APCIA Announces 2025 Class of Emerging Leaders

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) announces the 2025 Class of Emerging Leaders, representing 248 high performing insurance professionals from more than 90 different insurance companies and organizations. These individuals come from a broad spectrum of the industry across the nation, Spain, London, and Bermuda. The Emerging Leaders are driving innovation, transforming operations, improving efficiencies, and are using technology to improve customer experience and advance resiliency and preparedness. The rising stars are invited to attend the 2025 Emerging Leaders Conference on February 2-4, 2025, in Tampa, Florida, which is held in conjunction with Insurance Careers Month.

The conference, hosted by APCIA, the Insurance Careers Movement (ICM), and AM Best, is designed to bring together and recognize exceptional rising stars in the insurance industry. The highly competitive program includes a vibrant event that provides insights into executive leadership, unique networking opportunities, and a focus on professional as well as personal development. In 2025, the insurance industry is celebrating the 10^th anniversary of February Insurance Careers Month and the 7^th anniversary of the annual Emerging Leaders Conference.

"Recruiting and developing exceptional talent continues to be a top priority for executives and within the broader industry," said David A. Sampson, president and CEO of APCIA. "The 2025 Class of Emerging Leaders represent some of the best and brightest future leaders in property casualty insurance. I congratulate them on being nominated for this prestigious opportunity. I would like to thank the Insurance Careers Movement and AM Best for their partnership and leadership of this program."

"AM Best is proud to continue co-hosting the Emerging Leaders Conference," said Matt Mosher, executive director of AM Best Rating Services. "The conference offers future industry leaders a top-notch professional development experience. When we support and cultivate talent, we are investing in the future of our industry."

"Since the launch of February Insurance Careers Month ten years ago, the industry has been deeply committed to growing talent initiatives that help recruit new employees and recognize and retain rising stars," said Marguerite Tortorello, Executive Director of the Insurance Careers Movement. "Thanks to the steadfast support from executives in the insurance industry, the Emerging Leaders Conference has become the premier event for industry talent recognition, which is demonstrated by the record-breaking number of nominations we received for the 2025 Emerging Leaders program. As we enter the program's 7^th year, we are extremely proud that we have reached a significant milestone of more than 1,000 Emerging Leaders."

The insurance industry is demonstrating their commitment and investment in rising stars through their support of the Emerging Leaders Conference. Emerging Leaders Conference sponsors include American Contractors Insurance Group, Argo Group US, AXA XL, Crum & Forster, CSAA Insurance Group, Jacobson, Johnson Lambert, NJM Insurance Group, Sentry, Society Insurance, and Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Companies. For information on sponsorship opportunities, please contact Ashley Jaffe at [email protected].

Class of 2025 Emerging Leaders

Christopher Alexander, Acuity

Josh Becherer, Acuity

Adam Dillman, Acuity

Renea Mertens, Acuity

Joseph Thiessen, Alaska National Insurance Company

Taylor Hull, Ally Insurance

Walter Morrisette, Ally Insurance

Kurt Whitmire, ALPS Property & Casualty Insurance Company

Greg Dickerson, AM Best

John Kane, AM Best

Erik Miller, AM Best

Katie Shook, American Agricultural Insurance Company

Kristi Carlson, American Contractors Insurance Group

Amy Copeland, American Family Insurance Mutual Holding Company

Amanda Meulemans, American Family Insurance Mutual Holding Company

Allison Meyer, American Family Insurance Mutual Holding Company

Jennifer Prather, American Family Insurance Mutual Holding Company

Tony Zehlke, American Family Insurance Mutual Holding Company

Elizabeth Barth-Thaker, American Modern Insurance Group

John Coffaro, Amerisure Companies

Timothy Max, Amerisure Companies

Marcus Rasberry, Amerisure Companies

Stephanie Clemente, Amica Mutual Group

Benjamin Sattin, AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.

Sean Gleason, Argo Group

Joseph (Joe) Maringola, Argo Group

Jason McMichael, Argo Group

Trevor Paul, Argo Group

Bryan Webb, Argo Group

Joshua Alvera, Ascot Group

Lexi Wood, Ascot Group

Alexander Wright, Ascot Group

Matt Sevcik, Assurant, Inc.

Kaitlin Konzerowsky, AXA XL

Paul Mason, AXA XL

Maureen Myre, AXA XL

Jennifer Retzer, AXA XL

Adam Salahat, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance

Lisa Neumann, Bindable

Matthew Kane, BITCO Insurance Companies

Tiffany White, BITCO Insurance Companies

Nick Atwood, Branch Financial, Inc.

Tyler Dillon, Builders Insurance Group

Tim Kovacs, Builders Insurance Group

Alisha Price, Builders Insurance Group

Melissa Welden, Builders Insurance Group

Heather Ezzell, Builders Mutual Insurance Group

Robert Geiger, Builders Mutual Insurance Group

Katie Mariani, Builders Mutual Insurance Group

Elizabeth Parker, Builders Mutual Insurance Group

Daniela Satterwhite, Builders Mutual Insurance Group

Brandi Jonaitis, Canopius US Insurance, Inc.

Angelica Ronga, Canopius US Insurance, Inc.

Erica Warner, Canopius US Insurance, Inc.

Paige Dassow, Church Mutual Insurance Group

Brian Seeger, Church Mutual Insurance Group

Kristin Skansberg, Church Mutual Insurance Group

Lindsey Gustavson, Cincinnati Financial Corporation

Darnell Johnson, Cincinnati Financial Corporation

Alex Kloft, Cincinnati Financial Corporation

Sarah Lusso, Cincinnati Financial Corporation

Oliver Casey, CNA Financial

Nathaniel "Nate" Fischer, CNA Financial

Stephanie Holding, CNA Financial

Rachael Schultz, CNA Financial

Andrew Tidwell-Neal, CNA Financial

Alicia Doonkeen, CompSource Mutual Insurance Company

Nena McDaniel, CompSource Mutual Insurance Company

Timothy (Tim) Short, CompSource Mutual Insurance Company

Irma Aguirre, CopperPoint Insurance Companies

Katie Fritz, CopperPoint Insurance Companies

Jessica Carter, COUNTRY Financial

Ken Clancy, COUNTRY Financial

Tyler Donahue, COUNTRY Financial

Bryan Esposito, COUNTRY Financial

Andy Finks, COUNTRY Financial

Dustin Hertel, COUNTRY Financial

Allie Johnson, COUNTRY Financial

Jacob Workman, COUNTRY Financial

Jason Austin, Crum & Forster

Anthony Ferriola, Crum & Forster

Brian Jaeckel, Crum & Forster

Tiffany Long, Crum & Forster

Chelsea Reddington, Crum & Forster

Jemma Urban, Crum & Forster

Guadalupe Clark, CSAA Insurance Group

Christopher Dixon, CSAA Insurance Group

Michelle Reed, CSAA Insurance Group

JD Sanchez, CSAA Insurance Group

Adam Terneus, CSAA Insurance Group

Lauren Blore, Erie Insurance Group

Brian McConnell, Erie Insurance Group

Leanna McMichael, Erie Insurance Group

Nicholas Regelman, Erie Insurance Group

Leah Brown, Everest Group, Ltd.

Jason Kaye, Everest Group, Ltd.

Nicholas Pozzebon, Everest Group, Ltd.

Mike Reed, Everest Group, Ltd.

Adrian Ruiz Gracia, Everest Group, Ltd.

Nicole Crowley, Everspan Insurance Group

Sima Patel, Everspan Insurance Group

Tim Song, Falls Lake Insurance Companies

Brett Cermak, Farm Bureau Financial Services

Preston Gough, FCCI Insurance Group

Keith Larkins, FCCI Insurance Group

Nicholas Berroa, Frankenmuth Insurance

Sami Gharib, Frankenmuth Insurance

Chad Myers, Frankenmuth Insurance

Brett Neal, Frankenmuth Insurance

Samantha Freedman, GEICO

Katie Talley, GEICO

Avery Jordan, Grange Insurance Companies

Felicia Lee, Grange Insurance Companies

Alex Lowman, Grange Insurance Companies

Jason Brigger, Great American Insurance Group

Amanda Gatti, Great American Insurance Group

Stephanie Ruffo, Great American Insurance Group

Stephanie Short, Great American Insurance Group

Leianne Alexander, GSFSGroup

Charles Grutzmacher, GSFSGroup

Benjamin Hartmann, GSFSGroup

Karen Luu, GSFSGroup

Jacqueline Perez, GSFSGroup

Abhishek Bulusu, Hartford Steam Boiler Group

Kimberly O'Donnell, Hartford Steam Boiler Group

Laurel Patton, Hartford Steam Boiler Group

Andrew Sutherland, Hartford Steam Boiler Group

Adam Ziembiec, Hartford Steam Boiler Group

Vanessa Zhang, Hiscox USA

Henry Welker, Illinois Casualty Company

Oswaldo Zenil, Illinois Casualty Company

Nicole Guzaldo, Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions

Karen Rich, Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions

Daniel Ryan, Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions

Nicholas Ryan, Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions

Leigh Ann Sheehan, Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions

Nancy Crespo, ISO, a Verisk Analytics business

Cody Fincher, Jacobson

Jennifer Moore, James River Group

Amanda Nelson, James River Group

Carrie Woodyard, James River Group

Joshua Carmichael, Jewelers Mutual Group

Seamus Wedge, Jewelers Mutual Group

Maria Vigul, JLK Rosenberger

Kregg Guestin, Johnson Lambert LLP

Desmond Andrews, Kemper Corporation

Asheem Dubey, Kemper Corporation

Todd Gober, Kemper Corporation

Victoria Shen, Kemper Corporation

Ryan Spatz, Kemper Corporation

Allison Spiller, Kemper Corporation

Zachary Lerner, Locke Lord LLP

Eric Gardula, MAPFRE USA

Jonathan Harris, MAPFRE USA

Larry Lambert, Missouri Employers Mutual Insurance Company

Shalice Armstrong, Munich Re US

Serena Garrahan, Munich Re US

Bailey Noone, Munich Re US

Christian Reed, Munich Re US

D'Jenique Inge, National African American Insurance Association

Shana Oppenheim, National Association of Insurance Commissioners

Brandon McLaughlin, Next Insurance

Eric Chan, NJM Insurance Group

Eric Mastrull, NJM Insurance Group

Joshua Hester, North Carolina Farm Bureau Insurance Group

Nathan St. Denny, North Carolina Farm Bureau Insurance Group

Jeremy Vaughan, North Carolina Farm Bureau Insurance Group

Mia Need, Orion180 Group, Inc.

Ariel Lim, Palomar Holdings, Inc.

Brienna Denecker, Patriot Insurance Company

Ray Rogers, Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Company

Albert Friedman, Philadelphia Insurance Companies

Matthew Roberts, Philadelphia Insurance Companies

Kyleen Hastie, PMA Companies

Maura Matosic, PMA Companies

Adam Bradford, Progressive Insurance Group

Nikki Maxwell-Griffin, Progressive Insurance Group

Jelena Penclina, Progressive Insurance Group

Kathleen Sadrieh, Progressive Insurance Group

Heather Schneck, Progressive Insurance Group

Stacia Walters, Progressive Insurance Group

Jeff Buck, Risk & Insurance Education Alliance

Stephanie Gilbert, RLI

Tom McErlean, RLI

Matt Moser, RLI

Alex Pierce, Root, Inc.

Casey Haen, SECURA Insurance Companies

Logan Jaklin, SECURA Insurance Companies

Laura Bloxham, Selective Insurance Group, Inc.

Dawn Cammarato, Selective Insurance Group, Inc.

Zack Murtha, Selective Insurance Group, Inc.

Anne Oakley, Selective Insurance Group, Inc.

Reueul London, Seneca

Nicolos Hernandez, Sentry Insurance Group

Alison Messar, Sentry Insurance Group

Jennifer Page, Sentry Insurance Group

Sidra Safri, Sentry Insurance Group

Lacy Rice, Shelter Insurance Companies

Greg Hawbaker, Skyward Specialty Insurance Group

Gina Pfalzgraf, Society Insurance - a mutual company

Ken Goldstein, Spencer Educational Foundation

Karl Ellis, Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Companies

Stephen Fehler, Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Companies

Cynthia Al-Atabi, The Auto Club Group

Rob MacDonald, The Auto Club Group

Jennifer Semeraro, The Auto Club Group

Zakiyyah Taylor, The Auto Club Group

Angela Walker, The Auto Club Group

Chris Fox, The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.

Elizabeth Morse, The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.

Danielle Puleo, The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.

Farron Roberts, The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.

Carrie Wattu, The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.

Austin Zertuche, The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.

Theresa Lozo, The Hartford

Catherine Preysner, The Hartford

Thomas Chisari, Transverse Insurance Group

Justine Juhas, Transverse Insurance Group

Kevin McCahey, Transverse Insurance Group

Maricela Castillo, TruStage

Jordane Cresson, TruStage

Stef Luck, TruStage

Carmen Rucci, TruStage

Danielle Sesko, TruStage

Justin Maynard, UBIC

Michele Backus Konigsberg, United Educators Insurance, a Reciprocal Risk Retention Group

Katherine Hance, United Educators Insurance, a Reciprocal Risk Retention Group

Christine McHugh, United Educators Insurance, a Reciprocal Risk Retention Group

Adam Shapourian, United Educators Insurance, a Reciprocal Risk Retention Group

Gregory Stambaugh, United Educators Insurance, a Reciprocal Risk Retention Group

Michelle Brandel, Universal Shield Insurance Group

Robert Otis, Universal Shield Insurance Group

Leah Sensenbrenner, Universal Shield Insurance Group

Gerald Achatz, USAA

Cesar Baldera, USAA

Dotti Bolt, USAA

Domingo Montalvo, USAA

Allyson Pepera, USAA

Carol Beaudin, Vermont Mutual Insurance Group

Cristie Dusablon, Vermont Mutual Insurance Group

Casey Burke, Westfield

David Deckelman, Westfield

Matt McKelvy, Westfield

Taylor McKenzie, Westfield

Megan Trexler, Westfield

Melissa Wheeler, Westfield

Cory Mofield, Zurich North America

Camille Threats, Zurich North America

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