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DANIEL GINDEN CEO SCOTTISH AMERICAN INSURANCE AND FLORIDA HOME BUILDERS INSURANCE
dreamed of and take on any challenge life may throw at them head-on.” As CEO, Ginden has helped FHB regain control of niche construction products. He has also expanded the Latin Agents Association into northern Florida and other US states. He is a member of the Florida Association of Insurance Agents’ Young Agents Council and has been recognized as an expert witness for insurance agencies and brokers on professional liability claims. He has also been a top 30 producer at W.R. Berkley and a member of the Latin America Association of Insurance Agencies’ E&O panel.
JEFF BECK
BRIAN TUCKER
Senior vice president
Principal
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RHSB INSURANCE
Jeff Beck joined AssuredPartners in 2019 and quickly became an integral addition to its sales and leadership team. Specializing in employee benefits, workers’ compensation and P&C insurance, Beck works hand-in-hand with clients, carrier partners and in-house risk management teams to coordinate and deliver customized insurance and risk management solutions to the senior living industry. Within his first year with AssuredPartners, Beck was selected as the Southeast regional sales leader, charged with overseeing more than 100 sales professionals in five states. “Being affiliated with an organization that values collective accomplishments over individual achievements motivates me to perform at a high level each day,” Beck says. “Even though AssuredPartners is the fastestgrowing independent insurance agency in the United States, we have not even scratched the surface of our overall potential.” Since 2018, Beck has been on the board of Mease Life, a large nonprofit continuing care retirement community that serves the needs of several hundred of Florida’s most vulnerable elderly residents.
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Daniel Ginden started out in retail insurance 15 years ago and gradually made his way to the MGA/wholesale space, where he concentrates on building relationships as CEO at Scottish American Insurance and Florida Home Builders (FHB) Insurance. Ginden refers to himself as “chief everything officer,” stressing that no task is too big or too small for him to help with. “Many of [my employees] I have known for 10-plus years, some 20-plus years – before we got into the insurance industry,” he says. “When they are winning, that pushes me to work even harder so they can sustain the life they
LAUREN YOUNG Director of diversity and inclusion ZURICH NORTH AMERICA
Dr. Lauren Young leads diversity, inclusion and equity efforts at Zurich North America and advises executives on methods to eliminate biased processes and procedures. For her, 2020’s social justice movements have been inspirational. “I am motivated by the voices of diverse leaders, which have been brought to the forefront over the past six months,” Young says. “This is a time when more people are willing to listen, be empathetic and take meaningful action to make a difference in their organizations and in their communities.” This year has also been educational for Young, who earned a doctor of education degree in organizational change and leadership from the University of Southern California. She was also recognized by Diversity MBA as one of the Top 100 Under 50 Executive Leaders in Diversity, Inclusion and Equity and was a speaker at IBA’s Women in Insurance Chicago virtual event.
After earning a master’s degree in insurance management from Boston University, Brian Tucker began his career at Central Insurance Companies, where he worked as an underwriter and marketing manager. “I was given a unique opportunity at a young age to be involved in both agency and carrier high-level decisions,” he says. “I owe Central Insurance Companies and a long list of agents I worked with early in my career a lot of credit. Understanding both sides of the business has given me a unique opportunity to serve my clients and understand the nuances of the marketing process.” In 2014, Tucker made the move to RHSB, a brokerage originally founded by his great-grandfather in 1945. Concentrating on middle-market P&C sales in the real estate, nursing home, contracting and manufacturing industries, Tucker has grown his book by more than 20% over the past three years. Outside of RHSB, he teaches insurance and risk management at Texas Christian University.
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