We are pleased to announce our 2026 Break Out Award Winners! 

Midwest

Mandi Bitterlin, Burns & Wilcox

Jeffery Evans, Harbor Group, a unit of Alliant

Brett Foster, National Council on Compensation Insurance

Steven Mischka, GE HealthCare

Lauren Peggau, Munich Re

Mary Rieck, FM

Evan Schmidt, Brown & Riding

Claire Whitehead, Reed Smith

Kelly Wiltshire, Axa XL

Phil Wlodarczyk, Zurich North America

Northeast

Queena Cheung, Marsh

Navarone Dozier, Aon

Maxx Hofmann, Conner Strong & Buckelew

Cindy Jordano, Cohen Ziffer Frenchman & McKenna

Ed Lee, Allianz Commercial

Timothy Nazzaro, HSB, a unit of Munich Re

Bryan Oelkers, Zurich North America

Alyssa Rau, ICW Group

Max Romm, Willis Towers Watson

Eric Singer, Liberty Bank

Lindsey Smith, Ascot Group

 

South

Kryshawn Baity, Sedgwick

Jorge Camorlinga, UFG Insurance

Ashley Criss, Wiley Rein

Alexis Dyschkant, Covington & Burling

Pete Kidd, Foxen Administration

Emily Long, SiriusPoint

Adam Lowe, Brown & Riding

Brittany McCallum, Cowbell

Travis Murnan, ICW Specialty

Justin Pressly, Burns & Wilcox

West

Absar Alam, Marsh

Ryan Giauque, Lockton

Riley Holman, Leavitt Group

Emilia Horton, Amwins

Randi Kasongo, Travelers

Alice Kyureghian, Barnes & Thornburg

Justin McElroy, CRC

Jacqueline Moon, Zurich North Amerca

Kelly Rulon, C3 Risk and Insurance

Ke Zhang, Astrus Insurance Solutions, a unit of Alliant

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