Seth Cole, Senior Vice President, Alliant The Association of California Water Agencies Joint Powers Insurance Authority is made up of 360 water districts across California. One district, explained Karen Thesing, director of insurance services, has a hydropower electric facility worth $3.2 billion. When the authority placed its all-risk portfolio in April, it did not include… View Article

Jacqueline Altschul, Account Executive Lead, Alliant Insurance Services By building deep relationships with her clients and their families, Jacqueline Altschul adds value by often anticipating risk before they do. While reviewing coverage for a billionaire client from Japan, she noticed he hadn’t appraised his art collection in five years. A new appraisal was completed, revealing… View Article

Morgan Anderson, Area Senior Vice President, Gallagher Morgan Anderson simplified the insurance program at the Interstate Equities Corporation, where, until recently, its coverages for more than 20 properties were scattered all over the place. “Morgan consolidated all of our policies under one master policy with a single renewal date,” said Miles Hofmann, the manager of… View Article

Kenneth Branigan, Senior Vice President, Marsh One of Kenneth Branigan’s recent challenges included devising a new approach to CAT risks for a client with more than 1,000 North American locations. Many are vulnerable to windstorm, flood and earthquake (WF&E), and 2017 saw three outlets suffer storm damage. At renewal, Branigan’s team negotiated a global marine… View Article

Jonathan Ball, Managing Director, Marsh “We started putting our general, umbrella and excess liability into a captive in 2017,” said one manager of risk and insurance. “It should not have been difficult but our carrier really struggled with how to handle the paper. “We talked to them about it months in advance and every time… View Article

Maron Impagliazzo, Vice President, EPIC Despite the legalization of recreational marijuana in California, growers and distributors have a hard time building their businesses, because few insurers want to take on their commercial auto exposure. The potential for theft combined with federal prohibition of cannabis makes transporting the goods a risk endeavor. But Maron Impagliazzo and… View Article

Zach Brown, Partner, Orion Risk Management By all accounts, Zach Brown is a force to be reckoned with. Brown has been a part of the insurance industry only three short years. But in that time, he has established himself and cemented a reputation as a next-level broker — one who will move mountains to help… View Article

Humbled by his own experiences with homelessness, this P&C broker knows what it’s like to face a challenge. So he works for solutions instead.

A major U.S. appointment for Hiscox and an EVP appointment head this week’s list of people on the move.

Jonny Allen and Charlie Richardson appointed new roles at Travelers; Tandis Nili joins Frenkel & Company; Iain Whittingham is recruited by Willis Towers Watson; Bonita Rogers heads to All Risks Ltd.; Jeff Langley moves to Alliant’s Houston Office; and Christopher Lowell steps into a leadership role at The Hartford.

Worldwide Facilities tripled in size in the past three years through acquisitions, organic growth and recruitment.

Sean O’Connell, Jason Wren and Wendy Sue Ash join Aon’s Construction Service Group.

Ken Jones joins SterlingRisk; Julie Boucher and Chris Varin join Marsh Captives Solutions; Jennifer S. Lanter and Steven E. Dubiel join Willis Towers Watson; Kristy Kendle joins QBE North America.

With broker consolidation comes more depth. But there are still pros and cons to this M&A growth that insureds should know.

A robust discourse between risk management and insurance professionals can enhance working relationships and elevate the profession for all of us.

From conducting marketing competitions, to failing to use their broker as a strategic partner, these are the ways risk managers stress brokers.

Hanover’s distribution network acts as a good example of how a carrier can do a better job of getting products into the market through active listening.

They may be well-intended, but brokers sometimes drive risk managers nuts with their behavior.

An expensive loss and court battle hinge on the boundaries of a broker’s obligations to insureds.

Kroll’s latest survey reveals that multinationals aren’t confident in their ability to comply with global anti-bribery and corruption laws.