SPECIAL REPORT
TOP PRODUCERS 2018
DAVID FISHEL HIGGINBOTHAM Fort Worth, TX
JOHN LETTIERI
At the age of 29, David Fishel is one of the youngest producers to earn the title
executive vice president in Higginbotham’s 70-year history. Before joining the company in 2013, Fishel helped open the Fort Worth office for Talon Insurance Agency, which was later acquired by Higginbotham. Fishel concentrates most of his attention on the construction, manufacturing and oil & gas industries. In addition to being a top producer, Fishel helps run Higginbotham’s Monday Morning Meetings for new producers. He also mentors two new producers and is on the firm’s sales strategy advisory committee. Fishel is involved in his community through Make-A-Wish, the Fort Worth Ronald McDonald House and as a recent graduate of Leading Edge, a local leadership program for young professionals.
ALLIANT INSURANCE SERVICES San Francisco, CA
Boasting more than 35 years of experience in the surety business, John Lettieri began his career as a trainee at Seaboard Surety (now Travelers) in Honolulu, where he quickly became the bond manager. He later joined Marsh as the West Coast regional surety leader, serving the Honolulu, Los Angeles and San Francisco offices for more than 20 years. Lettieri then moved to Aon, where he spent 12 years as a managing director and regional surety practice leader in the Pacific Northwest and Hawaii. Today, he serves as senior vice president in the construction services group at Alliant Insurance Services. Over the course of his career, Lettieri has handled many complex and large surety placements for contractors and Fortune 25 international businesses. Lettieri is currently a member of the Associated General Contractors and The Beavers, as well as a board member of the Construction Financial Management Association.
FUN FACT In 1996, Lettieri placed the largest surety bond ever written with nine insurance companies
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TOM LUCCI NATIONAL RISK MANAGEMENT SERVICES Cleveland, OH
Tom Lucci heads National Risk Management Services [NRMS], a 26-year-old agency dedicated to serving the insurance and safety needs of the transportation industry. The company is composed of a tight group of 20 insurance professionals who generate more than $30 million in annual premiums. As head of sales for NRMS, Lucci has completed numerous professional sales training courses, in addition to earning CPCU and ARM designations. Before establishing NRMS, Lucci
SCOTT GARRISON HUB INTERNATIONAL MID-AMERICA Tulsa, OK
Scott Garrison started out in the insurance industry as an excess liability underwriter in New York before relocating to Texas, where he handled marketing for a life insurance company before becoming its area manager for Central Texas. Later, Garrison moved to Oklahoma
spent seven years as product manager for an insurance company’s transportation division, where he juggled several responsibilities, from strategic planning and implementation to sales, marketing, pricing and claims management.
to start a new regional office for yet another insurance company; his office became one of the company’s top-performing locations. Following that, Garrison was offered the opportunity to join Marsh, where he became a senior vice president, responsible for large commercial accounts across the globe. Now at HUB International Mid-America, Garrison continues to focus on large commercial insurance and risk transfer programs, both domestic and international. He holds CPCU, CLU and CFC designations.
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