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COVER STORY: TOP PRODUCERS DREW NOSS
DAWNYEL SMINK
Drew Noss has been with Higginbotham – one of the largest independent insurance brokerage firms in the country – for more than 10 years, specializing in finding insurance solutions for manufacturing, real estate, distribution and transportation. Noss holds a master’s degree in management from Dallas Baptist University.
Dawnyel Smink has been in the insurance industry for more than a decade. Under her leadership, Canyon Lands Insurance has earned numerous industry awards, including being named one of Allied’s top agencies in the nation for growth from 2010 through 2014 and a 2010 National Association of Women Business Owners All-Star Business. Smink herself was named one of the Arizona Republic’s top entrepreneurs under 35 in 2009.
Canyon Lands Insurance, Mesa, AZ
Higginbotham, Fort Worth, TX
GARY COOPER
Leavitt United Insurance Services Fresno, CA
Gary Cooper serves as a broker for Leavitt United Insurance Services, the third-largest privately held brokerage in the nation. A third-generation insurance agent, Cooper began his career in 1990, working for his family brokerage. Cooper’s years of experience have given him a broad knowledge base in practically all types of commercial insurance, with a special focus on agriculture and large apartment properties.
JOYA SCHOOLCRAFT
JOHN ROSS HUMANN
Cook Maran & Associates, East Hampton, NY
Specializing in the area of New York City construction, John Humann, vice president of Cook Maran & Associates, has been described as “an asset to NYC Metro area business owners.” His approach to helping clients to negotiate New York’s complicated labor law and construction markets has cemented his reputation within the industry. Although his specialty is in construction, his practice is not exclusive to this industry; he also has clients in the real estate, food, medical, manufacturing and distribution sectors.
Schoolcraft Insurance Agency, Manassas, VA
JUSTIN EVANS
LORI P. AUGUSTYNIAK
KATHY LOBATO
MARCUS WILSON
MARK WALTERS
MARK D. KIGER
LAURA STROHECKER
MARK GRESSER
LISA MORICONI
MICHAEL FURMAN
Tri-County Insurance Services, St. Paris, OH
Farmers Union Insurance, Castle Rock, CO
CS Insurance Strategies, Chicago, IL
Insurance Marketing Agencies, Worcester, MA
Legacy Capital Group, Little Rock, AR
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Horizon Insurance, Bradenton, FL
Tolman & Wiker Insurance Services, Santa Maria, CA
Orion Risk Management Services, Newport Beach, CA
Charles Allen Agency, Waite Park, IL
The United Fidelis Group, Palm Beach, FL
FRANK BAKER
Baldwin Krystyn Sherman Partners, Tampa, FL
Currently a managing advisor at Baldwin Krystyn Sherman Partners, Frank Baker’s success in the industry has grown out of his adept ability to develop great client relationships. Prior to starting with BKS in 2006 as a founding colleague, Baker was a financial planner with American Express Financial Services. His work at BKS provides bespoke and customized holistic protections to clients across the real estate, hospitality and financial sectors, specifically to maritime, private risk and commercial risk clients.
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