetite, she… View Article
Gallagher Broker Sarah Palmer Recognized as a 2023 Pharmaceuticals Power Broker
Sarah Palmer, Senior Director, Area Assistant Vice President, Gallagher Sarah Palmer’s clients imagine that she dedicates a good amount of her time to research biotechnology and logistics. How else can a broker guide their client so smoothly through complex chains of activities to produce and transport a tailor-made gene therapy for patients with a rare… View Article
Marsh Broker Warren Printz Recognized as a 2023 Power Broker
Warren Printz, Senior Vice President, Casualty Advisor, Marsh As a broker who spent a decade managing risk on the client side, Warren Printz has developed a straightforward philosophy: Be fully informed and focused on a client’s industry in order to deliver advice and guidance, and most importantly, results that satisfy their needs. One of Printz’s… View Article
Conner Strong & Buckelew Broker Andrew Wagner Recognized as a 2023 Pharmaceuticals Power Broker
Andrew Wagner, Managing Account Executive, Conner Strong & Buckelew When Andrew Wagner’s clients find themselves facing circumstances that feel impossible and require fast, out-of-the-box thinking, they know who to call. “He is always available and very transparent about what’s involved,” said one biotech VP of facilities and business risk management. “He’s incredibly good about commitment… View Article
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