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COVER STORY: TOP PRODUCERS STUART HAKER
ERIC BECK
TrueNorth Companies Cedar Rapids, IA
Bouchard Insurance Clearwater, FL
Stuart Haker heads the risk management division’s large account unit at TrueNorth, where he specializes in developing workers’ compensation programs for mid-sized to large employers. He has created a unique workers’ compensation process called the S.A.F.E. Culture System, which acts as the blueprint for businesses to create a culture of safety and control workers’ compensation costs. Haker considers “the combination of creating a positive impact on the lives of [his] clients’ people, as well as the ability to maintain a work/life balance” as the most rewarding aspects of his career in insurance. Haker has been with TrueNorth since 2005, and has been recognized as one of Corridor Business Journal’s 40 under 40. He is part of several local organizations that work to promote leadership and growth in the Cedar Rapids area, including the United Way, YMCA and Rotary. He has also contributed to several business publications, writing pieces on workers’ compensation and enterprise risk mitigation.
GEORGE REISCH Wood Gutmann & Bogart Insurance Brokers Tustin, CA
George Reisch specializes in creative insurance solutions that take risk management to a new level. Drawing on his experience at a Fortune 500 insurance carrier and one of the nation’s largest insurance brokerages, Reisch uses his expertise to help industrial clients lower their insurance costs and treat insurance funding as an investment rather than an expense. With the majority of his business focused on the construction sector – from specialty trade contractors to distributors of building materials – Reisch takes the time to understand his clients’ business and contractual requirements to make sure he is able to best position their insurance programs to support their growth.
BOB GORMAN Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Chicago, IL
As executive vice president and Midwest risk solutions practice leader at Arthur J. Gallagher, Bob Gorman leads a team of senior client executives who manage some of the firm’s most complex and challenging risk management accounts. He oversees risk management programs for clients with up to $7 billion in revenues, including global manufacturing, food and transportation companies. A licensed engineer, Gorman specializes in large property & casualty programs that include captives, alternative risk financing, large deductibles and significant international exposures.
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Eric Beck is vice president of the health and human services division at Bouchard Insurance. Beck first joined the brokerage in 2003 and was invited into the ownership group in 2007; he is now one of the majority shareholders and a board member for Bouchard. Specializing in providing insurance and risk management solutions to the social service and nonprofit industries, Beck worked in many social service settings prior to joining Bouchard, including residential group homes and as a teacher of severely emotionally disturbed middle-school children. Active in many nonprofit organizations, Beck is currently the endorsed insurance agent for the Florida Association of Community Health Centers and Health Choice Network. He also regularly speaks at nonprofit seminars on ways to reduce insurance costs and how to develop a sound risk management program.
MATT CHASE Bolton & Company Pasadena, CA
In early 2008, Matt Chase became vice president at Bolton & Company, one of the largest employee-owned brokerages in the US. Chase joined Bolton in 2004 as a commercial lines specialist and now serves as head of the construction practice group while also working on other sectors such as distribution, manufacturing and nonprofits. He works with CEOs and CFOs on a regular basis, helping them manage and mitigate their loss exposures, and is the alternative risk/ captive specialist for the agency. Chase is an endorsed broker for three contractors’ associations at the state and national level. He has been a recipient of the Bolton Eagle Award, which recognizes top brokers, for 10 consecutive years.
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