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Marsh Broker Kevin Drozdowski Recognized as a 2024 Traditional Energy Power Broker
Kevin Drozdowski, Senior Vice President, Marsh After a client faced two significant losses at a single facility, Kevin Drozdowski stepped up. “Kevin has been a fantastic advocate for our business and has been instrumental in our navigating a challenging year,” the client’s risk manager said. “[The losses] caused much consternation from our incumbent insurers when… View Article
Aon Broker Jeff Lee Recognized as a 2024 Traditional Energy Power Broker
Jeff Lee, Vice President, Aon Clients have lauded Jeff Lee’s ability to hold the line on costs. In previous years, many insureds sought premium reductions because of economic struggles. In 2023, growth returned to many sectors, presenting new challenges for brokers. As if those changes were not complicated enough, one carrier reduced capacity and increased… View Article
Lockton Broker Jeremy Gayser Recognized as a 2024 Traditional Energy Power Broker
Jeremy Gayser, Senior Vice President, Lockton When one of Jeremy Gayser’s clients made an acquisition that included assets not previously insured by commercial markets, it made underwriters uneasy. Gayser collaborated with the client to select an engineering firm to conduct a site visit for loss control, understanding the critical role of this information-gathering process. Once… View Article
Marsh Broker Andrés Riveros Recognized as a 2024 Traditional Energy Power Broker
Andrés Riveros, Senior Vice President, Marsh The 2023 renewal for one client started inauspiciously with the exit of the first excess carrier, which had deployed a large capacity on the program. That knuckleball was followed by the announcement of a major acquisition. Separately, the company was grappling with technology complications and also had several acquisitions,… View Article
AssuredPartners Broker Jeff Richards Recognized as a 2024 Traditional Energy Power Broker
Jeff Richards, Senior Account Executive, AssuredPartners “This year, Jeff has been instrumental in two major realignments of our program,” said one client executive for an organization structured as two separate operating companies under one owner and slightly overlapping management. “We combined a couple of policies, of which each business had its own, into a shared… View Article
Marsh Broker Olivia Bachelet Recognized as a 2024 Traditional Energy Power Broker
Olivia Bachelet, Associate Client Advisor, Marsh The effort Olivia Bachelet puts into solving her clients’ problems is much appreciated. “When working with Olivia this year, I got the sense from her all-around performance and availability that she does not have any other clients,” one client said. Another client had historically been on a guaranteed-cost structure…. View Article
Marsh Broker Akshay Sood Recognized as a 2024 Specialty Power Broker
Akshay Sood, SVP, Bank A/R Leader, Marsh Credit insurance focuses on developing insurance solutions for large financial transactions that can span the globe and occur across a large variety of sectors. As such, when working with financial institutions, Akshay Sood constantly stays apprised of the latest developments in the financial industry. For a global banking… View Article
CAC Specialty Broker Matthew Movafaghi Recognized as a 2024 Specialty Power Broker
Matthew Movafaghi, SVP, Head of Tax Insurance Placements, CAC Specialty When Knight Energy Services LLC was in the process of finalizing a transaction and ran into a potential deal-breaker issue, Matthew Movafaghi, senior vice president at CAC Specialty, was able to find a creative solution to mitigate risk via transactional insurance, allowing Knight Energy Services… View Article
Aon Broker Samantha Manfredini Look Recognized as a 2024 Specialty Power Broker
Samantha Manfredini Look, VP, EPLI, Aon Many of Samantha Manfredini Look’s clients purchase their insurance products out of the Bermuda marketplace, which has hardened due to an influx of severe EPLI and wage and hour claims. For Jennifer Pack, VP of risk management at Hyatt Hotels, Manfredini Look has proven to be an indispensable asset… View Article
Aon Broker Stephen Kyriacou Recognized as a 2024 Specialty Power Broker
Stephen Kyriacou, Managing Director and Senior Lawyer, Aon The litigation and contingent risk insurance market is focusing less on single-case judgment preservation insurance and adverse judgment insurance risks and more on portfolio-based policies that better spread risk across multiple different cases. As such, Stephen Kyriacou focuses on deepening his connections with the primary buyers of… View Article
AssuredPartners Broker Joel Heining Recognized as a 2024 Specialty Power Broker
Joel Heining, Aerospace Sales Leader, AssuredPartners Joel Heining’s 30-year career in aviation insurance is rooted in his background as a pilot, which includes military and general aviation experience. Heining’s military experience involved high-risk flight operations worldwide, emphasizing high-impact training, safety and risk management — and adding to his unique understanding of the aviation insurance space…. View Article
Marsh Broker Hashi Hashi Recognized as a 2024 Specialty Power Broker
Hashi Hashi, VP, Commercial Surety Leader, Marsh Surety placement for private equity-owned businesses is notoriously difficult to facilitate on an uncollateralized basis within the marketplace. Broker Hashi Hashi assisted Englobe Corporation with securing much-needed surety capacity, critical for businesses like Englobe that often pursue public tenders. “We had encountered various challenges with maintaining our surety… View Article
Conner Strong & Buckelew Broker Andrew Wagner Recognized as a 2024 Technology Power Broker
Andrew Wagner, Partner, Managing Account Executive, Conner Strong & Buckelew The College Board wasn’t climbing Mount Everest. Nevertheless, the nonprofit had a trusted guide in Andrew Wagner as it spent time analyzing changes to its cyber and professional liability. “We really felt like we had a sherpa, an expert to take us to the top… View Article
Insurance Office of America Broker Steve Miller Recognized as a 2024 Technology Power Broker
Steve Miller, Managing Partner & Innovation Lead, IOA Because RRAI sells into both commercial and defense markets, the autonomous-transportation company can be tough to insure, said its CEO, Josh Araujo. And its insurance needs are complex, running the gamut from cyber to inland marine to professional liability, Araujo added. But with Steve Miller as its… View Article
Marsh Broker Deepak Adappa Recognized as a 2024 Technology Power Broker
Deepak Adappa, Managing Director, Head of South Central FINPRO, Marsh A high-profile news article led to a substantial litigation risk just as a technology company was about to go for renewal of its D&O coverage. As lawsuits started to hit its peers, the company’s insurer yanked its quote and said it would offer an extension… View Article
Aon Broker Erin Bundy Recognized as a 2024 Technology Power Broker
Erin Bundy, Vice President, Aon A FinTech’s falling stock price, combined with outstanding claims, made for a fairly difficult renewal of its D&O coverage. But because the process was overseen by Erin Bundy, the FinTech’s risk manager had total confidence going in. “I’ve had a relationship with her for many years now, and she never… View Article
Newfront Broker Tim Dunleavy Recognized as a 2024 Technology Power Broker
Tim Dunleavy, Senior Vice President, Newfront Cyber coverage is not just an obligation for a cybersecurity company — it’s critical. “They want to know what our risk profile looks like,” said the in-house attorney at one cybersecurity firm. “If things were to hit the fan, do we have enough coverage in place to take care… View Article
CAC Specialty Broker Vara Cybart Recognized as a 2024 Technology Power Broker
Vara Cybart, Vice President, CAC Specialty It’s never easy to switch brokers, but it can be especially painful for a software company with 17 legal entities that all do slightly different things. “In fact, when it was suggested that we should consider moving, I thought, ‘Oh, no,’” said a financial executive at the company, which… View Article
Risk Strategies Broker Pam Caron Recognized as a 2024 Transportation Power Broker
Pam Caron, Senior Vice President, Waste & Recycling Practice Leader, Risk Strategies Having worked in the waste and recycling industry for 25 years, Pam Caron understands the vast scope of exposures facing this industry, and she structures insurance programs to cover these unique risks. “Solid waste collection is a totally different industry than any other… View Article
Risk Strategies Broker Haley Hughey Recognized as a 2024 Transportation Power Broker
Haley Hughey, Senior Account Manager, Risk Strategies Aviation insurance policies are customized to offer comprehensive risk coverage for the full spectrum of aviation operations. Woodland Aviation has been working with Haley Hughey for several years to develop risk management solutions. “With our business, the decision on who you choose to work with revolves around the… View Article