2016
T.J. RYAN III
DIANA GRANILLO
CEO ISU INSURANCE AGENCY NETWORK
Vice president LEAVITT UNITED INSURANCE
T.J. Ryan III has headed up the ISU Insurance Agency Network since 1985. Under his guidance, ISU has grown to become the second-largest agency network in the US, boasting more than $2 billion in written premium, more than 150 offices in 28 states and more than 1,600 full-time employees. It provides its clients with exclusive coverage, expert claims advice and access to more than 350 insurance companies and a nationwide database of insurance knowledge.
ROGER LUTTRELL Chairman COMBINED AGENTS OF AMERICA In 2015, Roger Luttrell took over as the chairman of Combined Agents of America. Founded in 1997, CAA has grown from eight member agents to 52 members who wrote more than $738.5 million in combined property and casualty premiums in 2014. In addition to his duties as CAA chairman, Luttrell is a 35-year industry veteran and a partner and owner of Benton Luttrell Brown Insurance.
BRUCE G. KELLEY President, CEO and treasurer EMC INSURANCE GROUP Bruce Kelley has been president of EMC Insurance Group, one of the world’s largest mutual and cooperative insurers, since 1992.Under Kelley’s leadership, EMC has been named one of the most trustworthy financial companies by Forbes. It also ranked among Chief Executive magazine’s best companies for leaders. Prior to his appointment as president and CEO, Kelley served as executive vice president of EMC and Employers Mutual Casualty Company.
Diana Granillo began her insurance career in 1986 and has worked for both insurance agencies and companies. She joined United Valley in 2004, leading the daily operations of the agency. In January 2006, the board of directors elected Granillo vice president. In addition to the retail agency operations of United Valley, she also has managed the marketing, services and programs departments of the membership organization. In 2014, the retail agency was renamed Leavitt United Insurance, and Granillo has focused on building that entity since its separation from United Valley. She is also an integral part of the merger team, playing a key role in the more than a dozen acquisitions the agency has made over the last 12 years.
GREGORY L. WILLIAMS CEO ACRISURE An accomplished entrepreneur and business leader, Gregory Williams has successfully founded and managed three companies in the course of his career. In 2005, he co-founded Arcisure to invest in independent insurance agencies throughout the US. Under Williams’ leadership, the company has successfully completed more than 110 acquisitions since its inception. And with a compounded annual growth rate of 81%, Arcisure has become one of the largest privately owned insurance companies in the country. Williams also has been a board advisor to various companies, including a top retail design firm, and he’s provided expansion consultation to a production company that has produced more than 60 documentaries for A&E.
JOEL CAVANESS
CURTIS BARTON
President RISK PLACEMENT SERVICES
Co-founder and president VENTURE PACIFIC INSURANCE SERVICES
As president of Risk Placement Services, Joel Cavaness heads up one of the nation’s largest managing general agencies and fastestgrowing P&C wholesalers. His guidance helps drive the company’s innovative program design, commitment to long-term relationships and high professional standards to ensure continual growth. Over the past two years, RPS has acquired nine companies, including Monument Insurance Services, Excel Insurance Services and American Wholesalers Underwriting.
In 1997, Curtis Barton co-founded Venture Pacific Insurance Services, and the company quickly grew to become one of the country’s top independent brokerages, providing commercial and personal lines, benefits, surety, risk management, and financial services. Under Barton’s guidance, the company has maintained double-digit growth each year, including a 33% revenue increase last year. Barton also guided Venture Pacific through the expansion of its proprietary online niche platform and completed the acquisition of two Southern California firms.
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