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COVER STORY: TOP PRODUCERS JIM EHLERS
DiBuduo & DeFendis Insurance Agency, Lodi, CA
With a 36-year insurance career under his belt, Jim Ehlers has significant specialist coverage knowledge. It was the family farming business led Ehlers to specialize in agriculture-related business insurance, including crop insurance. Starting as a producer at MCV Insurance Producers in 1980, Ehlers joined his current firm in 2011.
GARY WELLS
Leavitt Southern California Insurance Services Santa Ana, CA
JIM WATERHOUSE
Spectrum Risk Management, Irvine, CA
RICHARD HECKLE
Dean, Heckle & Hill, Matthews, NC
Richard Heckle and his two partners founded their eponymous firm in 1981. By that time, Heckle already had considerable experience in the insurance industry. He started his career in 1971 with the Continental Insurance Company before moving to the agency of Davis Young and Lee in 1977.
KENDALL MCEACHERN
Acentria Insurance, Destin, FL
Kendall McEachern, CEO and founder of Acentria Insurance, is an industry veteran of more than 30 years. Based in Destin, Florida, he specializes in risk management and insurance for the real estate and construction industries. McEachern’s team is responsible for insuring more than 400,000 multi-family units with property values in excess of $22 billion, as well as 4 million square feet of commercial office space and real estate buildings. Before founding Acentria, McEachern was a managing partner, senior vice president and board member for Insurance Office of America, a tenure that saw him receive a variety of impressive awards. He also enjoys giving back and has served as a chairman for the American Heart Association.
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ZACHARY M. FANBERG
Eagan Insurance New Orleans, LA
With a background in real estate from his time at Tommy Crane Group, Zachary Fanberg quickly became one of Eagan’s condominium insurance experts, writing coverage for a large percentage of the many condos and condo conversions popular in the city of New Orleans. Fanberg is an avid competitive sailor and has won the United States Men’s Sailing Championship, the Mallory Cup, three times in recent years.
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