Headquarters:
2850 Golf Road, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
Year founded:
1997
Number of employees:
3,000
Phone:
866 595 8413
Email:
ContactRPS@RPSins.com
Website:
rpsins.com
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/company/risk-placement-services-inc
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Joel Cavaness
President
Ryan Collier
Chief Digital Officer
Steven Robinson
National Cyber Liability Practice Leader
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After cofounding Risk Placement Services in 1997 as a scratch operation with just four employees, Joel Cavaness has been instrumental in driving the company’s rapid growth to become one of the largest US wholesale brokers, MGAs and program managers. 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.
President
Joel Cavaness
Since 2016, Ryan Collier has served as the chief digital officer of RPS. He founded the company’s e-commerce team that is taking commercial insurance to the next level by building a friction-free trading experience on a digital platform for use by the RPS retail distribution network and its customers. In 2010, Ryan devised a digital distribution channel for the small business executive liability insurance arena: Innovas, a state-of-the-art online multi-carrier binding platform. In 2014, that concept evolved into RPSCyber.com, a new online platform that revolutionized the cyber insurance industry and ultimately became the RPSSmallBusiness.com platform. Additionally, Ryan is the president and national practice leader for RPS’s executive lines division. The team’s focus is to bring a deep and thorough understanding of the esoteric executive and professional liability products to retail brokers for companies of all sizes and complexities.
Chief Digital Officer
Ryan Collier
Steve Robinson has served as national cyber practice leader at RPS since 2018, where he leads product development, marketing solutions and educational efforts related to the placement of cyber risk insurance. In addition, he is area president of RPS’s technology and cyber division, a role he has held since 2007. Steve has published numerous articles on cyber risk insurance, authored white papers, and trained insurance agent groups throughout the US via webinars and continuing education certification. He is an active public speaker, sought out for his deep expertise and ability to humanize the world of cyber liability. Steve was honored as a Top Specialist Broker in 2021 by Insurance Business magazine.
National Cyber Liability Practice Leader
Steven Robinson
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Manny Cho
Executive Vice President, Executive Lines
Since 2016, Manny Cho has served as Executive Vice President of RPS Executive Lines, where he leads a team of almost 125 professionals across nine diverse geographic regions. The Executive Lines team places over $750M in premium in Executive Liability, Professional Liability, Reps and Warranties and Cyber Liability insurance. Most recently, Manny was the Vice President and Western Regional Underwriting Manager for Axis Capital/Axis Pro where he led a team of underwriters in the Technology E&O, Media Liability, MPL and Cyber Liability product lines.
Manny is a strong supporter of PLUS and WSIA. He is active in the community and volunteers his time and resources to his local church, schools, and the Alameda County Food Bank. Manny holds a bachelor’s degree in Finance from the University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign.
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Manny Cho
Jordan Mutton
Head of Inside Sales
Through leadership, approachability and expert knowledge of the finance industry and corresponding consumer trends, Jordan Mutton has led award-winning, high-performing teams, continually exceeding benchmarks. Building relationships is core to Jordan’s values, a skillset that has positioned him as a key leader within the industry.
Head of Inside Sales
Jordan Mutton
Founded as a scratch operation in 1997 with just four employees, Risk Placement Services has grown to be one of the largest specialty insurance distributors in the U.S., offering solutions in wholesale brokerage, binding authority, program administration, and standard lines, plus specialized auto through its Pronto Insurance brand. The firm’s online services include a quote-bind-issue platform that makes it possible for independent agents and brokers to come through for their clients with coverage in a matter of minutes. Fueled by a culture of creativity, innovation and teamwork, RPS continues to add top-tier talent to its roster of insurance specialists and growth through new merger partners, all with one central focus – providing insurance expertise and speed of service to its clients. To agents and brokers looking to cover what’s unique, what’s new and what’s next, RPS is your partner in whatever’s possible.
“Now, we have much more frequent recognition awards because we want to celebrate people staying at CAAT and recognize the contributions that they bring to the organization”
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Alex Ventura
Head of Marketing
Dave Longbottom
Chief Technology Officer
Karen Bannister, CM
Vice President, Marketing
Sarah M Stewart
Associate Vice President,
Leasing and Call Centre Operations
Alex Ventura has a wealth of experience and passion for martech across the financial services sector – including B2B and B2C – with a focus on delivering exemplary omnichannel experiences. Alex is responsible for driving brands in the digital age with strategies that evoke a brand’s personality and corresponding values. Mapping customer journeys encompassing systematic and programmatic technologies has been key to his successful strategies.
Head of Marketing
Alex Ventura
With a superior understanding of web design and architecture, Dave Longbottom has been pivotal in orchestrating the development of new technologies, which are aligned with business objectives, and pioneering industry-leading solutions. Dave’s tenacity to push the status quo has led to the development of innovative solutions encompassing the latest emerging technological trends and cyber security frameworks.
Chief Technology Officer
Dave Longbottom
Karen Bannister has over 20 years of marketing expertise and has a Chartered Marketer designation from the Canadian Marketing Association. She is a strategic marketing leader with a career record of success in developing and executing effective marketing strategies, growing revenue, and overseeing multi-talented teams. She also holds five certifications for marketing and brand management.
Karen has successfully completed the Mini-MBA, Essentials of Management program at Schulich School of Business, and most recently completed the Communications and Leadership Program at The Ivey Academy.
Vice President, Marketing
Karen Bannister, CM
Sarah M Stewart has more than 15 years of strategic leasing and customer care experience in residential property management. She is responsible for overseeing all aspects of Centurion’s national leasing platforms, residential lead generation, and overall customer experience excellence through operation of the company’s internal customer service department.
Associate Vice President, Leasing and Call Centre Operations
Sarah M Stewart
Alex Ventura
Head of Marketing
Sarah M Stewart
Associate Vice President, Leasing and Call Centre Operations
Karen Bannister, CM
Vice President, Marketing
Dave Longbottom
Chief Technology Officer
Alex Ventura has a wealth of experience and passion for martech across the financial services sector – including B2B and B2C – with a focus on delivering exemplary omnichannel experiences. Alex is responsible for driving brands in the digital age with strategies that evoke a brand’s personality and corresponding values. Mapping customer journeys encompassing systematic and programmatic technologies has been key to his successful strategies.
Head of Marketing
Alex Ventura
With a superior understanding of web design and architecture, Dave Longbottom has been pivotal in orchestrating the development of new technologies, which are aligned with business objectives, and pioneering industry-leading solutions. Dave’s tenacity to push the status quo has led to the development of innovative solutions encompassing the latest emerging technological trends and cyber security frameworks.
Chief Technology Officer
Dave Longbottom
Karen Bannister has over 20 years of marketing expertise and has a Chartered Marketer designation from the Canadian Marketing Association. She is a strategic marketing leader with a career record of success in developing and executing effective marketing strategies, growing revenue, and overseeing multi-talented teams. She also holds five certifications for marketing and brand management.
Karen has successfully completed the Mini-MBA, Essentials of Management program at Schulich
School of Business, and most recently completed the Communications and Leadership Program at
The Ivey Academy.
Vice President, Marketing
Karen Bannister, CM
Sarah M Stewart has more than 15 years of strategic leasing and customer care experience in residential property management. She is responsible for overseeing all aspects of Centurion’s national leasing platforms, residential lead generation, and overall customer experience excellence through operation of the company’s internal customer service department.
Associate Vice President, Leasing and
Call Centre Operations
Sarah M Stewart
Alex Ventura
Head of Marketing
Karen Bannister, CM
Vice President, Marketing
Dave Longbottom
Chief Technology Officer
Sarah M Stewart
Associate
Vice President, Leasing and Call Centre Operations
Alex Ventura has a wealth of experience and passion for martech across the financial services sector – including B2B and B2C – with a focus on delivering exemplary omnichannel experiences. Alex is responsible for driving brands in the digital age with strategies that evoke a brand’s personality and corresponding values. Mapping customer journeys encompassing systematic and programmatic technologies has been key to his successful strategies.
Head of Marketing
Alex Ventura
With a superior understanding of web design and architecture, Dave Longbottom has been pivotal in orchestrating the development of new technologies, which are aligned with business objectives, and pioneering industry-leading solutions. Dave’s tenacity to push the status quo has led to the development of innovative solutions encompassing the latest emerging technological trends and cyber security frameworks.
Chief Technology Officer
Dave Longbottom
Karen Bannister has over 20 years of marketing expertise and has a Chartered Marketer designation from the Canadian Marketing Association. She is a strategic marketing leader with a career record of success in developing and executing effective marketing strategies, growing revenue, and overseeing multi-talented teams. She also holds five certifications for marketing and brand management.
Karen has successfully completed the
Mini-MBA, Essentials of Management program at Schulich School of Business, and most recently completed the Communications and Leadership Program at The Ivey Academy.
Vice President, Marketing
Karen Bannister, CM
Sarah M Stewart has more than 15 years
of strategic leasing and customer care experience in residential property management. She is responsible for overseeing all aspects of Centurion’s national leasing platforms, residential lead generation, and overall customer experience excellence through operation
of the company’s internal customer
service department.
Associate Vice President,
Leasing and Call Centre Operations
Sarah M Stewart
