{"id":1667,"date":"2022-02-23T08:54:36","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T14:54:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bbrown.com\/?post_type=insight&#038;p=1667"},"modified":"2022-04-11T10:21:30","modified_gmt":"2022-04-11T15:21:30","slug":"power-brokers-2022","status":"publish","type":"insight","link":"https:\/\/www.bbrown.com\/us\/insight\/power-brokers-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Power Brokers 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row row_style=&#8221;page-hero&#8221; full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221;][vc_column]\n\t<div class=\"hero hero--wrap    \">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"hero--background-image hero--background-image-blur\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hero--overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-background\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/www.bbrown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/AdobeStock_276398532-scaled.jpeg) center center no-repeat; background-size: cover;\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"hero--container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero--inner width-100\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n  <div class='content-heading  100%  '>\n    \n    <h1 class='text-white    '>\n      Power Brokers 2022\n    <\/h1>\n\t\n  <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;]\n  <div class='content-heading  100% content-heading--ruled '>\n    \n    <h1 class='text-brand-dark-blue    h2'>\n      Power Brokers 2022\n    <\/h1>\n\t\n  <\/div>[vc_column_text]Congratulations to <strong>Karl Choltus, Britt Eilhardt<\/strong>, <strong>Jason Flaxbeard and Brent Hoedeman<\/strong> on being named 2022 Power Brokers by <em>Risk &amp; Insurance<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Karl Choltus,<\/strong> Managing Director in Brown &amp; Brown\u2019s National Surety Practice, was named Power Broker in the Renewable Energy category. Karl was recognized for his ability to manage multiple parties transferring risk. \u201cKarl was able to find an insurer to support the issuance for the first time of a surety bond that guaranteed payment to a general contractor for the completion of a solar facility,\u201d said a financial executive. \u201cWe have used surety for many of our projects, however in this instance, Karl assisted us in getting the surety comfortable to provide a large bond on a form which not only had to be customized but had language that was normally challenging to all sureties.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Britt Eilhardt,<\/strong> Senior Vice President, Cyber Manager in Brown &amp; Brown\u2019s National Cyber Practice, was named Power Broker in the Cyber category. Britt utilized her experience as an attorney to help ensure policy language is first-rate for her customers. She specializes in drafting proprietary cyber policy and manuscripts carrier forms and oversees the cyber brokerage team. \u201cShe was thorough in presenting all the information needed and presenting it in the best light,\u201d said Robert Cerutti, Risk Consultant, Goldcup Holdings\/eResearch Technologies at Riskscopic, LLC.\u00a0\u201cShe has a steady hand even when things are going crazy around her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jason Flaxbeard,<\/strong> Alternative Risk Leader at Brown &amp; Brown, was recognized as a Power Broker in the Captive category. Jason is known for his thoughtful strategies and attention to detail in the risk finance industry. \u201cInsurance, as we know, is a little bit of a grind,\u201d said Paul Berkemeier, Director, Global Risk Finance at The Coca-Cola Company. \u201cSometimes, you do the same things over and over. Jason is a pleasure to work with because he likes to do things that are unique and different, and he\u2019s not opposed to disrupting the process or the market to help drive us where we want to be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brent Hoedeman,<\/strong> Private Client Advisor at Brown &amp; Brown, was named Power Broker in the Private Client category. He was recognized for his role in launching a best practices online library by the Private Risk Management Association. \u201cWithout him and his vision, this wouldn\u2019t have come to fruition,\u201d said Karen Hivry, a field marketing director in New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania for Cincinnati Insurance.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/riskandinsurance.com\/2022-power-broker-winners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here for the full list of 2022 Power Brokers.<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1389&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_separator border_width=&#8221;2&#8243; el_width=&#8221;60&#8243;]\t<div class='wpb_content_element text-center btn-container'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class='btn btn-brand-dark-blue  '\n\t\t\t\thref='\/us\/contact\/contact-general\/' target='' data-toggle=''>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"btn-text-color--default\">Connect Now<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row row_style=&#8221;page-hero&#8221; full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221;][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]Congratulations to Karl Choltus, Britt Eilhardt, Jason Flaxbeard and Brent Hoedeman on being named 2022 Power Brokers by Risk &amp; Insurance. 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