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PRISM Insurance Group Broker Ettie Schoor Recognized as a 2022 Workers’ Comp Power Broker
Ettie Schoor, President, PRISM Insurance Group Health care clients have been singing the praises of Ettie Schoor due to her efforts in helping with their workers’ compensation policies. “It’s not like workers’ comp is the sexiest topic,” the general counsel for a group of skilled nursing facilities said. “One thing we really value about this… View Article
Reagan Companies Broker Mike Lane Recognized as a 2022 Workers’ Comp Power Broker
Mike Lane, Claims/Risk Management Consultant, Reagan Companies Mike Lane bears the mark of a truly great insurance broker. When he joins a new company, his clients follow him. “When he moved and settled in at Reagan, we decided to go with him,” an office manager at one client said. “He is always friendly, helpful and… View Article
Aon Broker Jill Jeske Recognized as a 2022 Workers’ Comp Power Broker
Jill Jeske, Vice President, National Casualty Broker, Aon When a large, multi-state auto dealer outgrew its captive, Jill Jeske stepped in to help the company identify self-insurance opportunities. “She actually took the time to go through a couple of states where we could be self-insured, and weren’t, and identified what those opportunities and processes would… View Article
SolePro Broker Steve Love Recognized as a 2022 Workers’ Comp Power Broker
Steve Love, CEO, SolePro Founder and CEO of the brokerage, Mid Atlantic Insurance Group, and SolePro CEO Steve Love earned high praise when one client described him as a “workers’ comp visionary.” Love has been in the insurance industry since he was 23 years old. Throughout his career, he has started five companies and five… View Article
Risk Strategies Broker Rebecca LaFazia Recognized as a 2021 At Large Power Broker
Rebecca LaFazia, Assistant Vice President, Risk Strategies The touring musical “Dear Evan Hansen” was about to begin a one-week run in New Orleans in fall 2019 when a hotel collapsed near the theater. While producers managed to move the show to a smaller theater and add an extra performance, the tour took a revenue hit… View Article
Marsh & McLennan Agency Broker Amy Brutto Recognized as a 2021 At Large Power Broker
Amy Brutto, Principal and Client Executive, Marsh & McLennan Agency The shows and events industry was among the hardest hit by COVID-19. Businesses have lost thousands or even millions of dollars in revenue while many have gone to the wall. But thanks to her foresight, Amy Brutto was able to help one of her large… View Article
Marsh Broker Steve Wagner Recognized as a 2021 At Large Power Broker
Steve Wagner, Vice President Claims Advocacy, Marsh Steve Wagner has many strengths as a broker, including commitment and dedication to his clients, impeccable customer service, and deep and constantly growing knowledge of the industry. “Steve has been a terrific addition to our account since coming on board a couple of years ago,” said Dan Salk,… View Article
Marsh & McLennan Agency Broker Deborah Charron Recognized as a 2021 At Large Power Broker
Deborah Charron, Senior Vice President/Regional Health Care Practice Leader, Marsh & McLennan Agency Andrew Weisman has no qualms about recommending Deborah Charron. “I know she’s the best,” said Weisman, chief executive officer of NuVision Management Inc., Based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the company owns and operates long- and short-term care adult and pediatric facilities in… View Article
Attune Broker Lael Chappell Recognized as a 2021 At Large Power Broker
Lael Chappell, Director, Insurance Distribution, Attune Lael Chappell has almost single-handedly put the African American Insurance Association’s New York Tri-State Chapter on the map. After being elected president, he came in and turned it around, giving it a national platform where previously it had been underrepresented, and he has helped start other chapters. Dwight Williams,… View Article
Aon Broker Tony Katz Recognized as a 2021 At Large Power Broker
Tony Katz, Vice President, Aon Datra Herzog was nervous when she learned a floodzone overlapped the site where she was planning to build a new $4 million lodge for her hospitality business, the Inns at St. Albans in St. Albans, Missouri. Even though the overlap was small, the bank lender wanted the 11,000-square-foot lodge to… View Article
Marsh Broker Richard Ashe Recognized as a 2021 At Large Power Broker
Richard Ashe, Senior Vice President, Marsh Being a subject matter expert proved invaluable to Richard Ashe when a new client approached him with a tricky site contamination problem. A year after the sale of a property, the buyer informed his client of the discovery of a new contaminant similar to and in greater quantities than… View Article
Aon Broker John Galanis Recognized as a 2021 At Large Power Broker
John Galanis, Senior Vice President, Aon Shutdowns related to COVID-19 led to claims approaching $500 million for the New York-based Discovery Inc., according to Michael Egan, the TV channel’s vice president of global risk management. John Galanis has played a role in getting Egan coverage. But it’s not just Galanis’ post-claims work that’s making a… View Article
Gallagher Broker Quay Stallworth Recognized as a 2021 At Large Power Broker
Quay Stallworth, Regional Director, Gallagher Sometimes, what sets a broker apart isn’t so much how they do their job, but how they help you do yours. “We had severe budget cuts the past several years, and Quay [Stallworth] really helped to lower our premium when we went with him,” said Holly Niehoff, director of environmental… View Article
McNeal, Sports & Wilson Risk Advisers Broker Will Wilson, Jr. Recognized as a 2021 At Large Power Broker
Will Wilson, Jr., Partner | Risk Adviser, McNeal, Sports & Wilson Risk Advisers Will Wilson, Jr. knows how to get things done for his clients, old and new. “We had an opportunity after Hurricane Laura to go to Louisiana and do some mitigation work,” said Stacey Casey of Casey Restoration, LLC. “Since our insurance did… View Article
Marsh Broker Cara Cortes Recognized as a 2021 At Large Power Broker
Cara Cortes, Senior Vice President, Marsh Dealing with complex challenges for multinational clients is second nature for Cara Cortes. Following a material acquisition by one client, she carried out a strategic review of its multinational D&O risk, looking at each country where it did business. Then she presented three solutions and went through the pros… View Article
Aon Broker Collin Breeney Recognized as a 2021 At Large Power Broker
Collin Breeney, Vice President, Aon Communication was key for Collin Breeney when it came to renewing his client’s D&O policy in a tough market. At a meeting in advance of its June 1 renewal, at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, he explained the challenges facing the D&O marketplace and prepared the hair and beauty… View Article
Risk Strategies Broker Octavius Smith Recognized as a 2021 At Large Power Broker
Octavius Smith, Senior Account Manager, Risk Strategies TV production rarely goes smoothly. But the COVID-19 pandemic presented more challenges than usual for insurance coverage. Octavius Smith has not shied away from taking them on, said a finance executive in the advertising industry who has worked with Smith for several years. “He’s gotten very much involved… View Article
Aon Broker Kremena Vassileva Recognized as a 2021 At Large Power Broker
Kremena Vassileva, Vice President, Aon Kremena Vassileva is an expert in complex financial situations. This year alone, one client split from its parent company, another transitioned from publicly traded to privately held, and a third went through a complicated bankruptcy. Vassileva got them all the coverages and rates they needed, educating the marketplace about the… View Article
Aon Broker Phil Hoffmann Recognized as a 2021 At Large Power Broker
Phil Hoffmann, Managing Director, Aon “He just wants to help see others succeed in the insurance industry.” That’s how Phil Hoffmann was summed up by his client Christy Kaufman, head of development and compliance at American Family Ventures. Hoffmann works on many fronts: Primarily as a broker but also on the board of the University… View Article
Marsh Broker Laurie Champion Recognized as a 2021 At Large Power Broker
Laurie Champion, Managing Director, Marsh It was a potentially aggravating situation involving a U.S. subsidiary and its foreign parent. But Laurie Champion kept her cool. “At every point somebody had to drive her insane but you would never know it,” said a risk manager for the U.S. subsidiary, a defense contractor that needed an accurate… View Article