2016
RICHARD SKORUPSKI Producer MEEKER SHARKEY ASSOCIATES
THOMAS M. KUZMA President and CEO NAUTILUS INSURANCE Thomas Kuzma joined Nautilus Insurance Group – a leader in excess and surplus lines P&C insurance – in 1986. Since 1997, he’s served as the company’s president and CEO, moving up from his previous position as vice president of underwriting. Last year, under his leadership, Nautilus made several enhancements to its coverage, including additions to its cyber coverage, commercial excess and contractor’s general liability products.
One of IBA’s top producers for 2015, Richard Skorupski had the highest total 2014 volume of any of the nominees. Skorupski says his specialty in insurance and risk management for nonprofit organizations has become extremely important to him. “Ultimately, I felt if I was going to work with businesses, I wanted to work with businesses that had a social conscience and served individuals in need,” he says. “Being an insurance agent allows me to help these organizations meet their goals by protecting their assets.”
MONICA J. LINDEEN President NAIC As president of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, Monica Lindeen leads the organization’s efforts to establish standards and best practices, conduct peer review, and coordinate regulatory oversight among state insurance commissioners. Lindeen also
ADAM HAMM Insurance commissioner NORTH DAKOTA North Dakota’s insurance commissioner since 2007, Adam Hamm is an active force in the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. The NAIC’s immediate past president, Hamm now chairs the organization’s new Cybersecurity Task Force, which this year released a consumer ‘bill of rights’ related to data breaches. Hamm serves on numerous NAIC committees, and was elected by his fellow insurance commissioners to serve on the US Financial Stability Oversight Council, a 15-member body of the nation’s chief financial regulators, where he represents the interests of state insurance regulators across the nation.
serves as the securities and insurance commissioner of Montana, where she’s overseen more than $5 million in consumer recoveries. She’s also worked hard to serve insurance providers – the number of captives domiciled in Montana has increased by more than 500% during her tenure. Her office also has reduced the approval time for new forms from three weeks to one week. Lindeen is also a recipient of the NAIC’s Excellence in Consumer Advocacy Award.
CARSON LYONS
BRIAN FOLEY
Global product line manager AIG
Producer CORCORAN & HAVLIN BENEFITS GROUP
Carson Lyons has been a lifelong aviation enthusiast. That passion has put him in good stead as AIG’s global product line manager for aerospace – and it allowed him to see a business opportunity in the burgeoning drone craze. Last year, Lyons’ unit launched AIG’s stand-alone unmanned aircraft insurance, which covers physical damage and third-party liability in a way that’s tailored to the unique needs of commercial drone use. As the use of unmanned aircraft grows across numerous industries, Lyons and his team had to craft coverage that was versatile and innovative. And they certainly succeeded: AIG won a 2015 Business Insurance Innovation Award for the program.
After nearly 20 years in the business, Brian Foley knows insurance inside and out. One of IBA’s top 10 producers for 2015, Foley specializes in employee benefits. He was also among the top producers in revenue from new policies and policy growth in 2014. “This business is not easy,” he says. “The most important thing is to consistently bring value to customers and prospective customers. You have to let them know why you are different.”
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