Headquarters:
10851 N. Black Canyon Highway, Suite 200, Phoenix, AZ 85029
Year founded:
1974
Number of employees:
140
Phone:
800 528 1056
Email:
info@minico.com
Website:
MiniCo.com
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/company/minico-insurance-agency-llc
“We maintain several cross-company employee networks allowing staff to connect and learn from each other, fostering our inclusive culture and celebrating the diversity within our business”
Marcella McLean,
Arch Insurance International
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Rick Krouner
President, Specialty Programs Division
Jim Henry
President, National Programs Division
Katelyn Williams
Vice President and Managing Director
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Rick Krouner is responsible for all specialty program operations. His proven track record, industry-leading expertise, and experience enable him to lead the specialty programs division in its distribution, growth, and product development strategies. He has been in the program space for over 40 years and has extensive leadership and executive experience. He was the founder, president, and CEO of a program administrator specializing in construction and habitational business in the Northeast. Krouner has served as an expert witness in several reinsurance/insurance disputes in the construction and managing general agency fields. He holds a BS in risk management and insurance from Syracuse University.
President, Specialty Programs Division
Rick Krouner
Jim Henry is responsible for all national program operations and brings extensive multiline underwriting and carrier experience to his leadership of the national programs division in its distribution and growth strategies. He joined MiniCo in 2011 as chief underwriting officer and leader of the agribusiness program. Henry has over 25 years of experience at the executive level, specializing in program expansion, integration, and underwriting operations. He holds a BS in Finance from Miami University (OH) as well as the CPCU, ARM, ARe, AIS, AIC, and AFIS insurance designations.
President, National Programs Division
Jim Henry
Katelyn Williams’s experience in team management and client service brings strong leadership to the REInsurePro sales team. Her team focuses on building relationships with appointed agents and providing support and education to them as they advise their investor clients.
Vice President and Managing Director
Katelyn Williams
“We maintain several cross-company employee networks allowing staff to connect and learn from each other, fostering our inclusive culture and celebrating the diversity within our business”
Marcella McLean,
Arch Insurance International
“We will continue to strengthen our service proposition and customer experience as a key differentiator, as we build on the momentum we have achieved to date across multiple business lines and territories”
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“We will continue to strengthen our service proposition and customer experience as a key differentiator, as we build on the momentum we have achieved to date across multiple business lines and territories”
Marcella McLean,
Arch Insurance International
“We maintain several cross-company employee networks allowing staff to connect and learn from each other, fostering our inclusive culture and celebrating the diversity within our business”
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Arch Insurance International
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Casey Carter
Vice President, Business Operations
Casey Carter has been involved in many aspects of the REInsurePro program since 2016, from sales to service. In his current role, he focuses on business development and agent onboarding, as well as training and resources to help agents achieve success. He also works closely with the commercial programs team in the development, implementation and rollout of new offerings.
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Casey Carter
Jerry Samson
Chief Technology Officer
Jerry Samson ensures the team is outfitted with the necessary technology (hardware and software) to efficiently support the program and the appointed agents with the highest level of security. His expertise in data management is critical to powering the company’s business and facilitating its growth.
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Jerry Samson
MiniCo, a Jencap company, is one of the largest program administrators in the US, with a portfolio of specialty property and casualty products for a variety of industries and exposures. It has nearly 50 years of notable industry experience in program management, underwriting, binding authority, and claims.
With teams dedicated to its 19 exclusive programs, MiniCo provides niche underwriting prowess and flexibility, industry specialization, and unparalleled customer service. Headquartered in Phoenix with offices in New York, Washington, and California, MiniCo partners with an expansive network of independent agents and select wholesalers. The company’s exclusive programs include self-storage operations, New York contractors’ liability, nonprofit and social services, agribusiness, animal mortality, artisan contractors, collectibles, cyber, equipment breakdown, adult residential facilities, wind/hail deductible buyback, self-storage workers’ compensation, and professional liability programs for architects and engineers, lawyers, miscellaneous, and property owners’ associations. Programs are offered in partnership with A-rated carriers, with many available nationwide.
MiniCo has invested heavily in automation to provide its partners with online quoting tools. It innovates coverages, resources, and processes to enable producers to customize policies for their clients with efficiency, speed, and flexibility.
“We will continue to strengthen our service proposition and customer experience as a key differentiator, as we build on the momentum we have achieved to date across multiple business lines and territories”
Marcella McLean,
Arch Insurance International
Paul Zahensky
Chief Information Officer
Jacqui Price
Executive Vice President, Compliance
Julie Prewitt
Senior Vice President, Marketing
Simon Williams
Chief Strategy & Distribution Officer, Arch Insurance International
and Active Underwriter, Syndicate 1955
Paul Zahensky joined REInsurePro in 2023, bringing with him over 35 years of experience in the P&C insurance technology industry. He has worked for tier 1 carrier organizations in senior leadership roles, guided the development of insurance solutions for vendor organizations and assisted colleagues with carrier transformation programs. As CIO, Zahensky utilizes his expertise to develop and implement solutions that fit the company’s business model and satisfy its needs.
Chief Information Officer
Paul Zahensky
Jacqui Price has played a key role in the growth of the program, working closely with carrier partners and underwriters to build and maintain strong relationships and manage the health of the program book. Her team handles day-to-day approvals as well as company-wide compliance initiatives, carrier reporting, internal team training and ongoing policy management.
Executive Vice President, Compliance
Jacqui Price
Julie Prewitt has worked on nearly every aspect of marketing and advertising in her nearly 20 years in the industry. Her team at REInsurePro manages branding, advertising, events, content, digital campaigns, and agent engagement and plays a key role in product development.
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Julie Prewitt
Kimi leads the Estate Planning and Wealth Protection team and is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. She understands the complex and delicate nature of family estate planning, the technical requirements around probate and estate administration, and the importance of preserving wealth for future generations. Her advice is accurate, commercial, strategic and tailored to each situation.
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Kimi Shah
Kimi leads the Estate Planning and Wealth Protection team and is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. She understands the complex and delicate nature of family estate planning, the technical requirements around probate and estate administration, and the importance of preserving wealth for future generations. Her advice is accurate, commercial, strategic and tailored to each situation.
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Kimi Shah
Kimi leads the Estate Planning and Wealth Protection team and is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. She understands the complex and delicate nature of family estate planning, the technical requirements around probate and estate administration, and the importance of preserving wealth for future generations. Her advice is accurate, commercial, strategic and tailored to each situation.
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Kimi Shah
Sarah M Stewart
Associate Vice President,
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Karen Bannister, CM
Vice President, Marketing
Dave Longbottom
Chief Technology Officer
Alex Ventura
Head of Marketing
Damian Palovick
Senior Vice President of Underwriting
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Dr. Mary Lavoie
Head of Risk Management and Senior Vice President
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Mark Bernacki
Chief Underwriting Officer
Ryan Armijo
Chief Operating Officer, Underwriting Division
Bob Petrilli
President, Underwriting Division
Arch provides underwriting solutions across a diverse and growing portfolio of more than 20 business classes, spanning multiple platforms in the London company market, the Lloyd’s market, the UK regional market as well as markets in Australia, Bermuda, and the EU.
Through their Lloyd’s and London company market platforms, Arch provides customised solutions and high levels of capacity across multiple (re)insurance classes. Arch’s UK Regional division, launched in 2018, offers specialised insurance solutions for a wide range of businesses, from 11 locations across the country.
The past few years have been transformational for Arch Insurance International. Since 2019 the company has more than trebled in size in terms of GWP, and this growth has been seen across all territorial platforms. In 2021 Arch launched its new brand promise, Pursuing Better Together, encapsulating an approach to doing business based on collaboration, responsiveness, and a genuine commitment to continually raising the bar.
Arch has a clearly defined three-year plan that is underpinned by more than 100 objectives.
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“We will continue to strengthen our service proposition and customer experience as a key differentiator, as we build on the momentum we have achieved to date across multiple business lines and territories,” says McLean. “Our im is to continue to grow our market relevance and strengthen our partnerships with our strategic brokers as we expand our leadership position in key sectors.
“We will also continue to invest in talent. We are committed to drawing from the broadest pools of talent, and to creating an environment that attracts and retains stellar employees. We recognise the importance of building teams that are diverse, collaborative, and innovative and are dedicated to cultivating a supportive and inclusive workplace culture in which all our employees can thrive.”