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Gallagher Broker Morgan Anderson Recognized as a 2022 Real Estate Power Broker
Morgan Anderson, Area Senior Vice President, Gallagher As the blanket property/earthquake/flood policy for Raintree Partner’s $3 billion apartment portfolio approached renewal, broker Morgan Anderson warned Scott Baxter, director of finance, that the company could face a 25-30% increase. “We’re price sensitive but have a high-risk tolerance,” Baxter said. Although Anderson had written the existing policy,… View Article
Insurance Office of America Broker Bo Shaw Recognized as a 2022 Real Estate Power Broker
Bo Shaw, Vice President, Insurance Office of America Last year, when the insurance market, including the incumbent, snubbed a TTI Capital asset with a bad loss history director Ravi Thummalapenta saw broker Bo Shaw take on the challenge, and he campaigned for the carrier to reconsider. “He’s persuasive by nature,” Thummalapenta said, “and he’s a… View Article
McGriff Broker Todd Burack Recognized as a 2022 Renewable Energy Power Broker
Todd Burack, Marketing Account Executive, Assistant Vice President, McGriff Many brokers specialize in one size of client. Todd Burack, in contrast, has large and small clients, some with complex situations, some with simpler but pressing needs. “Todd played an integral role as we ventured into renewable energy this year,” said the insurance manager at a… View Article
Marsh McLennan Agency Broker George Phillips Recognized as a 2022 Renewable Energy Power Broker
George Phillips, Senior Vice President, Marsh McLennan Agency Given how quickly renewable energy has taken a place in the North American generating fleet, it can be difficult to remember most renewable companies are small operations. When it comes to offering strong advice and guiding smaller clients through challenging renewable energy insurance markets, George Phillips has… View Article
Beecher Carlson Broker Karl Choltus Recognized as a 2022 Renewable Energy Power Broker
Karl Choltus, Managing Director, Surety, Beecher Carlson Karl Choltus won his Power Broker laurels for sorting situations where multiple parties were trying to transfer risk. “Karl was able to find an insurer to support the issuance for the first time of a surety bond that guaranteed payment to a general contractor for the completion of… View Article
CAC Specialty Broker Courtney Cassidy Recognized as a 2022 Renewable Energy Power Broker
Courtney Cassidy, Assistant Vice President, Natural Resources, CAC Specialty Courtney Cassidy is always up for a challenge. “For this year’s renewal, Courtney conducted a broad survey of the market,” said the partner at one renewable energy developer. “On the liability side, Courtney actually found us a 20% lower rate and premium for the same coverage… View Article
CAC Specialty Broker Marc Toy Recognized as a 2022 Renewable Energy Power Broker
Marc Toy, Executive Vice President, Natural Resources, CAC Specialty Two new clients, one a new risk manager at an established program and the other an established risk manager at a new client, complimented Marc Toy for his patience and expertise in bringing them along. The new program was placing its first solar-specific program, so the… View Article
Alliant Insurance Services Broker Allie Eans Recognized as a 2022 Renewable Energy Power Broker
Allie Eans, Assistant Vice President, Account Manager Lead, Alliant Insurance Services One of Allie Eans’ clients is a fast-growing, ambitious startup, with a complex financial structure. “We are constantly evaluating potential acquisitions in all types of renewable generation on aggressive timelines,” said its director of insurance. “We have the opposite problem with our construction projects:… View Article
Lockton Companies Broker Jeremy Gayser Recognized as a 2022 Traditional Energy Power Broker
Jeremy Gayser, Senior Vice President, Lockton Companies Jeremy Gayser came through for one energy client by educating them on a particular kind of coverage, even though the client opted not to take it up. “Jeremy’s understanding of the intricacies, nuances and risks of our highly specialized energy business provides our company great comfort,” said one… View Article
CAC Specialty Broker William Chappell Recognized as a 2022 Traditional Energy Power Broker
William Chappell, Executive Vice President, CAC Specialty With renewables taking their place as major components of the energy economy, the new challenge for brokers in traditional energy is helping their clients in the hydrocarbons industry add wind and solar to their business. As the risk manager for one of Bill Chappell’s clients explained, the exposures… View Article
Alliant Insurance Services Broker Robert Rochelle Recognized as a 2022 Traditional Energy Power Broker
Robert Rochelle, Vice President, Alliant Insurance Services If you’re in the middle of a merger or acquisition Robert Rochelle and his team at Alliant are the brokers for you. “Our team at Alliant, has been instrumental in our acquisition efforts. They helped us scope out a broad suite of insurance coverage based on an acquisition… View Article
Marsh Broker Yan Veytsman Recognized as a 2022 Traditional Energy Power Broker
Yan Veytsman, Senior Account Executive, Marsh All brokers have multiple clients, and all clients have multiple challenges; it’s the rare broker who can make a client feel as if they are his only account. But Marsh’s Yan Veytsman has this skill down pat. One diversified energy company had a storm of challenges in 2021, including… View Article
Alliant Insurance Services Broker Lee Snelgrove Recognized as a 2022 Traditional Energy Power Broker
Lee Snelgrove, Senior Vice President, Alliant Insurance Services Directors and officers coverage has been notoriously tricky of late. Lee Snelgrove proved himself a master of it. “In a challenging market, Lee was able to help navigate our company through a comprehensive directors and officers insurance marketing effort and generate substantial premium savings,” said the chief… View Article
Poms & Associates Broker Tonya Carrell Recognized as a 2022 Traditional Energy Power Broker
Tonya Carrell, Vice President, Poms & Associates Her skill at leveling off premium increases was something Tonya Carrell’s clients especially appreciated this past year. “Some of the quotes we received for our renewal this year were simply outrageous,” said the manager of one energy services company. “Tonya did a great deal of work to get… View Article
Lockton Companies Broker Michele Centeno Recognized as a 2022 Specialty Power Broker
Michele Centeno, Senior Vice President, Lockton Companies To excel at customer service, you have to be available, flexible and smart. It’s not about how hard you work but how smart you work. That’s the philosophy of Michele Centeno. With more than 30 years of experience, Centeno has handled a wealth of scenarios. This enables her… View Article
Lockton Companies Broker Heather Miller Recognized as a 2022 Specialty Power Broker
Heather Miller, Account Executive, Lockton Companies The cannabis and hemp industry has its share of challenges. One of the biggest challenges is the capacity available in the space for property coverage. Heather Miller found some creative ways to get the maximum support from the market. “Many people hold themselves to be experts in our field… View Article
Marsh Broker Ankur Kacker Recognized as a 2022 Specialty Power Broker
Ankur Kacker, Senior Vice President, Marsh Ankur Kacker’s approach to client service is simple: Getting to know each client and their industry so that he can partner with them to deliver the best advice, guidance and results from the insurance market. Kacker recognizes that the industry in which he works is fast evolving and he… View Article
CAC Specialty Broker Jordan Tamchin Recognized as a 2022 Specialty Power Broker
Jordan Tamchin, Senior Vice President, CAC Specialty Jordan Tamchin began his career at the M&A tax group at PwC in New York, where, as a tax attorney, he advised private equity funds and multinationals on due diligence and structuring. In 2016, Tamchin entered the insurance industry as a managing general underwriter for transactional risk insurance… View Article
NFP Broker Heather Gillingham Recognized as a 2022 Specialty Power Broker
Heather Gillingham, Vice President, NFP For 27 years, Heather Gillingham has focused on insuring the firearms and shooting sports industry. Having served this specialty for so many years, Gillingham has formed strong relationships with carriers, underwriters, consultants, attorneys, associations and lenders. Brent Wouters, CEO of Bangers LP (dba Iron Valley Supply), switched to Gillingham as… View Article
Aon Broker Matthew Barnard Recognized as a 2022 Specialty Power Broker
Matthew Barnard, Senior Vice President, Property Broking, Aon In 22 years as a broker, Matthew Barnard has never stopped learning. He embraces the tools and information, gathering strategies needed to identify data that is key to finding the common ground among all parties. One of Barnard’s clients, a large owner of golf courses in the… View Article