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Marsh Broker Nigel Armitage Recognized as a 2023 Retail Power Broker
Nigel Armitage, Senior Vice President, Marsh, New York Clients of Nigel Armitage can rest assured that when they can’t get to it or be there, he will. “Nigel is the constant face and voice for me in the U.S.,” said one grateful client. “Nigel flew to the claim site at a moment’s notice when I… View Article
CAC Specialty Broker Susan Garrard Recognized as a 2023 Renewable Energy Power Broker
Susan Garrard, Executive Vice President, CAC Specialty Susan Garrard tackles the complex solar energy space with aplomb, according to her clients. “We purchased a solar-developer company this year that came with a large amount of sites at various stages of development. She was able to move those onto our existing policies for both corporate and… View Article
Ten Eyck Group Broker Greg Barcomb Recognized as a 2023 Renewable Energy Power Broker
Greg Barcomb, Senior Account Executive, Ten Eyck Group “We’ve received very competitive pricing from Greg and his group, but just as important, he has gone out of his way on several occasions to help us,” said one client about the level of customer service he’s experienced with Greg Barcomb. “As an example, we had to… View Article
CAC Specialty Broker Sara Kane Recognized as a 2023 Renewable Energy Power Broker
Sara Kane, Power & Renewables Leader, CAC Specialty “Sara is an all-star,” said the head of finance at a company that counts itself lucky to have Sara Kane as its broker. “She has led her team to develop a new approach for forecasting required coverages for renewable energy projects. Provided early enough, those forecasts have… View Article
Alliant Insurance Services Broker Molly Lovelette Recognized as a 2023 Renewable Energy Power Broker
Molly Lovelette, Vice President, Alliant Insurance Services During 2022, hail greatly affected independent solar power producers, particularly in Texas and the Plains states. Markets saw four major events affecting solar facilities, with property losses that approached $300 million. As a result, there was a constriction of limits for severe convective storm coverage as well as… View Article
Alliant Insurance Services Broker Brendan Fountain Recognized as a 2023 Renewable Energy Power Broker
Brendan Fountain, Assistant Vice President, Alliant Insurance Services In the movies, the monsters are closing in and things look grim until the hero unleashes a secret power. In real life, the principal at one client described a similar situation. The company had several projects under development and had suffered an unrelated loss. “Placing coverage on… View Article
Aon Broker Carol Stark Recognized as a 2023 Renewable Energy Power Broker
Carol Stark, North American Renewable Energy Practice Leader, Aon Offshore wind developments are among the biggest and most complex construction projects in the country. The first few announced won’t begin generating power for several years, but the work can’t begin until insurance is in place. “Carol mobilized an offshore broker team to support our preparations… View Article
Aon Broker Eli Sakellakis Recognized as a 2023 Traditional Energy Power Broker
Eli Sakellakis, Managing Director, Global Midstream Sector Leader, Aon Redemption is one of the recurring themes for Power Brokers this year. A senior company executive explained that their client company had suffered a significant incident and claim in the past few years that made placement in a hard market even more difficult. “As a result… View Article
Aon Broker Chirag Patel Recognized as a 2023 Traditional Energy Power Broker
Chirag Patel, Vice President, Aon The insurance manager at one company explained that his business was spun off from a multinational company, “leaving our brokers the daunting task of splitting the exposures from the two companies. Due to the quick spin-off, percentages were allocated amongst the global insurance programs. Chirag [Patel] not only assisted me… View Article
Aon Broker James Needham Recognized as a 2023 Traditional Energy Power Broker
James Needham, Senior U.S. Energy Casualty Broker, Aon “James [Needham] provided us with outstanding service this year,” stated one director of insurance. “He was able to place an additional $25 million of liability coverage for us in the London markets when were not able to find it domestically or in Bermuda. He also facilitated an… View Article
Willis Towers Watson Broker Paul Chirchirillo Recognized as a 2023 Traditional Energy Power Broker
Paul Chirchirillo, Executive Director, Willis Towers Watson “Paul [Chirchirillo] has been an integral part of our successful renewal process for many years, but that was even more apparent in 2022,” said one director of insurance. “We were in the midst of negotiating our PD/Bl renewal at the same time that several large energy losses had… View Article
Aon Broker James Bennett Recognized as a 2023 Traditional Energy Power Broker
James Bennett, Senior Vice President, Aon “James [Bennett] completely restructured our liability insurance during the year,” said the treasurer of one client company. “He took a bifurcated and complicated structure and repositioned our GL and casualty programs to be inclusive, covering a variety of items for which we had previously had to carry separate policies… View Article
CAC Specialty Broker Lindsay Carl Recognized as a 2023 Traditional Energy Power Broker
Lindsay Carl, Vice President, Account Executive, CAC Specialty “We are a young energy firm with a unique risk profile because of our stage in development,” said the executive director at one of Lindsay Carl’s clients. “Overall. we do not have a lot of assets, and we have rather concentrated risk because we operate in a… View Article
Oswald Companies Broker Jonida Stuewe Recognized as a 2023 Specialty Power Broker
Jonida Stuewe, VP & Practice Leader, Property, Global Risk For Jonida Stuewe, working with clients from beginning to end — without handing the account off to someone else — is her modus operandi. By doing so, Stuewe has access to both underwriters and the company itself in all facets of the renewal process. Recently, the… View Article
Lockton Broker Michele Centeno Recognized as a 2023 Specialty Broker
Michele Centeno, Senior Vice President, Lockton Michele Centeno strives to lead by example while providing a road map of goals and how she and her team will achieve them. Her desire to establish long-term client relationships is evident in the high level of service she bestows on each one. John Couri, manager of risk and… View Article
Aon Broker Giles Harlow Recognized as a 2023 Specialty Power Broker
Giles Harlow, Managing Director, Aon Having worked in both the London and Bermuda insurance markets, Giles Harlow has unique multi-geographic insurance knowledge. This is evident in his role helping one company complete several transactions over the past year. Harlow understands the vital importance of ensuring that an alignment of interests exists within all parties in… View Article
Aon Broker Alec Giacco Recognized as a 2023 Specialty Power Broker
Alec Giacco, AVP, Broker, Digital Economy Practice, Aon Transparency and trust are the cornerstones of Alec Giacco’s approach to every client: “In our relatively new industry [micromobility], it’s evident that Alec has worked with a number of clients in this space. We lean on him for industry knowledge as it relates to not only insurance… View Article
CAC Specialty Broker Michael Wakefield Recognized as a 2023 Specialty Power Broker
Michael Wakefield, EVP & Transactional Insurance Practice Leader, CAC Specialty It was eight years ago that Michael Wakefield worked as in-house legal counsel for an insurance brokerage. At that time, he did not have a specific plan to become a transactional liability (TL) insurance broker, but it quickly became evident that more and more clients… View Article
Aon Broker Samantha Manfredini Look Recognized as a 2023 Specialty Power Broker
Samantha Manfredini Look, Vice President, Employment Practices Liability, Aon Samantha Manfredini Look has a keen understanding of the nuances involved in employment practices liability insurance. “From the pre-renewal strategy discussion to the negotiation, Samantha made the entire renewal process seamless and delivered outstanding results,” said Amanda Chaney, senior manager, insurance and actuarial services, Enterprise Holdings…. View Article
Aon Broker Kristin Hanson Recognized as a 2023 Technology Power Broker
Kristin Hanson, Account Executive, Aon For one ridesharing client, Kristin Hanson gave it her all. With California’s AB317 going into effect, it was imperative for the company to get its coverage situated for bike and scooter rideshare. “The bill is set to change our insurance requirements. It will mandate we have rider GL policy for… View Article