SPECIAL REPORT
HOT 100 2019 GREGG MILLER
DENNIS J. LANGWELL
Chief strategy officer
EVP and president, Global Risk Solutions
SOCIUS INSURANCE SERVICES
MICHAEL J. ABERLE Senior vice president CANNGEN INSURANCE SERVICES
Early in his career, Michael Aberle noticed there were no comprehensive coverage options for the emerging cannabis market. In 2007, he developed the first nationwide cannabis insurance program, focusing on manufacturers and retail operations, which was approved in all legal states. Today, the underwriting and policy language Aberle developed has become the industry standard for most cannabis insurance programs in the US and now Canada. Over the years, he continued to improve the program by developing underwriting guidelines for stock through-put, product recall, product withdrawal and cargo, including money and securities. He also began developing industry-specific training courses that are state-approved for CE, MCLE and HRCI, which he plans to take online. Over the past few years, Aberle has worked on creating coverage for outdoor cannabis crops; in 2018, his underwriting manual for outdoor crops was approved and will be offered by CannGen Insurance Services. One of the foremost experts in the cannabis insurance market, Aberle has spoken at Insurance Business America’s Cannabis Cover Masterclass in 2017 and 2018, and he serves as the chair for the California Cannabis Industry Association’s insurance committee.
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Since joining Socius Insurance Services in 2008, Gregg Miller has been recognized as one of the top management liability producers in the country. He has developed expertise in D&O, E&O, employment practices and cyber liability, with a focus on financial institutions, professional firms, healthcare, real estate and hospitality. One of his greatest achievements to date has been helping to bring to market Litigation Cost Protection [LCP]. A first-of-its-kind insurance product, LCP is the only insurance policy in the world that provides coverage for litigation cost disbursement in the event of a loss at trial.
REKHA SCHIPPER President TANGRAM INSURANCE SERVICES
LIBERTY MUTUAL
After a stint as CFO for Liberty Mutual, Dennis Langwell was tapped earlier this year to lead the company’s Global Risk Solutions division, which brings together Liberty Mutual’s Global Specialty, Ironshore, National Insurance and Global Reinsurance Strategy Group into a single entity.
PATRICK MCMANAMON Managing director CANNASURE INSURANCE SERVICES
Patrick McManamon heads Cannasure, which develops, underwrites and services alternative P&C and risk management products for the cannabis industry. He serves as a key resource on all cannabis-related risk matters. He regularly speaks on insurance and risk management has been interviewed by and contributed to various news outlets.
Under Rekha Schipper’s leadership, Tangram Insurance Services has experienced accelerated growth over the past nine years. With nearly 17 years in the industry under her belt, Schipper is passionate about the value of insurance to the greater economy. Her mission is to help people see the opportunities available in this industry and empower them to create their own successful career path, something she believes is particularly important for women and minorities. Schipper began her own insurance career in 2001 as an assistant at a brokerage firm in San Francisco. She spent the next 10 years building experience that would eventually lead her into the executive ranks of the industry. Schipper is a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization and her company’s Women of Influence Group, and is a board director for a prominent performing arts nonprofit.