SPECIAL REPORT
YOUNG GUNS 2019
JUSTIN BEIDLEMAN Senior insurance advisor ARBOR INSURANCE GROUP Age: 32
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Part of the Arbor team since 2010, Justin Beidleman serves the insurance needs of clients in a variety of regional industries, including contractors and constructionrelated companies, commercial real estate and restaurants. Recognized as an IBA Top Producer in 2015 and named to IBA’s Hot 100 list in 2016, Beidleman consistently earns business from large accounts through his use of member-owned group captive alternatives. He wrote nearly $1.7 million in premiums and close to $200,000 in revenue in 2018. He also helped establish a team dedicated to reviewing Arbor’s marketing approach and helping it deliver on its mission to provide tailored solutions and cost-effective, competitively priced insurance products.
MELISSA TOMITA
KATLIN MAW
Financial business director
Vice president and account executive
NATIONWIDE
AON RISK SOLUTIONS
Age: 35
Age: 31
Melissa Tomita has made significant contributions to Nationwide’s actuarial reserving team. She has been critical in the continued training of the reserving team, serving as the department project lead for the internal trend system and leading the compilation of statements of actuarial opinion. In addition to her day-to-day responsibilities, Tomita consistently provides senior leadership to help the team make informed decisions. She has led a cross-divisional team tasked with recommending an action plan to senior leaders to address adverse results from a program, which ultimately led management to cancel the program. She has also educated distribution partners on the company’s viewpoint around profitability to better align them with organizational goals and enhance the partnership. Earlier this year, Tomita was elected to the board of directors for the Casualty Actuarial Society.
Katlin Maw joined Aon in 2011 as an account specialist in Dallas, where she honed her risk and insurance acumen and built strong client stewardship skills. She relocated to San Francisco in 2015 and took the lead on risk advisory engagements for fast-growth digital firms in Northern California. Based on her ability to manage complex situations and achieve outstanding results for clients, Maw was promoted to assistant vice president and account executive in 2016; in 2018, she was named manager of a 16-person account specialist team. Thanks to her high performance outcomes and eagerness to lead new client advisory engagements, Maw was promoted to vice president earlier this year. Outside of the office, Maw works with the dog rescue organization Muttville, whose mission is to change the way the world thinks about and treats older dogs and to create better lives for them.
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