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Marsh Broker Joseph Presley Recognized as a 2021 Marine Power Broker
Joseph Presley, Vice President, Marsh Of all the challenging circumstances that insureds face at renewal, the most difficult is an internal reorganization. Prices for traditional energy plunged at the beginning of the pandemic, forcing producers and service companies to close facilities, spin off operations, or seek court protection. Through these challenges, Marsh’s Joseph Presley has been there… View Article
Marsh Broker Pamela Tate Recognized as a 2021 Marine Power Broker
Pamela Tate, Vice President, Global Marine Practice, Marsh For several of Pamela Tate’s clients renewal was complicated by significant changes that took place in the London and United States markets, and by challenging loss histories. Some underwriters sought to increase deductibles by as much as 100%. “By far my most challenging policy renewal was and continues to… View Article
Mosaic Broker Jamie Oliver Recognized as a 2021 Marine Power Broker
Jamie Oliver, Senior Client Advisor, Mosaic “Jamie has focused on our most difficult risk, which is securing insurance coverage for our [high-value inventory] via a stock-throughput program,” said the risk manager at one client with operations across the country. “Given the nature of our business, inventory must be stored outside where it is vulnerable to damage by… View Article
Marsh Broker Melanie Waltrich Recognized as a 2021 Marine Power Broker
Melanie Waltrich, Vice President, Marsh Just before renewal one client fielded what seemed like an innocuous question about contract language within a vessel-chartering contract. The company was relatively new to chartering, and a further inquiry revealed the contracts had created significant, unanticipated exposure. Marsh’s Melanie Waltrich was able to help them through these uncharted waters. … View Article
Aon Broker Scott Davis Recognized as a 2021 Marine Power Broker
Scott Davis, Senior Vice President, Aon Early in 2020, the marine cargo marketplace started pushing for the addition of a marine cyber exclusion to all cargo policies. “Scott is a very technical broker with good business acumen,” said one insurance director. “He led the development of our renewal strategy this spring, then constructed a supporting position and… View Article
Marsh Broker Christopher Maro Recognized as a 2021 Marine Power Broker
Christopher Maro, Senior Vice President, Marsh Whether it’s managing a set of complex risks or getting a client new to the industry up to speed, Marsh’s Christopher Maro is there. For one client, Maro handles hull and machinery and protections and indemnity (P&I) for several special-purpose vessels. “We have lots of extra risks due to the… View Article
Alliant Insurance Services Broker Emily Quinlan Recognized as a 2021 M&A Power Broker
Emily Quinlan, Vice President, Alliant Insurance Services For private equity firms and corporates regularly pursuing acquisitions, Emily Quinlan provides what they need: breadth of knowledge, carrier connections, and availability. Roxanna Sassanian, CFO of Operam Inc., first met Quinlan when she worked at a private-equity firm and, unsatisfied with the current rep from another large brokerage,… View Article
Woodruff Sawyer Broker Luke Parsons Recognized as a 2021 M&A Power Broker
Luke Parsons, Vice President, Woodruff Sawyer Just a month ahead of 2020’s P&C-line renewals, Imran Malik, CFO of Cooper Machinery Services, interviewed three brokerage candidates and opted for Luke Parsons at his team at Woodruff Sawyer. With little time to spare, they dug in and Cooper ended up getting a much better bang for the… View Article
Aon Broker Jessica Harger Recognized as a 2021 M&A Power Broker
Jessica Harger, Managing Director, Aon Burnishing a reputation for tax expertise, Jessica Harger and her team at Aon explain the complicated issues in clear terms that enable clients to traverse what otherwise can be a minefield risk. “If there’s anything we want to do with tax we would absolutely want her in our corner,” said… View Article
Alliant Insurance Services Broker Tony Burchett Recognized as a 2021 M&A Power Broker
Tony Burchett, Vice President/M&A, Alliant Insurance Services Market disruptors are often technology companies, but Tony Burchett is disrupting the employee benefits market. Jennifer Frankito, director of corporate operations at Team Select Home Care Phoenix, said Big-Five health-insurance quotes increasing by double digits annually were unsustainable for the company and its employees. “When average raises can’t… View Article
Risk Placement Services Broker Lisa Duncan Recognized as a 2021 M&A Power Broker
Lisa Duncan, Executive Vice President, Property, Risk Placement Services The pandemic’s unexpected arrival impacted an array of companies’ insurance policies, leaving insurance executives up to their eyeballs in client questions and concerns. Lisa Duncan stepped up to explain how Hop Energy’s policies addressed business interruption claims, especially since the company had made acquisitions in different… View Article
Hylant Broker Aashish Chauhan Recognized as a 2021 M&A Power Broker
Aashish Chauhan, Risk Advisor, M&A/Casualty, Hylant Acquiring assets from a company with a history of recalls causes insurers’ lights to blink red, as IMMI discovered in 2020 when pursuing a large deal. Aashish Chauhan at Hylant evaluated the “quality of risk” that IMMI was considering taking on and “tenaciously” detailed the target’s risks and insurance… View Article
Aon Broker Bernhard Steves Recognized as a 2021 Manufacturing Power Broker
Bernhard Steves, Managing Director, Aon Bernhard Steves works hand-in-hand with clients to manage product recall and product contamination risk. One client was facing challenges with accurately forecasting its business to be placed in the correct category. The client was experiencing cashflow issues and could not afford to be rated with an incorrect premium. Steves worked… View Article
Gallagher Broker Tyler Van Fossen Recognized as a 2021 Manufacturing Power Broker
Tyler Van Fossen, Area Vice President, Gallagher Tyler Van Fossen faced many challenges alongside his clients in 2020. Van Fossen knew one large paper manufacturer client would encounter increases to premiums from the incumbent at renewal. Knowing the challenges with finding alternative carriers, Van Fossen began working almost a year before renewal. He brought in… View Article
Aon Broker Gregory Gatti Recognized as a 2021 Manufacturing Power Broker
Gregory Gatti, Managing Director, Aon Gregory Gatti has found success by being a zealous partner and advocate for clients. One large international client faced a challenge at renewal. Its long-term carrier planned to end all successive rate/renewal agreements going forward. The client wanted to retain this, however. Leveraging his relationships, Gatti persuaded the carrier to… View Article
Aon Broker Karen Sullivan Recognized as a 2021 Manufacturing Power Broker
Karen Sullivan, Northwest Region Property Leader, Aon For Karen Sullivan, 2020 was characterized by mastering challenging renewals and pulling off insurance feats of strength. One of her firm’s largest pulp and paper clients was informed of an upcoming nonrenewal by its carrier after a 20-year relationship. COVID-19 made finding new insurers more difficult as they… View Article
Marsh Broker Heidi Bauermeister Recognized as a 2021 Manufacturing Power Broker
Heidi Bauermeister, Managing Director, Marsh Heidi Bauermeister knows the risks of chemical manufacturing companies inside and out. “Heidi thinks like we think. She really knows our company,” one client said. Her clients are large, multinational firms with complex risks, further complicated by the hardening market over the last several quarters. Considered essential throughout the pandemic,… View Article
Aon Broker Michael McCoy Recognized as a 2021 Manufacturing Power Broker
Michael McCoy, Managing Director, Aon For Mike McCoy, solving unique risk and coverage problems is second nature. A client raved, “He does great job not only with the basics (tactical) but also thinking of the strategic part of who will be a good long-term partner for us.” One client entered the 2020 renewal period after… View Article
HUB International Broker David Chmiel Recognized as a 2021 Nonprofit Power Broker
David Chmiel, Senior Vice President, National Director of Claims North America, HUB International For David Chmiel, assisting nonprofits with their insurance needs doesn’t begin and end with the sales process. In fact, Chmiel has become so deeply enmeshed in the risk management concerns of one of his clients, IAG — an organization that serves people… View Article
Gallagher Broker Bill Powell Recognized as a 2021 Nonprofit Power Broker
Bill Powell, Area Executive Vice President, Gallagher When the COVID-19 pandemic emerged in March, Bill Powell immediately recognized the dangers facing his nonprofit clients — many of whom were major cultural organizations forced to shutter and take a huge financial loss in the ensuing months. “As these institutions prepared to shut down, I, along with… View Article