2024 WINNERS BY REGION
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Midwest
Evan Bahs, Acrisure LLC
Monika Fokaite, Everest Insurance, a unit of Everest Group Ltd.
Reed Kurtenbach, SageSure Insurance Managers LLC
Matt Lively, Axa XL, a unit of Axa SA
Stephanie Miles, McGriff, a subsidiary of TIH
Emily Moran, Chubb Ltd.
Tom Mullins, RT Specialty, a unit of Ryan Specialty Holding Inc.
Megan Nelson, Gallagher Bassett Services Inc., a unit of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
Kendall Petykiewicz, Marsh LLC
Brian Stovsky, Oswald Cos.
Northeast
Bethany Barrese, Saxe Doernberger & Vita P.C.
Nick DelVino, Amwins Group Inc.
Ansu Diggs, Everest Insurance, a unit of Everest Group Ltd.
Ryan Gibney, Lockton Cos. LLC
Sebastian Hennessy, Marsh LLC
Samuel Kim, Axa XL, a unit of Axa SA
Orrie Levy, Cohen Ziffer Frenchman & McKenna LLP
Matthew Reiss, Ascot Group Ltd.
Alyssa Sharr, Zurich North America
Pranav Shroff, TDC Specialty Underwriters, a unit of The Doctors Co.
South
Troy Calfee, Chronos Underwriters, AmRisc Group, a subsidiary of TIH
Brendon De Souza, Sanderson Firm PLLC
Daniel Filbey, Brown & Riding Insurance Services Inc.
Rachel Hudgins, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLC
Susan Jock, Marsh McLennan Agency, a unit of Marsh LLC
Ariane Livaudais, Alliant Insurance Services Inc.
Shermaine Liggions, Bank of America Corp.
Aaron Reissner, Technical Risk Underwriters, a unit of Ryan Specialty Holdings Inc.
Colorado Robertson, Mississippi State University
Samantha Ware, United Educators Insurance
West
Megan Bennett, International Catastrophe Insurance Managers LLC, a unit of Victor Insurance Managers LLC
Shantelle Cabir, Newfront Insurance
Heather Habes, Covington & Burling LLP
Jim Heintz, Zurich North America
Lindsay Moore, Amwins Group Inc.
Ariana Richter, Munich Re Specialty Insurance, a unit of Munich Reinsurance Co.
Chelsie Tysdal, Burns & Wilcox Ltd.
Andrew Mahoney, CCIG
Randal Maestas, The Wonderful Co. LLC
Blake Hollman, Leavitt Group
2023 WINNERS BY REGION
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Midwest
Nick Antoniou, ICW Group Insurance Cos.
Loren Crabtree, Oswald Cos.
Evelyn Kim, Aon PLC
James McNitt, Risk Placement Services Inc.
Kapil Mohan, Gallagher Bassett Services Inc.
Cheyenne Schulte, Lockton Cos. LLC
Amanda Stantzos, Corvus Insurance Holdings Inc.
Jordan Thomas, Ascot Group Ltd.
David Walters, Gibson Insurance Agency Inc.
Bree Williams, Ventas Inc.
Northeast
Erik Barnes, Axa XL, a unit of Axa SA
Herman Brito, Marsh LLC
Aubrie Cunningham, MedRisk LLC
Daniella Granata, QBE North America
Darryl Harding, kWh Analytics Inc.
Arielle Moody, American International Group Inc.
Kevin Rega, Great American Insurance Group Inc.
Dominic Rupprecht, Reed Smith LLP
Matt Wagner, Zurich North America
Matt Walsh, Conner Strong & Buckelew LLC
South
Brent Allred, Higginbotham Insurance & Financial Services
Zach Atya, Measured Insurance LLC
Zach Bowling, Amwins Group Inc.
Dustin Cho, Covington & Burling LLP
Tracey Fallon, CRC Group
Jasmine Gilbert, Aon PLC
John Howell, Wiley Rein LLP
Scott Martin, RCM&D
Andrew Mutter, CAC Specialty
Steve Pereira, USI Insurance Services LLC
West
Christine Beaulieu, Lockton Cos. LLC
Brenden Beeg, Descartes Insurance Solutions Agency Inc.
Chris Giuffre, USQRisk Insurance Services LLC
Rani Gupta, Covington & Burling LLP
Enjonli Hutchison, Amerisure Mutual Insurance Co.
Michelle Landver, Newfront Insurance Inc.
Robert Schimke, Alliant Insurance Services Inc.
Carlos Torrez, Poms & Associates Insurance Brokers LLC
Marco Vignali, Pie Insurance Holdings Inc.
Taylor Walker, Loadsure Ltd.
2022 WINNERS BY REGION
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Read the full profiles of this years winners as published in Business Insurance
Midwest
Elijah Adedire, Zurich Insurance Co.
Timothy Chung, Axa XL, a unit of Axa SA
Bradley Dlatt, Perkins Coie LLP
Lauren Gorte, Chubb Ltd.
Claire Louko, CNA Financial Corp.
Abbie McMillin, Ascot Group Ltd.
Emma Meyer, Aon PLC
Dan Passananti, Assurance, a Marsh McLennan Agency LLC company
Jeremy Schumacher, Safety National Casualty Corp.
Lauren Tredinnick, Munich Re Specialty Insurance Co.
Northeast
Brittany Baker, CyberCube Analytics Inc.
Justin Pierce Berutich, Euclid Transactional, a unit of Euclid Insurance Services Inc.
Samantha Billy, Aon PLC
Edward Cooney, Conner Strong & Buckelew
Matthew Durkin, Chubb Ltd.
Peter Halprin, Pasich LLP
Jillian Raines, Cohen Ziffer Frenchman & McKenna LLP
Marc Schein, Marsh McLennan Agency, a unit of Marsh LLC
Tracey Waller, Verisk Analytics Inc.
Larry Williams, United Services Automobile Association
South
Jorge Aviles, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
David Barnes, CAC Specialty
Matthew Beato, Wiley Rein LLP
Brian Boone, Hylant Group Inc.
Taylor Forst, Alliant Insurance Services Inc.
John Heaner, Burns & Wilcox Ltd.
Charlotte Meah, Marsh LLC
Jackie Selke, Harford Mutual Insurance Group
Morgan Shrubb, Axa XL, a unit of Axa SA
Sabrina Timmins, CNA Financial Corp.
West
Harrison Burka, Alliant Insurance Services Inc.
Matthew Jaber, Coalition Inc.
Ashley Jordan, Reed Smith LLP
Kait Joven, Carpe Data
Danielle Lucas, Pie Insurance Holdings Inc.
Rachel Mazie, Lockton Cos. LLC
Erin Parker, Chubb Ltd.
Leanna Peppercorn, Marsh LLC
Rachel Rossini, Axa XL, a unit of Axa SA
Claire Torkington, Aon PLC
2021 WINNERS BY REGION
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NORTHEAST
Charlotte Allen, Commonwealth Financial Network
Neuris Chalas, Swiss Re Ltd.
Olivia Derderian, Great American Insurance Co.
Kevin Johnson, Munich Re America Inc.
Marek Krowka, American International Group Inc.
Kimberly Mann, Marsh LLC
Raymond Mascia, Anderson Kill P.C.
Lian Phua, Axa XL, a unit of Axa SA
Christopher Pizzo, Fox Rothschild LLP
Miranda Rodriguez, Brookfield Asset Management
MIDWEST
Chris Butler – Velocity Risk Underwriters LLC
Gerran Geyser – CNA Financial Corp.
Cody Griffin – Zurich North America
Laura Johnson – Axa XL, a unit of Axa SA
Stacie Kroll – Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
Bradley Nebel – BMS Group
Rob Quast – The Kroger Co.
Lacy Rex – Oswald Cos.
Sam Tashima – Aon PLC
David Wald – Aclaimant Inc.
SOUTH
Emily Beach, Marsh LLC
Edward Brown, Wiley Rein LLP
Renee Bruns, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
Latosha Ellis, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
Felipe Garcia, Alliant Insurance Services Inc.
Daniel Jones, Aon PLC
Kevin McCarthy, IBTX, a unit of Acrisure LLC
William Nichols, Amwins Group Inc.
Karen Salmon, Gallagher Bassett Services Inc.
Robert Webber, Burns & Wilcox Ltd.
WEST
Stephanie Bozzuto, Cannabis Connect Insurance Services Inc.
William Cea, Brown & Riding Insurance Services Inc.
Ashley Fong, Carpe Data
Shannon Gundersen, Atlas General Insurance Services, a unit of Risk Placement Services Inc.
Jessica Hanneman, Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC
Brett Richesin, Alliant Insurance Services Inc.
Conor Sweeney, CNA Financial Corp.
Chris Theveny, Crum & Forster Holdings Corp.
Caroline Thompson, Cowbell Cyber Inc.
Amy Torres, CFC Underwriting Ltd.
2020 WINNERS BY REGION
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NORTHEAST
Will Debarros – Marsh & McLennan Agency, a unit of Marsh LLC
Bledion Dizdari – Alliant Insurance Services Inc.
Brad Eldridge – Falvey Insurance Group
Christa Faustman – BMS Insurance Services Inc.
Prabal Lakhanpal – Spring Consulting Group LLC, a unit of Alera Group
Emily Lowe – Willis Towers Watson PLC
Carey Nadeau – Ometry, formerly known as ODN
Jessica Rauchman – Tishman Speyer Properties LP
Anna Rozin – American International Group Inc.
Ayesha West – Everest Insurance Co., a unit of Everest Re Group Ltd.
MIDWEST
Eric Blancke – CNA
Shawn Carmody – Origami Risk LLC
Kelly Castriotta – Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty, a unit of Allianz SE
Frannie Epps – Marsh LLC
Marcus Henthorn – Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
Jennifer Kastenholz – Gallagher Bassett Services Inc.
Samuel Nolley – Arch Insurance Group Inc.
Jason Sullivan – Rathbone Group LLC
Brad Swift – Burns & Wilcox Ltd., a unit of H.W. Kaufman Financial Group Inc.
Chelsea Wiedemann – Travelers Cos. Inc.
SOUTH
Stan Bernard – CNA
Diane Bidek – Beecher Carlson, a unit of Brown & Brown Inc.
Alex Burton – Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
Joe Christian – Marsh LLC
Nathan Reznicek – CIC Services LLC
Francisco Saldana – USI Insurance Services LLC
George Sella – Brown & Riding Insurance Services Inc.
Evan Taylor – NFP Corp.
Karen Toto – Wiley Rein LLP
Crystal Ware – Total American Services Inc., a unit of Total SA
WEST
Jared Bradshaw – MaxPro Insurance Solutions
John Deneen – Burns & Wilcox Ltd., a unit of H.W. Kaufman Financial Group Inc.
Karen Hsi – University of California
Adam Jones – Alliant Insurance Services Inc.
Ken Lorber – Aon PLC
Jaesa McCulligan – Sedgwick Claims Management Inc.
DJ McKenna – Mitchell & Mitchell Insurance Agency – A Member of The Liberty Company Network of Insurance Brokers
Alex Pazooki – Coalition Inc.
Trevor Puetz – R-T Specialty LLC, a unit of Ryan Specialty Group LLC
James Rozzi – Risk Placement Services Inc.
2019 WINNERS BY REGION:
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NORTHEAST
Bryan Berkman, Marsh LLC
Patrick Bousfield, Capsicum Reinsurance Brokers LLP
Adam Budesheim, McCarter & English LLP
Lael Chappell, Attune Insurance Services LLC
Michelle Chia, Zurich North America
Peter Johnson, Spring Consulting Group LLC, a unit of Alera Group
Eliza Lopez, FM Global
Matthew Roy, Everest Insurance, a unit of Everest Re Group Ltd.
Zach Vollmer, Victor O. Schinnerer & Co. Inc., a unit of Victor Insurance Holdings
Haytham Zohny, Travelers Cos. Inc.
MIDWEST
Kaileigh Bowe, Highland Insurance Solutions, a unit of WNC Insurance Services Inc.
Jonathan Charak, Zurich North America
Lisa Hamer, Marsh LLC
Nicole Jolley, Church Mutual Insurance Co.
Christina Koppang, Travelers Cos. Inc.
Kimberly Lacker, CNA Financial Corp.
Christopher Mowery, Alliant Insurance Services Inc.
Minda Rossman, Origami Risk LLC
Sydney Sandock, Lockton Cos. LLC
Bryant Steele, Burns & Wilcox Ltd., a unit of H.W. Kaufman Financial Group Inc.
SOUTH
Lacy Benson, Marsh LLC
Miles Eibe, Crawford & Co.
Megan Fletcher, Axa XL, a unit of Axa SA
Leland Jones, Wiley Rein LLP
Teah Lupton, CNA Financial Corp.
Matt Meyer, Risk Placement Services Inc., a unit of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
Justin Reese, Hub International Inc.
Kyle Schielack, Higginbotham Insurance Group Inc.
Starr Taybron, IAT Insurance Group Inc.
Berri Willis, Burns & Wilcox Ltd., a unit of H.W. Kaufman Financial Group Inc.
WEST
Tara Acton, CenturyLink Inc.
Brian Davidian, R-T Specialty LLC, a unit of Ryan Specialty Group LLC
Stephanie Dunstan, Arch Insurance Group Inc.
Michael Furlong, Indio Technologies Inc.
Robby Horner, International Catastrophe Insurance Managers LLC, a unit of Victor Insurance Holdings
Nick Kuchulis, Brown & Riding Insurance Services Inc.
Justin Lehtonen, Worldwide Facilities LLC
James Martinez, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
Jennifer Polignoni, Alliant Insurance Services Inc.
Sarah Wander, Everest Insurance, a unit of Everest Re Group Ltd.
2018 WINNERS BY REGION:
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NORTHEAST
Robert O’Connell, Odyssey Reinsurance Company
Issy Bustamante, Willis Towers Watson P.L.C.
Jessica Cullen, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
Carrie DiCanio, Anderson Kill P.C.
Christina Leo, Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
Chidubem Ude, Aon P.L.C.
David Shluger, Zurich North America, a unit of Zurich Insurance Group Ltd.
Anneloes Hesen, Marsh L.L.C.
Laura Zoltan, Arch Insurance Co., a unit of Arch Capital Group Ltd.
Kyle Burnett, XL Group Ltd.
SOUTH
Sterling Tramonte, JLT Specialty USA, a unit of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group P.L.C.
La’Vonda McLean, Willis Towers Watson P.L.C.
Chris Knight, Beecher Carlson Holdings Inc.
Deepak Adappa, Marsh L.L.C.
Daniela Mills, Lockton Cos. L.L.C.
Normandy Yaeger, Alliant Insurance Services Inc.
Glenn Godfrey, Wortham Insurance & Risk Management
Heather Sanderson, Franco Signor L.L.C.
Alex Rinehart, Breckenridge Insurance Group Inc.
Earne Bentley, Origami Risk L.L.C.
MIDWEST
Elisabeth Aleman, CNA Financial Corp.
Teddy Felker, GCG, an Alera Group Company
Luke Figora, Northwestern University
Shawn Hall, Breckenridge Insurance Services
Nick Hejna, AssuredPartners Inc.
Logan Payne, Lockton Cos. L.L.C.
Joseph Powell, Gallagher Bassett Services Inc.
Kate Simons, Aon P.L.C.
Ryan Strouth, Travelers Cos. Inc.
Justin Gress, XL Group Ltd.
WEST
Brandon Cole, Arthur Gallagher & Co.
Timothy Edwards, JLT Specialty USA, a unit of Jardine Lloyd Thompson P.L.C.
Pierce Perotti, Marsh L.L.C.
Heather Wilkinson, Willis Towers Watson P.L.C.
Veronica Romano, Zurich North America, a unit of Zurich Insurance Group Ltd.
Connie Liu, Aon P.L.C.
Derek Crumpler, Burns & Wilcox, a unit of H.W. Kaufman Financial Group Inc.
Matt McManus, Alliant Insurance Services Inc.
Krissy Kyjovsky, Tangram Insurance Services Inc.
Corey Rider, CNA Financial Corp.
2017 WINNERS BY REGION:
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MIDWEST
Chris Rafferty, Aon Risk Solutions
Tyler LaMantia, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
David Derigiotis, Burns & Wilcox Ltd.
Natalya Harvey, Cooper’s Hawk Winery and Restaurants
Michael Hessling, Gallagher Bassett Services Inc.
Chris Consolo, Marsh L.L.C.
Jay Gates, RMH Franchise Holdings Inc.
Sean M. Carney, Sidley Austin L.L.P.
Courtney Davis, University of Chicago
Prasad Gunturi, Willis Re
NORTHEAST
John Loftus, Willis Towers Watson P.L.C.
Jill Allison Opell, Michelman & Robinson L.L.P.
Gisel Davila, Tishman Speyer Properties
Caitlin Costello, Marsh
Shane Hogan, Aon Risk Solutions
Grace Ries, FM Global
Manan Patel, The Spofford Group Insurance Brokerage Ltd.
Megan Miller, Beecher Carlson Holdings Inc.
Timothy Crowley, Crystal & Company
Michael Turnbull, American International Group Inc.
SOUTH
Joey Sylvester, Arthur J. Gallagher
Brandon Perry, Victor O. Schinnerer & Co.
Wynne Sharpe, JLT Specialty USA, a unit of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group P.L.C.
Jeff Howard, Gillis, Ellis & Baker Inc.
Kevin Smith, Willis Towers Watson
Meghan Mullee, Alliant Insurance Services Inc.
Jared Mathis, Blue River Underwriters, a unit of Breckenridge Insurance Group Inc.
Alexandra Lunde, Aon Risk Solutions
Megan McClellan, Marsh
Kimberly Ashmore, Wiley Rein L.L.P.
WEST
Michelle Bennett, Cable One Inc.
Eric Brown, Lockton Cos. L.L.C.
Gardner Jones, ABD Insurance & Financial Services Inc.
Joseph Laskowski, Arthur J. Gallagher
Andy Lewis, Alliant
Matt Nicholas, Willis Towers Watson
Michael Parme, Haight Brown & Bonesteel L.L.P.
Sarah Sherman, JLT Specialty USA
Jennifer Smith, Marsh
Amy Vitarelli, Heffernan Insurance Brokers