2017 WINNERS & FINALISTS
THE MIDWESTERN INSURANCE ALLIANCE AWARD FOR TOP PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Alex Michon - Lockton Companies
Brian Scrocca - Alliant Insurance Services
Dave Kauffman - Lechner & Stauffer
David Schawe - Gallagher - WINNER
Kendall McEachern - Acentria Insurance
Jacqueline Roth - Bolton & Company
Jett Abramson - AmWINS Group
Marcia Hahn - Gallagher
Robert Jellen - HUB International
Ryan Moss - Higginbotham
Stacey Owen - PrimeGroup Insurance
Steve Fisk - Marsh & McLennan Agency
Tamara A. Knight - Esser Hayes Insurance group
THE BURNS & WILCOX AWARD FOR AGENCY CEO OF THE YEAR
Kendall McEachern - Acentria Insurance
Anthony (Tony) Chimino - Assurance
Steve Brockmeyer - Bolton & Company
Rusty Reid - Higginbotham - WINNER
Robert Cohen - IMA Financial Group
Douglas (Doug) Hammond - NFP
Mike Sicard - USI Insurance Services
THE KEMPERLESNIK AWARD FOR CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
AIG - WINNER
AmWINS Group
CHUBB
Liberty Mutual Group
Selective Insurance Group
USI Insurance Services
XL Catlin
THE AWARD FOR DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
Aon
Auto-Owners Insurance
Hiscox
Klinger Insurance Group
QBE Insurance Group
The Hartford - WINNER
Philadelphia Insurance Companies
Travelers
Zurich North America
THE AON BENFIELD AWARD FOR PHILANTHROPY & COMMUNITY SERVICE
AIG
Argo Group
Auto-Owners Insurance
CHUBB
The Hartford
Liberty Mutual Insurance
QBE Insurance Group
Sentry Insurance Group
Philadelphia Insurance Companies
Travelers
Zurich North America - WINNER
TOP WHOLESALE BROKER OF THE YEAR
Daniel Lazarz - CRC Swett
Donny Alberico - AmWINS Group
Doug Flake - Brown & Riding
Jeff Cunningham - ARMR - WINNER
Robert Foote - Frank H. Furman
Roger Ware - Genesee General
THE TANGRAM INSURANCE SERVICES AWARD FOR WOMAN OF DISTINCTION
Barbara Bufkin - Assurant - WINNER
Catherine Mulligan - Aon Benfield
Cindy G. Paulin - Eagan Insurance Agency
Deirdre Manna - Property Casualty Insurers Association of America
Denise Johnson - Independent Insurance Agents of Oklahoma
Janet Dell - Marsh ClearSight
Keri Kish - Wholesale & Specialty Insurance Association
Lisa A. Lindsay - Private Risk Management Association
Marya Propis - AIG
Susan Combs - Combs & Company
Yiana Stavrakis - Specialty Program Group
YOUNG GUN OF THE YEAR
Andrew L. Eagan - Eagan Insurance Agency
Brian Davidian - RT Specialty
Corie Gist - HUB International
Daniel J. Kaufman - H.W. Kaufman Group / Burns & Wilcox
Daniel Steadman - InsCipher
Derek Crumpler - Burns & Wilcox
Ian Bell - Socius Insurance Services
Kyle Burnett - XL Catlin
Matt Banaszynski - Independent Insurance Agents of Wisconsin - WINNER
Nicole Ricigliano - Markel Corporation
Reyanna Sheets - Norman-Spencer Agency
Ryan Buttrey - Safety National
Sara Von Tersch - NFP
THE IBA MAGAZINE READERS' CHOICE AWARD FOR BEST DIGITAL SERVICE PROVIDER
Applied Systems - WINNER
CoreLogic
EZLynx
Insurance Technologies Corporation
NetRate Systems
Newton by Agency Systems
Nexsure
ReSource Pro
Vertafore
INSURANCE INDUSTRY EMPLOYER OF CHOICE - 100 EMPLOYEES OR FEWER
Abram Interstate Insurance Services
Acentria Insurance - WINNER
Furman Insurance
G&N Insurance
Klinger Insurance Group
Owen-Dunn Insurance Services
INSURANCE INDUSTRY EMPLOYER OF CHOICE - MORE THAN 100 EMPLOYEES
ABD Insurance & Financial Services
Aon - WINNER
Bolton & Company
Higginbotham
Holmes, Murphy and Associates
Marsh & McLennan Agency
RLI Corp.
SeibertKeck Insurance Partners
Troxell
USI Insurance Services
NETWORK / ALLIANCE OF THE YEAR - MEMBERSHIP OF 100 AGENCIES OR FEWER
Agency Network Exchange
Insurance Producers Network
Pennsylvania Insurance Alliance
TechAssure - WINNER
Valley Insurance Agency Alliance
NETWORK / ALLIANCE OF THE YEAR - MEMBERSHIP OF 100 AGENCIES OR GREATER
Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance - WINNER
SecureRisk
Smart Choice
The Iroquois Group
The ISU Group
RETAIL AGENCY OF THE YEAR - $75M IN REVENUE OR LESS
ABD Insurance and Financial Services
Cobbs Allen
Eagan Insurance Agency - WINNER
John M. Glover Agency
Lawley
Lovitt & Touché
The Horton Group
Troxell
TrueNorth Companies
RETAIL AGENCY OF THE YEAR - MORE THAN $75M IN REVENUE
Alliant Insurance Services
Aon Risk Solutions
Brown & Brown Insurance
Gallagher
Hays Companies
Higginbotham
HUB International
Leavitt Group
Lockton Companies - WINNER
NFP
Risk Strategies Company
USI Insurance Services
Woodruff-Sawyer & Co.
RISK TEAM OF THE YEAR
BP Energy Company
Charles Schwab
Cook Group
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
Kimberly-Clark
Smithsonian Institution - WINNER
THE SMART CHOICE AWARD FOR WHOLESALE PARTNER OF THE YEAR
AmWINS Group
Appalachian Underwriters
Brown & Riding - WINNER
Burns & Wilcox
CRC Swett
Genesee General
Hull & Company
K&K Insurance Group
Risk Placement Services
RT Specialty
Sullivan Brokers Wholesale Insurance Solutions
U.S. Risk Insurance Group
Worldwide Facilities
BEST WHOLESALE SPECIALIZED PRACTICE - COMMERCIAL PROPERTY
Atlantic Specialty Lines
Breckenridge Insurance Group - WINNER
Distinguished Programs
Empire State Brokerage Services
MacNeill Group
Monarch E&S Insurance Services
The Jack Nebel Companies
BEST WHOLESALE SPECIALIZED PRACTICE - CONSTRUCTION
Arlington/Roe & Co.
Atlas General
BTIS
Hull & Company
Johnson & Johnson
RT Specialty Chicago - WINNER
SIS Wholesale Insurance Services
tKg Wholesale Brokerage
BEST WHOLESALE SPECIALIZED PRACTICE - ENVIRONMENTAL
American Risk Management Resources/ARMR Network - WINNER
Beacon Hill Associates
Environmental Risk Managers
Freberg Environmental Insurance
Program Brokerage Corporation
BEST WHOLESALE SPECIALIZED PRACTICE - PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY
Apogee Insurance Group
Chris-Leef General Agency
MacNeill Group
Monarch E&S Insurance Services
SIS Insurance Services
Socius Insurance Services - WINNER
THE AWARD FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY
Alan J. Kaufman, H.W. Kaufman Group - RECIPIENT
