KARI DYBDAHL
ADAM CONNOR Producer
Executive vice president and director of operations
RISK PLACEMENT SERVICES Age: 33
In 2013, Adam Connor returned to Risk Placement Services after spending three years on Aon’s financial services team, focusing on executive liability for large, complex private and financial institutions. Connor originally joined RPS’ executive liability team in 2007, where he focused on D&O, employment practices, fiduciary, crime and professional liability. Today, he is the executive lines’ cyber practice lead, and he launched RPS’ leading cyber liability product, helping grow the firm’s national presence in the cyber liability field. Throughout his career, Connor has helped numerous organizations and associations create unique offerings for their members by working with domestic and inter national insurance carriers, brokers and reinsurers. He has also worked closely with large private organizations to help create cyber programs and best practices to improve security.
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AMERICAN RISK MANAGEMENT RESOURCES NETWORK Age: 28
Kari Dybdahl has grown up in the insurance industry, starting by helping her parents on weekends and officially launching her insurance career at American Risk Management Resources Network [ARMR] at age 18. In the decade since she joined the industry, Dybdahl has grown her client base consecutively by more than 200%. Over the years, she has continued to advance and challenge herself while focusing on her true passion: designing comprehensive insurance programs for clients ranging from mom-and-pop businesses to superfund site redevelopment projects. At age 27, Dybdahl was promoted to EVP and director of operations. To help other young producers achieve similar levels of success, she recently started a career advancement blog, DybintoSuccess, to guide fellow millennials in their careers.
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