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This list showcases the top United States based COO’ operating in the Property Insurance space. If you think a COO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected].
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
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Andrew Weisgall
COO & Co-founder of Spruce Holdings
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About Spruce Holdings: Spruce Holdings aims to improve title insurance assessment and issuance to reduce the time needed to close a real estate deal.
David Hale
Executive Vice President, COO & CFO of State National Companies
David Hale joined the company in 1995 and currently serves as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer. David provides strategic direction to both the Lender Services and Program Services segments. He leads the company’s financial activities and corporate functions of IT and Human Resources. Previously, David worked in public accounting for eleven years in the insurance practices at KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers, and three years with Bank of America in the insurance commercial lending department. David received his B.B.A. from University of Texas at Arlington.
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About State National Companies: State National Companies is a specialty provider of property and casualty insurance.
Stephen Adkins
COO, Southeast Region of Edgewood Partners Insurance Center
Stephen Adkins has more than 25 years of experience in the commercial insurance industry in operations, finance, and administration. As Chief Operating Officer, Stephen is responsible for the operational management and leadership of EPIC’s Southeast Region and is charged with maintaining enterprise-wide profitability, client satisfaction and retention, and growth. Stephen joined the Atlanta team in 2005 to help lead the Risk Management and Property & Casualty Insurance Division. He has become involved in many aspects of enterprise-wide operations and management, coordinating both risk management and employee benefits resources and advancing best practices throughout the company. He continues to work closely with the EPIC leadership team to grow our business both organically and through acquisitions, and is charged with the operational and financial management of EPIC’s Employer Services Platform. Stephen earned his Bachelor of Industrial Management from The Georgia Institute of Technology and a Masters in Risk Management and Insurance from Georgia State University. He holds the professional designations Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) and Associate in Risk Management (ARM). Stephen is active in the Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers, and Vistage International. Stephen enjoys golf, tennis, running, spending time with his family, and is active in the community. He occasionally competes in various business-sponsored golf tournaments, is training for a half-marathon, and proudly supports his Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.
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About Edgewood Partners Insurance Center: EPIC is a unique and innovative retail property & casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage and consulting firm.
Cliff Caldwell
COO, Southwest Region of Edgewood Partners Insurance Center
As Chief Operating Officer, Cliff is responsible for the operational management and leadership of EPIC’s Southwest Region and is charged with maintaining enterprise-wide profitability, client satisfaction and retention, and growth. Cliff joined Ascende (an EPIC Company) in 2007 to launch the firm’s global solutions practice. Under his guidance, the practice grew from a single client with one expatriate employee to a team of specialists providing global benefit consulting services to a number of multinational organizations. Prior to Ascende, Cliff held various management positions with Cigna, Unocal and Chevron. His background includes workers’ compensation cost control, integrated disability management, and health and welfare program management for both active employees and retirees. Cliff earned a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree from California State University, Northridge. He also earned a Global Professional Human Resources (GPHR) certification, conferred in 2008—a professional designation held by fewer than 1,500 people worldwide. Cliff is a frequent speaker at industry events focused on global benefit issues, including presentations at the National Foreign Trade Conference HR forum, the Texas State Council of the Society for Human Resource Management’s Global HR Symposium, the Gulf Coast Symposium of HR Houston, as well as at industry-specific functions for the drilling and energy services sectors. He is actively involved in the Worldwide Broker Network (WBN), providing insight and direction to enhance the Network’s national service efforts. Cliff is a past member of the Legislative Action Committee for HR Houston and he has served on the Board of Directors for the Pacific Business Group on Health.
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About Edgewood Partners Insurance Center: EPIC is a unique and innovative retail property & casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage and consulting firm.
Aaron Kronberg
COO of Spex
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About Spex: Property Inspection Platform for Insurance Carriers and Claims Service Providers.
Kate Terry
COO and Co-founder of Surround Insurance
I build beautiful insurance products. Former Fortune 100 senior exec in insurance product management turned insurtech entrepreneur.
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About Surround Insurance: Surround Insurance is an insurtech company that offers property and casualty insurance products for young urban professionals.
Lui King
COO of Safely
Process and results oriented for operations and finance. Broad range of experience including travel, payments, Fortune 40 retail, automotive, and mechanical engineering.
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About Safely: Predictive analytics and insurance platform to add trust and safety to the sharing economy, beginning with short-term home rentals.