Insurance Journal

Christopher J. Boggs is the Director of Education with Insurance Journal’s Academy of Insurance. With more than 21 years insurance and risk management experience, Boggs’ background includes loss control, insurance production, consulting, teaching, as well as researching and writing articles, white papers, and books on property and casualty insurance...
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Lorrie Thomas is a marketing educator, writer, strategist, web marketing expert and speaker. She is the founder of Web Marketing Therapy, a virtual marketing support system that helps small businesses, entrepreneurs and marketers prescribe and guide smart web marketing solutions...
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Preston Diamond, received his BS degree from the University of California, Berkeley. He has over 50 years experience in insurance.   Preston taught insurance at a California Community College, chaired a week long insurance agency management school for 6 years, presented more than 300 times at seminars and workshops and has consulted with more than 450 insurance agencies nationwide...
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Erica R. Upmeyer, PHR, Search Associate, graduated from Emporia State University with a BS in Sociology. Erica began her career in the Social Services field as an Employment Specialist before moving abroad for two years...
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Paul is the Principal of Balbresky Consulting Services, a marketing/sales strategy and training professional practice specializing in the insurance industry...
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Nancy Germond is the President of Insurance Writer, a consulting firm located in Phoenix, Arizona. With more than two decades of risk management experience, her unique insights and abilities help businesses better understand and manage their risk...
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Kirk HansenKirk Hansen is the director of education for the American Association ofInsurance Services, Wheaton, Ill., a national advisory organization thatdevelops policy forms and manuals used by more than 600 property/casualtyinsurers throughout the U...
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Chris Burand is president and owner of Burand & Associates, LLC, a management consulting firm specializing in the property-casualty insurance industry...
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Chris Christian, CIC, RPLU began her insurance career in 1985, joining GAF Insurance Services, a retail agency.  After six years with GAF, Chris moved to the carrier side, opening the San Diego branch office of RLI Corp, an underwriter of specialty lines of insurance...
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Scott Simmonds, CPCU, ARM, CMC started his insurance career in 1979. He has provided insurance advice and counsel to hundreds of companies, large and small, throughout the US...
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E. Stuart Powell, Jr., MA, CPCU, CIC, CLU, ChFC, ARM, AMIM, AAI, ARe, CRISVice President of Insurance Operations and Technical AffairsIndependent Insurance Agents of North Carolina, Inc...
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Laurie Zangwill-Infantino, AFIS, CISC, CRIS, CIC, CISR, ACSR is past president and co-founder of Insurance Skills Center, Inc. (ISC) which was formed in 1977...
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Peggy M. Jackson, DPA, CPCU, is an author, consultant, and nationally recognized lecturer in risk management, business continuity planning, and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance...
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Mary Eisenhart has spent 30 years in the insurance industry, both in independent agencies and with insurance carriers. In 1996, she became an insurance industry consultant, and is the owner of Eisenhart Consulting Group, a consulting firm dedicated to helping insurance organizations become extraordinary...
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Chris Boggs of Rosetta is a specialist with 10 years experience in search engine optimization and paid search advertising. His current role as Director, Search & Media Thought Leadership involves working across channels and verticals to promote cohesive strategies and synergies between client online marketing campaigns and other Rosetta design and user experience best practices...
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Frederick J. Fisher , J.D. is currently the Sr. V.P. of E.L.M. Insurance Brokers, a subsidiary of the Align Financial Group. The Wholesale Brokerage Firm specializes in insuring Professional Liability risks...
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Kathy Ryan is President and founder of Pinnacle Coaching Group LLC, a coaching and consulting company committed to helping organizations and individuals in the insurance industry reach new heights in professional development...
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Mary Newgard, CPC, AU began her insurance career in 2003 as a commercial insurance producer for a nationally recognized independent agency, Cottingham & Butler...
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Steven Walker currently serves as Sales and Marketing Director for Polestar and has been serving as a Polestar Coordinator, Facilitator and Coach since 2007...
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David Derigiotis is the Director of Professional Lines for International insurance broker and underwriting manager, Burns & Wilcox. In this role, David manages a specialty team of brokers and underwriters that focus exclusively on the professional and management liability lines of business...
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Bob is a Claims Manager with Academic Risk Resources & Insurance, LLC. He brings over 20 years of professional experience in commercial multi-line claims consulting and risk management...
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Storm Wilkins’ experience and education make her uniquely qualified to write and train on the legal aspects of the property casualty industry. Ms...
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Richard S. Pitts is Vice-President and General Counsel to Arlington/Roe & Co., Inc., an insurance brokerage and managing general agent headquartered in Indianapolis...
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Trent is a Property Programs Instructor for Vale Training Solutions in Arlington, Texas and developed the Green Risk Professional designation as well as authoring insurance course manuals for Vale...
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Frank Pennachio is co-founder of The WorkComp Advisory Group, a sales training and consulting organization that works with agencies to leverage technical knowledge and sales strategy into successful new business development...
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Bill Whitley is the founder of three successful start-up companies and is the author of Art of the Rainmaker and Story Selling in the Connected Economy...
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John Anderson is an accomplished senior insurance executive with extensive experience in operational management, technology integration, and management liability underwriting...
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Terry L. Tadlock, CIC, CPCU, CRIS is a 31 year veteran of the insurance industry. Tadlock recently joined the Correll Insurance Group of agencies as the President of Coastal Plains Insurance, LLC (CPI)...
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Craig Mathre is Vice President – Casualty Product Line with Verus Underwriting Managers based in Glen Allen, Virginia and has been active in insurance education and training throughout his career...
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David Connolly has devoted his entire 30 year career to the insurance industry and has worked in almost every facet of the industry. As a producer, he developed a significant personal book of business built on national programs which generated over 1 million in revenue...
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Chris Amrhein, like most true believers in insurance, stumbled upon this business accidentally; specifically, after graduating from college and needing a job...
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Celebrated keynoter, facilitator, author and ICF-certified workplace productivity and business leader coach, Marsha Egan is devoted to energizing people to make the best use of their time so that they can lead their lives and achieve great stuff...
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Bernd G. Heinze, Esquire has been the executive director of the American Association of Managing General Agents (AAMGA) and its non-profit University since 2001...
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Chris Behymer received his Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with majors in Risk Management and Insurance and Marketing in December of 1976...
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Betsey L. Brewer, CPCU is a Partner and Senior Vice President of The Rule Company, a regional broker in Pasadena, CA. She received her CPCU designation in 1981 and has served the Los Angeles Chapter as President...
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Eric Wiening, CPCU, ARM, AU, AAI, API is an author, educator, and consultant who has directly contributed to the professional development of well over 250,000 students of insurance and risk management...
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Christopher BoggsChristopher J. Boggs is the Director of Education with Insurance Journal’s Academy of Insurance. With more than 21 years insurance and risk management experience, Boggs’ background includes loss control, insurance production, consulting, teaching, as well as researching and writing articles, white papers, and books on property and casualty insurance...
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Maureen Gallagher is the Michigan Profit Center Leader and Real Estate and Workers Compensation Brands Leader in the 24th largest US broker, Neace Lukens, an Assured Partners company...
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As Director of Workers Compensation for The Seltzer Group and East Coast Risk Management, Stacey has 13 years experience as a workers’ compensation adjuster and 20 years experience consulting in the workers compensation arena...
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Joseph L. Petrelli is the President and a founder of Demotech, Inc. Petrelli is a Member in good standing of the Casualty Actuarial Society, American Academy of Actuaries and the Conference of Consulting Actuaries...
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Amy O’Rorke is a National General Adjuster with International & Executive Loss Adjusting, a division of Cunningham Lindsey, with over 16 years of experience adjusting claims...
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Rita Hollada is the Vice-President of The Insurance Professionals, Inc., a consulting and professional education group. She is an honors graduate of Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia and began her professional career in human resources management before entering the insurance industry in 1979 when she and her husband started an agency from scratch...
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Ron Fry joined Sherman & Company in January 2010, bringing twelve years of insurance investment banking experience to the firm. Mr. Fry’s responsibilities include sourcing and supporting banking transactions, and building relationships with clients operating in the property & casualty, life/health, and reinsurance sectors...
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Elizabeth Reinhardt joined Sherman & Company in 2010 and is primarily responsible for supporting the firm’s coverage efforts by providing knowledge of market conditions and consolidation benefits to insurers, and insurance technology/services clients...
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Mary Anne Medina is a highly skilled industry professional and recognized consultant and expert. She has extensive experience in claims processes redesign and developing claims handling departmental procedures and training...
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Kevin is the Institute’s Lead Workers’ Compensation Analyst. He joined the Institute in 2003 after a stint as a systems manager for a mid-sized manufacturing company...
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Imperial PFS is the natural choice® for premium financing to insureds, insurance agents and brokers in the United States and Puerto Rico. The size and independence of Imperial PFS provides the financial strength and flexibility to handle all of your accounts, ranging from large, complex deals to the small, straightforward accounts...
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