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“It’s important for me to always try to lead with empathy and set a good example. I want to put people in a position, atmosphere and environment where they can reach their full potential and achieve their goals”
Wendy Houser, Markel
Marya Propis serves as EVP of retail distribution at RT Specialty. She has over 27 years of experience in the insurance industry as a sales and distribution executive, focusing on the development and implementation of corporate and field broker engagement and sales strategies. Propis’ broad range of experience includes growth and access strategies, as well as development and delivery of sales training programs and go-to-market initiatives. Her expertise includes both the domestic commercial and non-standard personal lines segments, programs and MGU specialties, with her extensive product experience in the excess and surplus lines segment including all product segments.
Propis joined RT Specialty in September 2020 when Ryan Specialty acquired All Risks, Ltd., the fourth largest wholesale broker in the US. Prior to joining All Risks, she spent 13 years with AIG. She began her insurance career in 1995 in her hometown of Buffalo, NY.
Propis earned a BA from Canisius College in Buffalo, New York, where she presently serves as a trustee. She is the immediate past chair and board member at large for the Spencer Educational Foundation and has dedicated herself to education and leadership initiatives, supporting women in leadership and emerging industry talent. Propis is a member of the steering committee for WOW!, the women’s leadership program at Ryan Specialty.
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Marya Propis
Executive Vice President, Retail Distribution
RT Specialty
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Deputy Principal at Australian Christian College - Southlands
Doctor of Education
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Year 7 Community Leader and Leader for Learning Technologies and Platforms at Northern Beaches Christian School
Master of Business Administration, 2017–2019
2021
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Promoted to EVP of retail distribution at RT Specialty
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IN 2019 RECOGNIZED AS INSURANCE PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR BY THE NYC ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE WOMEN; INCLUDED IN IBA’s HOT 100 LIST AND ELITE WOMEN’S LIST
IN 2020 RYAN SPECIALTY ACQUIRES ALL RISKS AND PROPIS ASSUMES THE ROLE OF SVP OF DISTRIBUTION AND BROKER PARTNERSHIPS AT RT SPECIALTY
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IN 2017 NAMED A WOMAN OF INFLUENCE BY THE NEW YORK BUSINESS JOURNAL; RECEIVED THE IICF GLOBAL INCLUSION CHAMPION AWARD, HONORED AS ONE OF IBA’S ELITE WOMEN
IN 2018 JOINS ALL RISKS AS SVP AND DIRECTOR OF DISTRIBUTION AND BROKER PARTNERSHIPS; PROPIS OPENED THE COMPANY’S FIRST NEW YORK CITY OFFICE; INCLUDED IN IBA’S HOT 100 LIST AND ELITE WOMEN’S LIST
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Promoted to SVP and head of broker engagement at AIG US in New York, NY
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Moved to Boston, MA from Buffalo, NY, to join Arthur J Gallagher and Co. as marketing manager
2003
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Excellence awardee – Independent Mortgage Adviser of the Year category at the New Zealand Mortgage Awards
2022
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2020–present
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Deputy Principal at Australian Christian College - Southlands
Doctor of Education
2020–present
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2021
Launched his own business,
Ascend Financial Services
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2017-present
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Launched his own business,
Ascend Financial Services
2022
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
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2003
What advice does she have for others? “Believe in yourself and never stop learning,” she says. “Being in insurance, it’s also important to take risks in your career to grow and advance. It’s also important to network and build relationships, but really place value in those connections. Not only can that help advance your career growth and overall development, but it’s also incredibly rewarding to build long-lasting friendships along the way.”
With almost 25 years of experience in marketing and insurance, Houser was a wholesale broker before joining Markel. She also served as a hospital corpsman in the United States Navy.
Houser earned her bachelor’s degree from Missouri State University. She currently serves on the Wholesale Surplus Insurance Association (WSIA) board and is an instructor for the WSIA Marcus Payne Advanced School. She received the Dana Roehrig Award in 2012 for her contributions to the NAPSLO (WSIA) convention committee. She also received the 2019 Bill Storey Award for the City of Hope and the 2022 IICF Philanthropic Leadership Award. In addition, Houser previously served as the chairwoman of the IICF Texas Southeast Division and the president of the National Insurance Industry Council for the City of Hope.
“I know it sounds cliché, but I am laser-focused on changing the insurance industry for the better,” he says. “We are building technology, processes and products that are meeting the needs of a changing world. It is imperative that the insurance industry keeps up with the fast pace of change, and I want to make sure I do my part.”
Prior to ALKEME, Barton founded Venture Pacific Insurance, a regional brokerage in southern California that was acquired by ALKEME during the merger. Barton also co-founded Brokkrr, a digital lead generation insurtech platform.
Barton received his BA from the University of Arizona. He has been included in IBA’s Hot 100 list four times in a row. He was also recognized in Vertafore’s Top 25 Disruptors in the insurance industry.
“Believe in yourself and never stop learning”
Wendy Houser, Markel
