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2024 Annual Meeting

Join us for our speakers program, business meeting and social events.

Sunday, November 10, 2024 to Monday, November 11, 2024
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Thank you to our 2024 Annual Meeting Sponsors! 

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Sponsor Partners

Admiral Insurance Group

Allied World Insurance Company

AS&G Claims Administration, Inc.

Ashley Wholesale Brokerage

Associated Services Inspections, Ltd. 

Axis US Insurance

Brecht & Associates, Inc.

Bridge Specialty

IAT Specialty

IFG Companies

Insurance Journal

James River Insurance Company

Jencap

J.H. Blades & Co., LLC

Markel

MSI

Northfield Insurance Company

One General Agency

Peoples Premium Finance

Quirk & Company 

Professional Insurance Executives, Inc. 

Risk Placement Services, Inc.

RSI International, Inc.

Sedgwick 

Southwest Risk, LP

TAPCO Underwriters, Inc.

Texas Surplus Line Reporter & Insurance News

Vela Insurance Services

XPT Specialty
Robert Adair
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Robert Adair Broker to the Stars CRC Wholesale & Specialty
Erin Atheney
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Erin Atheney Senior Business Development Representative Core Specialty
Brian Atkinson
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Brian Atkinson Program Director KBK Insurance Group
Sharif Azim
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Sharif Azim Senior Vice President, Regional Executive Allied World Insurance Company
Terence Babler
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Terence Babler Brown & Riding
Vicki Bancroft
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Vicki Bancroft Inside Broker RT Specialty
Lynell Bennett
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Lynell Bennett Sales Vice President Peoples Premium Finance
Jodi Berger
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Jodi Berger Executive VP; Regional Branch Manager USG Insurance Services, Inc.
Mike Berry
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Mike Berry Specialty Insurance Managers, Inc.
Jim Bishop
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Jim Bishop Bridge Specialty Insurance Brokerage
Dawnmarie Black
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Dawnmarie Black Market Development Director, Americas Lloyd's
Thomas Blanquez
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Thomas Blanquez Breckenridge Insurance Services
Brandon Blitshtein
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Brandon Blitshtein Associate Underwriter Admiral Insurance Group
Olly Blitshtein
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Olly Blitshtein Broker RT Specialty
Grainne Bohan
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Grainne Bohan AVP - Specialty Marketing Mercer Insurance Company/UFG Specialty
Matthew Brady
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Matthew Brady Burns & Wilcox
Tom Brady
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Tom Brady Underwriter Starr Insurance Companies
Greg Brandon
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Greg Brandon Executive Director SLTX
Jennifer Brecht
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Jennifer Brecht President Brecht & Associates, Inc.
Tom Brighton
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Tom Brighton Chief Business Officer QuoteWell Insurance Services, LLC
Elaina Broadwell
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Elaina Broadwell The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection & Insurance Co.
Emilia Brown
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Emilia Brown Associate Underwriter Admiral Insurance Group
Matt Brown
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Matt Brown Assistant Vice President AmTrust E&S Insurance Services
Clint Bump
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Clint Bump Allied World Insurance Company
Lindsey Burton
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Lindsey Burton Risk Placmement Services, Inc.
Kardiner Cadet
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Kardiner Cadet Senior Vice President - eCommerce Core Specialty
Ryan Cain
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Ryan Cain Excess Casualty Underwriter Zurich North America
Monica Cantu
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Monica Cantu Underwriting Director Burns & Wilcox
Kimmi Cantwell
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Kimmi Cantwell MDO
Tony Case
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Tony Case Regional Product Leader - Binding P&C Markel
Yonathan Casilla
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Yonathan Casilla VP, Underwriting Officer & Primary Casualty Manager IAT Insurance
Tim Chaix
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Tim Chaix R.E. Chaix & Associates Insurance Brokers, LLC
Lorrie Cheshier
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Lorrie Cheshier Senior Vice President QuoteWell Insurance Services, LLC
Christine Chrysle
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Christine Chrysle Portfolio Underwriter Nationwide E&S/Specialty
Danny Clay
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Danny Clay RT Specialty
Tony Cocilo
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Tony Cocilo Territory Manager Richmond National Insurance Company
Aaron Cole
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Aaron Cole Quirk & Company
Zac Crosley
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Zac Crosley Broker & MGA CRC Group
Christina Cullen
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Christina Cullen Sr. Underwriter - Primary Casualty IAT Insurance
Jessica Culver
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Jessica Culver Team Lead, Senior Underwriter Admiral Insurance Group
Shannon Dahlke
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Shannon Dahlke Executive Vice President Amwins
Beth Day
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Beth Day Client Company Manager Sr HSB
Beth Day
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Beth Day Client Company Manager Sr The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection & Insurance Co.
ANDREW DeGraw
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ANDREW DeGraw Texas Surplus Line Reporter and Insurance News
Jim Devall
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Jim Devall Director - Client Services Sedgwick
Maimouna Diallo
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Maimouna Diallo Core Specialty
William Dixon
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William Dixon President - Excess Casualty Division Core Specialty
Carren Dizon
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Carren Dizon Managing Director - Western Region Contract Binding Northfield Insurance Co.
Patrick Dolan
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Patrick Dolan VP - Excess IAT Insurance
Randy Doss
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Randy Doss CRC Group
Jason Downs
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Jason Downs Territory Director Nationwide E&S/Specialty
Sam Driscoll
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Sam Driscoll CRC Group
Michelle Dunn
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Michelle Dunn Consultant - Underwriting Nationwide E&S/Specialty
Mark Edmondson
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Mark Edmondson President Vintage Underwriters
Andrew Fieker
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Andrew Fieker Head of Casualty Convex North America Insurance Services, LLC
Bill Fink
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Bill Fink Jencap Insurance Services Inc
Jennifer Fisher
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Jennifer Fisher Axis US Insurance
Andrew Fleming
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Andrew Fleming Scion Underwriting Services, Inc.
Charleston Ford
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Charleston Ford CRC Group
Ashley Ganne
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Ashley Ganne VP Professional Management Lines Southwest Risk, LP
Kate Garcia
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Kate Garcia Allied World Insurance Company
Chris Geronimo
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Chris Geronimo Assistant Vice President Vela Insurance Services
Donald Gillespie
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Donald Gillespie VP - Contractors Casualty Richmond National Insurance Company
Brent Goldade
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Brent Goldade Axis US Insurance
Chris Goldade
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Chris Goldade Executive Underwriter Mt. Hawley Insurance Co. (RLI)
John Gomez
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John Gomez Account Executive Crawford & Company
Billie Gorrell
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Billie Gorrell President Ashley Wholesale Brokerage
Emily Gosch
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Emily Gosch VP/Broker Breckenridge Insurance Services
Robert Groom
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Robert Groom Senior Underwriter Scion Underwriting Services, Inc.
Susan Gropp
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Susan Gropp Millennial Specialty Insurance (MSI)
Christine Gullikson
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Christine Gullikson Senior Underwriter Admiral Insurance Group
Stephen Gunn
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Stephen Gunn Core Specialty
Sarah Guzzetta
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Sarah Guzzetta Senior VP/Marketing Specialist XPT Specialty
Anne Gwin
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Anne Gwin Director, Business Program Management Nationwide E&S/Specialty
Hunter Hagan
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Hunter Hagan CRC Group
Jessica Hahn
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Jessica Hahn Broker XPT Specialty
Ryan Handler
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Ryan Handler Amwins
Bruce Hart
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Bruce Hart Professional Insurance Executives, Inc.
Jason Hayes
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Jason Hayes Senior Vice President RT Specialty
Shaelynn Head
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Shaelynn Head Starr Insurance Companies
Maureen A Heard
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Maureen A Heard Office President CRC Group
Madeline Heintz
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Madeline Heintz Corporate Communications Manager InsCipher
Erin Heitman
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Erin Heitman Senior Underwriter Hudson Insurance Group
Mike Hernandez
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Mike Hernandez Vice President Convex North America Insurance Services, LLC
JJ Herrington
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JJ Herrington Assistant Vice President, South Team Lead Crum & Forster Surplus & Specialty Lines
Mark Herrington
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Mark Herrington Crum & Forster Surplus & Specialty Lines
Anita Herzog
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Anita Herzog Area Vice president Risk Placmement Services, Inc.
Gil Hine
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Gil Hine Investor Cogitate
Braxton Holden
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Braxton Holden Associate Broker Amwins
Bryan Jacobowitz
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Bryan Jacobowitz Vice President of Business Development North American Risk Services, Inc. (NARS)
Will Jarvie
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Will Jarvie VP, Underwriting Penn America
Ben Johnson
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Ben Johnson Ironshore / Liberty Mutual
Meagan Kiernan
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Meagan Kiernan Senior Underwriter RT Specialty
Karen Kingston
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Karen Kingston Quirk & Company
Bart Koch
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Bart Koch Area President Risk Placmement Services, Inc.
Jerrad Koller
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Jerrad Koller Senior Underwriter Markel
Justin Kotrla
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Justin Kotrla Amwins
Katrina Kotrla
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Katrina Kotrla
Warren Kuberry
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Warren Kuberry Vice President - Regional Team Leader USLI
Diana Lainez
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Diana Lainez Claims Adjuster GCCS Claims Management
Ann Lambert
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Ann Lambert ClaimDeck
Rob Larimer
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Rob Larimer Business Dev't Allied World Insurance Company
Cam Le
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Cam Le Managing Director, National Growth and Strategy CRC Group
Matt Leicht
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Matt Leicht XPT Specialty
Jeffrey P. Leman
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Jeffrey P. Leman Chief Operating Officer Prime Insurance Company
LaTara LeSure-Hill
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LaTara LeSure-Hill Underwriter, GC Premises Operations Richmond National Insurance Company
Francisco Lopez
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Francisco Lopez Senior Underwriter Vela Insurance Services
Don Lundy
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Don Lundy Lane & Associates
Alla Macchia
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Alla Macchia Underwriter Macchia General Agency, Inc.
Jennifer Mackay
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Jennifer Mackay Burns & Wilcox
Tim Makowski
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Tim Makowski Senior Vice President MarshBerry & Co., LLC
J Steve Marinca
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J Steve Marinca Senior Underwriter Vela Insurance Services
Robert McEwen
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Robert McEwen The Parks Group, Inc.
Mike McGirr
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Mike McGirr Underwriter Vela Insurance Services
Devon McGowan
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Devon McGowan Underwriter Gen Re
Brendan McMorrow
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Brendan McMorrow Senior Vice President - Casualty Kinsale Insurance Company
Camila Mencia
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Camila Mencia Market Development Associate Lloyd's
Camila Mencia
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Camila Mencia Market Development Associate Lloyd's America, Inc.
Kim Miller
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Kim Miller HSB
John Milligan
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John Milligan Manager, Underwriting Mt. Hawley Insurance Co. (RLI)
Stelvin Mitchell
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Stelvin Mitchell Vice President, Excess Casualty Core Specialty
Alyssa Mock
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Alyssa Mock VP, Business Development Core Specialty
Matthew Monson
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Matthew Monson Monson Law Firm
Robby Moore
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Robby Moore Towerstone, Inc.
Jonathan Morgan
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Jonathan Morgan Vice President Southwest Risk, LP
Dijana Muhamedagic
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Dijana Muhamedagic Account Executive Officer Northfield Insurance Co.
Joe Neeley
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Joe Neeley RT Specialty
Heather Nelson
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Heather Nelson Ashley Wholesale Brokerage
Hardy Nix
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Hardy Nix EVP / Casualty Broker Amwins
Samantha Nodzak
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Samantha Nodzak Sr. Underwriter IAT Insurance
Kathryn Noser
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Kathryn Noser Chief Operating Officer Vintage Underwriters
tony oates
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tony oates VP-Partner Associated Services Inspections, Ltd.
Daniel Oberheu
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Daniel Oberheu Sr VP Amwins
Tom O'Hara
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Tom O'Hara Vice President - Branch Manager Gen Re
Rosangela Oropeza
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Rosangela Oropeza Sr. Underwriter - Excess IAT Insurance
Gilbert Orozco
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Gilbert Orozco Wholesale Director Imperial PFS
Noah Ortega Villasana
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Noah Ortega Villasana Underwritting analyst Vela Insurance Services
April Ou
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April Ou Inside Underwriter CRC Group
Valorie Owens
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Valorie Owens Sayata
Jean Pack
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Jean Pack Account Executive CRC Group
Madeline Parsons
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Madeline Parsons Ashley Wholesale Brokerage
Lynn Patino
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Lynn Patino Managing Director Houston/Woodlands Texas Burns & Wilcox
Matthew Pell
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Matthew Pell Casualty Broker RT Specialty
Toby Pick
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Toby Pick Operations Manager SLTX
Ryan Poe
Ryan Poe Executive Underwriter AmTrust E&S Insurance Services
Bill Pondrom
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Bill Pondrom Core Specialty
Jack Pratt III
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Jack Pratt III Vice President MarshBerry & Co., LLC
Bob Quillman
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Bob Quillman Regional Vice President, Texas Burns & Wilcox
Kim Rangel
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Kim Rangel Underwriting Manager Atlantic Casualty Insurance Co.
Zak Reed
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Zak Reed Managing Director – Commercial Lines – Texas Wholesure
Cenea Reese
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Cenea Reese R.E. Chaix & Associates Insurance Brokers, LLC
Lisa Reyes
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Lisa Reyes Casualty Underwriter Admiral Insurance Group
Travis Reynolds
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Travis Reynolds Evp Innovation Growth Partners Specialty, LLC
Aimee Roger
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Aimee Roger Engle Martin
Mari Rojas
Mari Rojas Underwriter 1 GBLI-Global Indemnity/Penn-America Group
Matthew Romano
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Matthew Romano CRC Group
Gary Romay
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Gary Romay KW Specialty Insurance Company
Greg Rubel
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Greg Rubel Commercial Underwriting Manager Southern General Agency d/b/a SGA of Texas
LeAnn Sanderson
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LeAnn Sanderson One General Agency
Natalie Schiro
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Natalie Schiro Amwins
Crissy Seals
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Crissy Seals Director, Regional Partners Contract Personal Lines Nationwide E&S/Specialty
Ryan Shannon
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Ryan Shannon Amwins
Andrew Shaw
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Andrew Shaw Account Executive Northfield Insurance Co.
Nicole Siegel
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Nicole Siegel Markel
Garrett Sprowls
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Garrett Sprowls Towerstone, Inc.
Ryne St. Marie
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Ryne St. Marie VP - Property Broker RT Specialty
John Steiner
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John Steiner Regional Vice President Nationwide E&S/Specialty
Doug Stolt
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Doug Stolt AS&G Claims Administration, Inc.
Kyle Streetman
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Kyle Streetman Davies
Heather Stutzman
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Heather Stutzman BHHC
Maribel Swords
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Maribel Swords EVP & Managing Director South & Western General Agency, Inc.
Hannah Taylor
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Hannah Taylor Kinsale Insurance Company
Joe Taylor
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Joe Taylor Broker RT Specialty
Jordan Taylor
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Jordan Taylor Account Executive InsCipher
Josh Taylor
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Josh Taylor Novatae Risk Group
Ryan Taylor
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Ryan Taylor Head of Binding Authority QuoteWell Insurance Services, LLC
Lisa Thomas
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Lisa Thomas Manager - Binding IAT Insurance
Piper Tipton
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Piper Tipton SVP Compliance and Operations Risk Theory Insurance Services
Dev Torres
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Dev Torres Commercial Underwriting Manager TAPCO Underwriters, Inc.
Suzette Torres
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Suzette Torres Vice President, Personal Lines XPT Specialty
Mindy Trammell
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Mindy Trammell S. Central Sales Manager Insurance Journal
Kristie Tran
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Kristie Tran RT Specialty
Brendan Turrell
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Brendan Turrell Assistant Vice President Crum & Forster Surplus & Specialty Lines
Wade Vache
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Wade Vache SVP Scion Underwriting Services, Inc. - Dallas, TX
Jordan Velarde
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Jordan Velarde Associate Underwriter Core Specialty
Judy Walker
Judy Walker Marketing Texas texas Specialty Underwriters Specialty Underwriters, Inc.
Matt Walters
Matt Walters Business Development Leader GBLI/Global Indemnity
Hillary Warren
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Hillary Warren Senior Underwriter Markel
Tiffany Way
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Tiffany Way SVP / Branch Manager RT Specialty
Ty Webre
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Ty Webre Property Broker CRC Group
Morgan Whitt
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Morgan Whitt Broker Towerstone, Inc.
April Willers
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April Willers Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director Hermes Law
Dave Wilson
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Dave Wilson Sr. Field Marketing Manager BHHC Specialty Risk, LLC
David Wilson
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David Wilson Vice President Nationwide E&S/Specialty
Nicole Winkler
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Nicole Winkler Specialist, Contract Underwriting Nationwide E&S/Specialty
44 Other Registered Attendees

Registration for the Annual Meeting is now closed.  We look forward to seeing you at the 2025 Mid-Year Meeting.

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