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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
Daniel Drennen joined Amwins in 2019 as a vice president working on environmental, energy and construction. He has over 15 years of experience as a wholesale broker focused on environmental and pollution exposures, and this year, he became the environmental practice leader in Alabama.
Prior to Amwins, Daniel worked as a broker for Environment Insurance Services, a boutique wholesale brokerage dedicated exclusively to environmental risks. He conducts his work with one of Amwins’ key values in mind – finding a better way – and continues to secure the best coverage possible for his clients.
Daniel’s expertise in the environmental space enables him to dig deeper to provide the best coverage possible. With vast experience and detailed knowledge of the market, he provides leverage that fills coverage gaps and helps his clients save money. By focusing solely on environmental coverage, Daniel is constantly in touch with partners to know what is coming into the space and stay on top of trends in the dynamic market.
He is an industry expert who shares his knowledge across the firm and has written articles for Amwins’ award-winning industry newsletter, The Edge.
Daniel Drennen
Vice President, Casualty
Amwins Group
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Stefan Feldmann’s insurance career began in his hometown of Münster in Germany’s north-western region of Westphalia. He was employed as an apprentice at LVM Versicherung, a mutual insurance company which, similar to HDI Global, had an excellent corporate culture with a very friendly, warm, inclusive and family-oriented atmosphere. Here, he learned the importance of working for employers who value their workers as individuals and provide a strong sense of belonging.
Stefan studied Insurance Business in Cologne before joining Allianz as a Liability underwriter. After a few years at Allianz’s headquarters in Münich, he accepted his first posting overseas. This was at Allianz in Singapore, where he developed Liability for the Group in Asia-Pacific. He set up AGCS Pacific in 2005 and, five years later, given the opportunity to build the HDI Global brand in Australia.
HDI Global’s focus has always been sustainable, profitable growth. The Australian and Singapore office has consistently delivered this since Stefan took over responsibility in 2010 and 2016, respectively and, as a result, has grown into a sizeable insurance player in Australasia and Southeast Asia.
The company is now one of the leading and fastest-growing corporate insurers in the region. While its reputation and business results speak for themselves, Stefan is honoured to be included in Insurance Business’ Hot List 2022. His experience and traits make him the team builder and growth driver that insurance professionals want to work with.
Looking ahead, he sees the industry facing a number of challenges such as digitalisation, climate change and a shortage of talent. Under his guidance, HDI Global is working hard to address these issues for the benefit of both clients and brokers. Together with the local management team, they have developed the slogan “The company you want to be with”. This underlines the company’s ambition to provide the career opportunities and culture that will attract the talent it needs to become the leading corporate insurer in Australasia.
Always passionate about building high-performance teams with a strong inclusive culture, Stefan is proud of the professionalism and dedication of his colleagues and how well they operate and interact as a team. He describes finding and integrating the right talent as one of the most enjoyable aspects of his job.
Outside work, it’s not surprising that Stefan is a keen road cyclist. Münster is known as Germany’s capital of cycling and, by the time he was three years old, he was riding his bike to preschool. He loves all kinds of outdoor activities, has a passion for skiing and practices yoga with his wife, a yoga teacher.
Milestones
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
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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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2020-2021
2018
2019
2020
Daniel Drennen
Vice President, Casualty
Amwins Group
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Stefan Feldmann’s insurance career began in his hometown of Münster in Germany’s north-western region of Westphalia. He was employed as an apprentice at LVM Versicherung, a mutual insurance company which, similar to HDI Global, had an excellent corporate culture with a very friendly, warm, inclusive and family-oriented atmosphere. Here, he learned the importance of working for employers who value their workers as individuals and provide a strong sense of belonging.
Stefan studied Insurance Business in Cologne before joining Allianz as a Liability underwriter. After a few years at Allianz’s headquarters in Münich, he accepted his first posting overseas. This was at Allianz in Singapore, where he developed Liability for the Group in Asia-Pacific. He set up AGCS Pacific in 2005 and, five years later, given the opportunity to build the HDI Global brand in Australia.
HDI Global’s focus has always been sustainable, profitable growth. The Australian and Singapore office has consistently delivered this since Stefan took over responsibility in 2010 and 2016, respectively and, as a result, has grown into a sizeable insurance player in Australasia and Southeast Asia.
The company is now one of the leading and fastest-growing corporate insurers in the region. While its reputation and business results speak for themselves, Stefan is honoured to be included in Insurance Business’ Hot List 2022. His experience and traits make him the team builder and growth driver that insurance professionals want to work with.
Looking ahead, he sees the industry facing a number of challenges such as digitalisation, climate change and a shortage of talent. Under his guidance, HDI Global is working hard to address these issues for the benefit of both clients and brokers. Together with the local management team, they have developed the slogan “The company you want to be with”. This underlines the company’s ambition to provide the career opportunities and culture that will attract the talent it needs to become the leading corporate insurer in Australasia.
Always passionate about building high-performance teams with a strong inclusive culture, Stefan is proud of the professionalism and dedication of his colleagues and how well they operate and interact as a team. He describes finding and integrating the right talent as one of the most enjoyable aspects of his job.
Outside work, it’s not surprising that Stefan is a keen road cyclist. Münster is known as Germany’s capital of cycling and, by the time he was three years old, he was riding his bike to preschool. He loves all kinds of outdoor activities, has a passion for skiing and practices yoga with his wife, a yoga teacher.
Milestones
2016
Insurance Business Magazine | Key Media
Regional Head, ASEAN and Australasia; Managing Director at
HDI Global SE, Australia
2016
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2010
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
Managing Director at
HDI Global SE, Australia
2010
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2005
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
Head at AGCS Pacific
2005
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1997
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
Regional Manager Liability, Asia-Pacific at Allianz Re and AGCS, Singapore
1997
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1995
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
Underwriter, International Department/Casualty at
Allianz AG, Munich
1995
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1995
1997
2005
2010
2016
Daniel Drennen
Vice President, Casualty
Amwins Group
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Bio
Milestones
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
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
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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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Career Accolades
2016
2010
2005
1997
1995
2016
Insurance Business Magazine | Key Media
Regional Head, ASEAN and Australasia;
Managing Director at HDI Global SE, Australia
2016
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2010
Human Resources Magazine | key media
Managing Director at HDI Global SE, Australia
2010
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2005
Human Resources Magazine | key media
Head at AGCS Pacific
2005
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1997
Human Resources Magazine | key media
Regional Manager Liability, Asia-Pacific at Allianz Re and AGCS, Singapore
1997
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1995
human resources | key media
Underwriter, International Department/Casualty at Allianz AG, Munich
1995
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Career Highlights
2016
2010
2005
1997
1995
2016
Insurance Business Magazine | Key Media
Regional Head, ASEAN and Australasia;
Managing Director at HDI Global SE, Australia
2016
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2010
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
Managing Director at
HDI Global SE, Australia
2010
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2005
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
Head at AGCS Pacific
2005
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1997
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
Regional Manager Liability, Asia-Pacific
at Allianz Re and AGCS, Singapore
1997
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1995
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
Underwriter, International Department/Casualty at Allianz AG, Munich
1995
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Career Accolades
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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