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Risk Strategies Broker Emily Weiss Schaffer Recognized as a 2021 Fine Arts Power Broker
Emily Weiss Schaffer, Senior Account Executive, Risk Strategies As one client put it, Emily Weiss Schaffer is a great asset to any team she’s part of. “She worked hard to fully remarket our account this year to other carriers due to our loss history but was able to keep us with our current carrier with… View Article
Risk Strategies Broker Blair Wunderlich Recognized as a 2021 Fine Arts Power Broker
Blair Wunderlich, Risk Advisor, Risk Strategies When Caitlin Berry, director of Caitlin Berry Fine Art, started her own business, she turned to Blair Wunderlich for guidance in all things insurance. “Having insurance that protected and covered me was most important when I started, and I collaborated with Blair immediately to get set up.” When the… View Article
Risk Strategies Broker Mary Pontillo Recognized as a 2021 Fine Arts Power Broker
Mary Pontillo, National Fine Art Practice Leader, Risk Strategies When Mary Pontillo’s client, a registrar with an estate collection, had pieces on tour in Europe, he had a few questions about one facility report. “It was an old building with a few renovations made to modernize it,” he explained. But he didn’t understand how the… View Article
Gallagher Broker Cheryl Karim Recognized as a 2021 Fine Arts Power Broker
Cheryl Karim, Area Vice President, Gallagher “We specialize in impressionist and modern masters,” said Howard Shaw, president, Shaw Fine Art, “so they can be expensive works.” According to Shaw, people who often own or deal with work at this level are not as tolerant with headaches or issues. That’s why it is imperative Shaw gets… View Article
Aon Broker Blythe Hogan Recognized as a 2021 Fine Arts Power Broker
Blythe Hogan, Director, Aon Susan Luckfield, controller, Kanders & Company, said that any request, “even bizarre ones,” are no sweat for broker Blythe Hogan. “Even if the request is last minute, and she doesn’t know the answer right away, she works to find it and get it over to me quickly,” Luckfield said. Recently, Luckfield’s… View Article
HUB International Broker Gerald Stoll Recognized as a 2021 Health Care Power Broker
Gerald Stoll, Chief Sales Officer, HUB Healthcare Solutions, HUB International A company was facing a near doubling of its insurance premium last summer for one of its skilled nursing facilities when it called Gerald Stoll. The call was on a Thursday for a policy set to expire Sunday, said an executive at the company, who… View Article
Marsh Broker Ruth Kochenderfer Recognized as a 2021 Health Care Power Broker
Ruth Kochenderfer, Senior Vice President, Marsh Ruth Kochenderfer can take directions on renewal strategy and work her magic to get a result, even in a hardening market, said the risk manager at a health system in the eastern U.S. But Kochenderfer doesn’t rely on magic. “She takes the time to understand our business. She asks… View Article
Aon Broker Erin Brodbeck Recognized as a 2021 Power Broker
Erin Brodbeck, Senior Broker, Aon After a spate of ransomware attacks in health care last year, the risk manager at an academic medical center in California was peppered with questions from senior leaders, including the chief executive officer. The risk manager said she relied on Erin Brodbeck to make sure she had the answers. “While… View Article
Aon Broker Bryan McMinn Recognized as a 2021 Health Care Power Broker
Bryan McMinn, Vice President, Aon In spring 2020, carriers were understandably nervous about covering senior living facilities, which were hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, it was unclear whether markets were even going to offer coverage or provide the limits that providers wanted, said a risk management executive at a senior living provider… View Article
Alliant Insurance Services Broker Sherry Souders Recognized as a 2021 Health Care Power Broker
Sherry Souders, First Vice President, Alliant Insurance Services When Envision Healthcare decided to make changes to its captive insurance program, the company relied on Sherry Souders to help get it right. “We’re a sophisticated program so we have a lot of knowledge internally,” said Eric Gardzina, vice president of insurance and risk management for Nashville-based… View Article
Foundation Risk Partners Broker Brett Pollak Recognized as a 2021 Health Care Power Broker
Brett Pollak, Senior Managing Director, Foundation Risk Partners Doctors can be choosy when it comes to the medical malpractice insurance their employers purchase. But the market can be complicated, said Nisha Bhalla, vice president of operations and strategy for Refocus Eye Health, a group of eye practices with locations in Connecticut, New Jersey and Pennsylvania…. View Article
Gallagher Broker Greg Hunter Recognized as a 2021 Education Power Broker
Greg Hunter, Area Managing Director, Gallagher COVID-19 changed the risk profiles of U.S. universities. With campuses closed, administrators struggled to balance safety with high-quality education, not to mention maintenance of several properties in the face of starkly diminished revenue. With flexibility and creativity, Greg Hunter helped his higher ed clients roll with the punches. “I… View Article
Marsh Broker Michael Jackisch Recognized as a 2021 Education Power Broker
Michael Jackisch, Senior Account Executive, Marsh Like most brokers in the education sector, Michael Jackisch was facing an uphill battle, shopping for adequate levels of coverage at an acceptable price in a hardening market. His deep industry expertise and knowledge of the marketplace enabled him to build custom solutions where existing ones no longer worked. “Our… View Article
Gallagher Broker Debbie Russell Recognized as a 2021 Education Power Broker
Debbie Russell, Area Executive Vice President, Gallagher Successfully navigating uncertainty requires finesse, and Debbie Russell demonstrated that fate favors the prepared. Despite the unpredictable challenges from the pandemic, volatile weather and a difficult market, Russell got the job done. “We are a consortium of eight institutions and are a complex customer to insure. This year, we… View Article
Gallagher Broker Jack Kurcab Recognized as a 2021 Education Power Broker
Jack Kurcab, Area Assistant Vice President, Gallagher The increased frequency of severe weather events is driving up rates and constricting P&C coverage for insureds everywhere — but some regions are more exposed than others. Jack Kurcab was undeterred by these obstacles, instead going the extra mile to create solutions that fit his clients’ needs. “Iowa continues to… View Article
Gallagher Broker Daniel Buckley Recognized as a 2021 Education Power Broker
Daniel Buckley, Senior Vice President, Gallagher Athletic programs are a cornerstone of campus life, a magnet for prospective students, and a top driver of revenue for universities. But they also present complex risks. Broker Daniel Buckley “knows the intricacies of Division I athletic programs and having worked with colleges of all sizes, brings that breadth… View Article
Marsh Broker Wendy Rosler Recognized as a 2021 Education Power Broker
Wendy Rosler, Senior Vice President, Marsh Universities have always faced student health and safety risk, but obtaining liability coverage has grown difficult amid a hardening market. Layer on the pressures of the pandemic, and most schools were facing extremely tough renewals in 2020. In the face of these challenges, Wendy Rosler has helped clients secure the… View Article
Gallagher Broker Will Giambalvo Recognized as a 2021 Hospitality Power Broker
Will Giambalvo, Senior Director, Gallagher In an extraordinary year for the hospitality industry, clients say broker Will Giambalvo has kept their businesses going strong. “We have a portfolio of 78 office buildings and deal exclusively with Will,” said a managing partner of one client. “During 2020, we had several significant events where his services were… View Article
Insurance Office of America Broker Alka Manaktala Recognized as a 2021 Hospitality Power Broker
Alka Manaktala, Producer, Insurance Office of America When it comes to getting claims paid, broker Alka Manaktala goes above and beyond for her clients, even during the pandemic. One client had a claim at one of its locations where the carrier was not willing to pay the full business income loss. Manaktala was able to… View Article
Gallagher Broker Young Chol Kim Recognized as a 2021 Hospitality Power Broker
Young Chol Kim, Area Assistant Vice President, Gallagher Most Power Broker testimonials are enthusiastic, but circumspect. Clients speaking about Young Chol Kim, however, came in with glowing reviews of his ability to get hospitality businesses much-needed insurance payments in the wake of COVID-19. The principal of one client firm was frank about how Kim rallied… View Article