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"West Oak’s success has come from always putting our clients’ best interests first and always finding ways to improve and add more value to them"
Andrew mcquiston,
west oak family office, wellington-altus private wealth
Joel D Cavaness has served as president of Risk Placement Services (RPS) since 1997. After cofounding RPS as a scratch operation, he has been instrumental in driving its rapid growth to become one of the largest US wholesale brokers, managing general agents and program managers. From RPS’s home office in Rolling Meadows, IL, Joel currently leads a team of nearly 3,000 professionals in more than 80 offices. In his leadership role, Joel is a champion of corporate social responsibility, supporting and promoting the team’s involvement in a variety of fundraisers and volunteer initiatives.
He recently served as immediate past president of the Wholesale & Specialty Insurance Association, the leading organization representing wholesale, specialty and surplus lines industry brokers, insurers, underwriters and professionals who conduct business in the US surplus lines market. He has served on the organization’s Board of Directors since 2010.
A graduate of Southeast Missouri State University with a BS in Business Administration, Joel additionally holds Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter and Associate in Risk Management designations. He was president of the Wholesale & Specialty Insurance Association from 2019 to 2020. He has also received a number of accolades, including Insurance Business America’s 2020 Hall of Fame and Global 100, and his company has been recognized as a Top Insurance Workplace, All-Star Wholesale Broker & MGA, and
5-Star Program Administrator.
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Joel Cavaness
President
Risk Placement Services
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Joel D Cavaness has served as president of Risk Placement Services (RPS) since 1997. After cofounding RPS as a scratch operation, he has been instrumental in driving its rapid growth to become one of the largest US wholesale brokers, managing general agents and program managers. From RPS’s home office in Rolling Meadows, IL, Joel currently leads a team of nearly 3,000 professionals in more than 80 offices. In his leadership role, Joel is a champion of corporate social responsibility, supporting and promoting the team’s involvement in a variety of fundraisers and volunteer initiatives.
He recently served as immediate past president of the Wholesale & Specialty Insurance Association, the leading organization representing wholesale, specialty and surplus lines industry brokers, insurers, underwriters and professionals who conduct business in the US surplus lines market. He has served on the organization’s Board of Directors since 2010.
A graduate of Southeast Missouri State University with a BS in Business Administration, Joel additionally holds Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter and Associate in Risk Management designations. He was president of the Wholesale & Specialty Insurance Association from 2019 to 2020. He has also received a number of accolades, including Insurance Business America’s 2020 Hall of Fame and Global 100, and his company has been recognized as a Top Insurance Workplace, All-Star Wholesale Broker & MGA,
and 5-Star Program Administrator.
Joel Cavaness
President
Risk Placement Service
Read on
Special Report
Home
Bio
Milestones
Profile
Joel D Cavaness has served as president of Risk Placement Services (RPS) since 1997. After cofounding RPS as a scratch operation, he has been instrumental in driving its rapid growth to become one of the largest US wholesale brokers, managing general agents and program managers. From RPS’s home office in Rolling Meadows, IL, Joel currently leads a team of nearly 3,000 professionals in more than 80 offices. In his leadership role, Joel is a champion of corporate social responsibility, supporting and promoting the team’s involvement in a variety of fundraisers and volunteer initiatives.
He recently served as immediate past president of the Wholesale & Specialty Insurance Association, the leading organization representing wholesale, specialty and surplus lines industry brokers, insurers, underwriters and professionals who conduct business in the US surplus lines market. He has served on the organization’s Board of Directors since 2010.
A graduate of Southeast Missouri State University with a BS in Business Administration, Joel additionally holds Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter and Associate in Risk Management designations. He was president of the Wholesale & Specialty Insurance Association from 2019 to 2020. He has also received a number of accolades, including Insurance Business America’s 2020 Hall of Fame and Global 100, and his company has been recognized as a Top Insurance Workplace, All-Star Wholesale Broker & MGA, and 5-Star Program Administrator.
Milestones
2022
Insurance Business Magazine | Key Media
RPS celebrates 25 years in business
2022
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2015
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
RPS launches streamlined online quote-bind-issue platform, and continues to grow to offer more than 20 online products available to quote-bind-issue in five minutes or less
2015
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2005
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
RPS enters the program administration business and reaches $1 billion in premium placed annually
2005
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1998
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
RPS completes first mergers and enters MGA business, eventually growing to become the largest US Lloyd’s coverholder/MGA
1998
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1997
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
Co-founded Risk Placement Services (RPS) as a scratch operation with only four employees
1997
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1997
1998
2005
2015
2022
Joel Cavaness
President
Risk Placement Services
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2020
2019
2018
2020-2021
2014-2022
2020
Insurance Business Magazine | Key Media
Received Best Lawyer in Canada Award (Employment and Labour Law)
2020
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2019
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
TeD Talk Speaker
2019
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2018
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2018
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2020-2021
Human Resources Magazine | key media
Received Lexology Client Choice Award (Labour and Employment – Canada)
2020-2021
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2014-2022
human resources | key media
Received Best Lawyer in Canada Award (Employment and Labour Law)
2014-2022
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Milestones
Career Accolades
2022
2015
2005
1998
1997
2022
Insurance Business Magazine | Key Media
RPS celebrates 25 years in business
2022
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2015
Human Resources Magazine | key media
RPS launches streamlined online quote-bind-issue platform, and continues to grow to offer more than 20 online products available to quote-bind-issue in five minutes or less
2015
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2005
Human Resources Magazine | key media
RPS enters the program administration business and reaches $1 billion in premium placed annually
2005
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1998
Human Resources Magazine | key media
RPS completes first mergers and enters MGA business, eventually growing to become the largest US Lloyd’s coverholder/MGA
1998
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1997
human resources | key media
Co-founded Risk Placement Services (RPS) as a scratch operation with only four employees
1997
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Career Highlights
2020
2019
2018
2020-2021
2014-2022
2020
Insurance Business Magazine | Key Media
Receive an excellence award
2020
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2019
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
TeD Talk Speaker
2019
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2018
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
title of milestone
2018
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2020-2021
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
Received Lexology
Client Choice Award
(Labour and Employment – Canada)
2020-2021
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2014-2022
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
Received Best Lawyer in
Canada Award
(Employment and Labour Law)
2014-2022
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Career Accolades
Milestones
Milestones
2020
2019
2018
2020-2021
2014-2022
2020
Insurance Business Magazine | Key Media
Receive an excellence award
2020
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2019
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
TeD Talk Speaker
2019
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2018
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
title of milestone
2018
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2020-2021
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
Received Lexology Client Choice Award (Labour and Employment – Canada)
2020-2021
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2014-2022
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
Received Best Lawyer in Canada Award (Employment and Labour Law)
2014-2022
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Career Accolades
Milestones
2022
2015
2005
1998
1997
2022
Insurance Business Magazine | Key Media
RPS celebrates 25 years in business
2022
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. A volutpat laoreet suscipit duis. Diam aliquam sed ut massa viverra a, eget libero.
2015
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
RPS launches streamlined online quote-bind-issue platform, and continues to grow to offer more than 20 online products available to quote-bind-issue in five minutes or less
2015
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. A volutpat laoreet suscipit duis. Diam aliquam sed ut massa viverra a, eget libero.
2005
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
RPS enters the program administration business and reaches $1 billion in premium placed annually
2005
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. A volutpat laoreet suscipit duis. Diam aliquam sed ut massa viverra a, eget libero.
1998
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
RPS completes first mergers and enters MGA business, eventually growing to become the largest US Lloyd’s coverholder/MGA
1998
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. A volutpat laoreet suscipit duis. Diam aliquam sed ut massa viverra a, eget libero.
1997
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
Co-founded Risk Placement Services (RPS) as a scratch operation with only four employees
1997
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. A volutpat laoreet suscipit duis. Diam aliquam sed ut massa viverra a, eget libero.
Milestones