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AssuredPartners Broker Marion Hope Recognized as a 2021 Aviation Power Broker
Marion Hope, Senior Vice President, AssuredPartners Marion Hope was one of the first American citizens to work at Lloyd’s of London as an aviation broker. Through owning many aircrafts, Hope has developed unique, firsthand knowledge of what his clients are facing. By embracing a 100% hands-on client service philosophy, each client recognizes the time and… View Article
Marsh Broker Blake Maybeck Recognized as a 2021 Aviation Power Broker
Blake Maybeck, Senior Vice President, Marsh Blake Maybeck began his career with Marsh Aviation in 2006, learning risk management, marketing and placement of insurance products for a diversified list of middle market clients. Since then, he has become knowledgeable about space projects, handling large international aerospace manufacturers. This combined aviation and space insurance background enables… View Article
Gallagher Broker Richard Terlecki Recognized as a 2021 Aviation Power Broker
Richard Terlecki, Area Senior Vice President, Gallagher During his long-standing career, Richard Terlecki has strived to be a continuous learner in order to demonstrate his commitment to his clients and be the best broker he can be. This drive to provide exceptional results is evident in his exceptional customer service and innovative solutions designed to… View Article
Hylant Broker Anne Marie Towle Recognized as a 2021 Captives Power Broker
Anne Marie Towle, Global Captive Solutions Leader, Hylant Versatility is a key quality when it comes to forming a captive. This is an area where Anne Marie Towle excels, coming up with innovative solutions for different clients across a range of industries. For one client, Prymus Insurance, she established a sponsored protected cell company and… View Article
Gallagher Broker Cory Fox Recognized as a 2021 Captives Power Broker
Cory Fox, Area Senior Vice President, Gallagher Completing a merger or acquisition is difficult at the best of times. Particularly when it comes to making sure the right coverage is in place for the new entity. That’s where Cory Fox stepped in to help his client WRM, an industrial environmental services company specializing in wastewater… View Article
Beecher Carlson Broker Peter Kranz Recognized as a 2021 Captives Power Broker
Peter Kranz, Executive Managing Director, Captive Practice Leader, Beecher Carlson Making the most of your captive is even more crucial during these trying times with insurance premiums skyrocketing in certain markets. That’s where Peter Kranz comes in. Having overseen the management of Cummins’ captive for the last 10 years, Kranz has helped the company establish… View Article
Aon Broker Kathryn Christensen Recognized as a 2021 Captives Power Broker
Kathryn Christensen, Senior Consultant, Risk Finance and Captive Consulting, Aon When Kathryn Christensen’s client, Veritas Investments, faced retention and premium increases of as much as 50 and 10 times respectively on its general liability program, she knew it was time to re-evaluate its entire risk management model. She assessed the trade-off between market pricing and… View Article
Gallagher Broker Billy Gage Recognized as a 2021 Captives Power Broker
Billy Gage, Area Vice President, Gallagher Finding affordable coverage in a tough market is hard enough, but if you can secure it at a significant cost saving for your client — that takes some doing. Not only did Billy Gage manage to achieve this for client Denali, a waste and environmental recycling and disposal provider,… View Article
Gallagher Broker Justin Felker Recognized as a 2021 Captives Power Broker
Justin Felker, Area Vice President, Gallagher The transportation industry was hit with the double whammy of the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic and a hardening market with typical rate increases of 15-30%. Fortunately, Warehouse Services had Justin Felker on its side. Getting out in front of the market conditions, he engaged Gallagher’s claims analytics resources… View Article
Aon Broker Lou Cipollo Recognized as a 2021 Construction Power Broker
Lou Cipollo, Account Executive, Aon Amid an already hardening market and a global pandemic, 2020 was a tough year in many sectors. But for the companies directly impacted, the explosion of wildfires in recent years presented just as much of a challenge. As capacity dried up for North American excess accounts, one such company faced rate increases… View Article
Aon Broker Brian Hunt Recognized as a 2021 Construction Power Broker
Brian Hunt, Chief Administration Officer, Account Executive, Aon Brian Hunt handles big clients and small, and it speaks volumes about his commitment to his clients that even the smallest feel they get the same level of service as his largest. “We’re a one-person company with the goal to get to five people in three years, and… View Article
Marsh Broker Paul Copti Recognized as a 2021 Construction Power Broker
Paul Copti, Senior Vice President, National Practice Leader, Marsh In the world of construction, delays cost money. The last thing you want from your broker is a holdup due to failure to find coverage. That was the situation facing Aéroports de Montréal as they were about to launch a multi-billion dollar, seven-year infrastructure/construction project. Their broker was… View Article
Marsh Broker Matthew Summers Recognized as a 2021 Construction Power Broker
Matthew Summers, Construction Practice Leader – South Central, Marsh Sometimes, the bottom line is the bottom line. Faced with skyrocketing rates and quotes at $1.25 per $100 in insured value on the operational policy that included its construction liability, Lincoln Property Company decided it needed a standalone policy. Having previously worked with Matt Summers to get… View Article
Aon Broker Jan Cottini Recognized as a 2021 Construction Power Broker
Jan Cottini, Senior Vice President, Managing Director, Aon When your insurance needs are complex, you want a broker who is an expert. When a global pandemic multiplies that complexity by orders of magnitude, you need a broker who is a rock star. After opening a brand-new facility, a major academic medical center decided to embark on… View Article
Beecher Carlson Broker John Costello Recognized as a 2021 Construction Power Broker
John Costello, Assistant Vice President, Property Broker, Beecher Carlson “I always say, ‘conventional approaches give you conventional results.’ And so we always really push our brokers to think outside the box,” said Steve Upshaw, vice president of risk management at Equity Residential. “John Costello is really great at that. … He’s a young guy. He’s only been… View Article
Gallagher Broker Jennifer Bolling Recognized as a 2021 Cyber Power Broker
Jennifer Bolling, Regional Director, Cyber Liability, Gallagher In 2020, Jennifer Bolling had to deal with an unpleasant but fairly routine occurrence: Finding a new carrier “home” for one of her clients that experienced some adverse claims activity. This regional director of cyber liability applied the same kind of attentive customer service she’d use in any… View Article
Gallagher Broker Jeremy Gillespie Recognized as a 2021 Cyber Power Broker
Jeremy Gillespie, Senior Vice President, Regional Director, Gallagher For Jeremy Gillespie, a big part of the job is making sure his clients understand the ever-changing risks emerging from the internet. One client, a global private company with multiple channels, including franchise restaurants, had just begun selling products in retail stores when it needed to renew… View Article
Marsh Broker Andrew Abolt Recognized as a 2021 Cyber Power Broker
Andrew Abolt, Senior Vice President, Marsh As a former underwriter, Andrew Abolt is well positioned to help his clients manage risk and get the coverage they need. In 2020, new client Papa John’s International, Inc. underwent a renewal process just as Marsh and Abolt’s team were engaged. “Andrew and the Marsh team hit the ground… View Article
EPIC Insurance Broker Thompson Mackey Recognized as a 2021 Cyber Power Broker
Thompson Mackey, Risk Management Consultant, EPIC Insurance Brokers In 2020, while many of us were busy adjusting to remote work, broker Thompson Mackey recognized how the emerging rise in cyber breach events could impact his clients. Thankfully, he’d spent the previous six months developing risk management programs that coordinated coverage afforded for social engineering fraud… View Article
Gallagher Broker Paul Davis Recognized as a 2021 Cyber Power Broker
Paul Davis, Area Vice President, Gallagher A cyber Power Broker has to be more than responsive — given threat actors’ penchant for striking on late Friday afternoons and holiday weekends, he’s got to be ready to give every client his mobile number and respond to panicked queries at all hours. In 2020 alone, broker Paul… View Article