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Marsh Broker Susan Young Recognized as a 2019 Cyber Power Broker
Susan Young, Senior Vice President, Marsh The best brokers don’t sweat curveballs. They know how to pivot and turn a curve into an advantage. That’s the kind of fast footwork clients have come to admire from Marsh’s Susan Young. “We were looking at a major acquisition,” explained Bill Richardson, vice president of risk management for… View Article
Marsh Broker Robert Parisi Recognized as a 2019 Cyber Power Broker
Robert Parisi, Managing Director, Marsh What makes a broker truly outstanding? The vice president of corporate risk management for a pharmaceutical and consumer goods giant places the bar exceptionally high, and makes no apologies for it: Honesty and integrity, respect for the company’s philosophy and long-term strategy, the highest level of technical expertise, and unrivaled… View Article
Aon Broker Alex Moen Recognized as a 2019 Cyber Power Broker
Alex Moen, Vice President, Aon A retail client that suffered a high-profile breach was still faced with painful premiums years after the event, despite its cyber risk control investments. Aon’s Alex Moen set out to change carriers’ perception of the company’s risk, working with internal stakeholders to develop a strategic plan to get things back… View Article
Aon Broker Darin McMullen Recognized as a 2019 Cyber Power Broker
Darin McMullen, Senior Vice President, Aon A client approached Aon’s Darin McMullen about building a cyber program that would include property damage and custom-tailored business interruption and extra expense losses. It wouldn’t be easy with a recent claim on the books. McMullen was undaunted, successfully engaging underwriters to hash it out, drafting a program that… View Article
Willis Towers Watson Broker Sou Ford Recognized as a 2019 Cyber Power Broker
Souwei Ford, Atlantic/SE Cyber Team Leader, Willis Towers Watson A popular restaurant franchisor understood all too well the potential impact to the entire brand if even a single franchisee were to suffer the impact of a significant cyber event. “If one franchisor has a cyber incident, the [public] perception is that it happened to the… View Article
Marsh Broker Justin Corrado Recognized as a 2019 Cyber Power Broker
Justin Corrado, Vice President, Marsh Marsh’s Justin Corrado recently helped a global shipping and logistics company place its first — and incredibly complex — cyber program. “No standard canned off-the-shelf policy would fit our needs,” said the company’s global risk and insurance manager. Together with Corrado, they built a robust and groundbreaking program. Corrado helped… View Article
Gallagher Broker William Willer Recognized as a 2019 Aviation Power Broker
William Willer, Executive Advisor, Gallagher John Woolley is the executive vice president of Swift Air, which bought the legendary name of Eastern Airlines and is resurrecting the storied brand. The legacy of both the original Eastern and of Swift Air is complicated, including some recourse to court protection. “Bill was the broker for Swift when… View Article
JLT Specialty Broker Dana Smith Recognized as a 2019 Aviation Power Broker
Dana Smith, Assistant Vice President, JLT Specialty USA “We are a small company, and things are flying all over the place,” said the CEO of one of Dana Smith’s client companies. “The infrastructure for operating an airline is extensive, and we do not have the resources to handle our own insurance needs at the same… View Article
Willis Towers Watson Broker Rob Scheige Recognized as a 2019 Aviation Power Broker
Rob Scheige, Vice President, Willis Towers Watson “We have a first-of-its-kind space system that required a very complicated loss formula to cover,” said one VP. “Rob structured it in a way that was comprehensible to carriers. He developed several boundary conditions and was instrumental in preparing the policy language. We were also impressed by his… View Article
Gallagher Broker Brad Meinhardt Recognized as a 2019 Aviation Power Broker
Brad Meinhardt, Area President, Gallagher “We just acquired another airline and Brad did an absolutely wonderful job,” said one CFO. “That was after he did a superb job turning around our whole program. Our previous broker had given us five days to respond to a renewal, and I did not want to take that. I… View Article
Aon Broker Matthew Donohue Recognized as a 2019 Aviation Power Broker
Matthew Donohue, Vice President, Aon “Matthew has improved our program and discovered many potential liability exposures through site visits and in-depth interviews,” said one company director. He has developed an expertise in drones, helicopters and leased aircraft. “This has resulted in us being able to insure these once-unknown liability exposures.” Being new to the insurance… View Article
Aon Broker Michael Calhoun Recognized as a 2019 Aviation Power Broker
Michael Calhoun, Managing Director, Aon Constriction in the aerospace sector was a common theme this year. “Major carriers have left,” said one director of insurance. “We had a very difficult time this year, trying to get a renewal with 65 percent of the previous market capacity left out there. Michael was able to go to… View Article