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ARMADA RISK PARTNERS
Edward X McNamara
President and Chief Executive Officer
Edward Purcell
Executive Vice President and Partner
David Summers
Managing Director
Ausure Horizon Insurance
Leadership
Since Armada’s inception in 2015, CEO Edward McNamara has worked tirelessly to build a “fleet” of insurance experts and expand Armada’s reputation of protecting clients from catastrophes while also helping them grow their businesses and achieve success. Even in the economic climates of the last few years, he has led Armada to consistent growth year over year. Ed has been named as one of Cleveland’s “500 Leaders, Doers, Visionaries and Idea Generators” for two years running. He also contributes his time and energy to his foundation, Prayers from Maria, which has raised millions of dollars towards children’s brain cancer research.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Edward X McNamara
Edward Purcell leads the health and benefits division of Armada and has been a critical part of ensuring the success of the business through intuitive strategy, extensive knowledge of the healthcare industry, and a desire to help clients choose their best options in health and benefits insurance. Ed is an experienced professional with 20 years of relationship management, group underwriting, broking, and consulting experience working with both public and private sector business in all industries from both a carrier and broker/consultant perspective. His passion and business acumen are a driving force in motivating his team to exceed expectations.
Executive Vice President and Partner
Edward Purcell
David Summers, an Elite Broker in 2021, has 20 years of experience in his field and is described as a person who is always running at 9,000 rpm. With an insurance mentality that there should be no problems, only solutions, he goes out of his way to provide what his clients need. David works closely with companies in the construction and transport industries, providing straightforward and pragmatic advice that enables them to keep their businesses safe and profitable.
Managing Director
Ausure Horizon Insurance
David Summers
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ARMADA RISK PARTNERS
Wesley Werner
Senior Software Engineer
Edward Purcell
Executive Vice President
and Partner
Edward X McNamara
President and Chief
Executive Officer
Leadership
Headquarters:
1300 E 9th Street, Ste 1650, Cleveland, OH 44114
Year founded:
2015
Number of employees:
3,500+ employees (Ryan Specialty at yearend December 2021)
Phone:
216 350 5050
Email:
emcnamara@armadarisk.com
Website:
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/company/armada-risk-partners
Since Armada’s inception in 2015, CEO Edward McNamara has worked tirelessly to build a “fleet” of insurance experts and expand Armada’s reputation of protecting clients from catastrophes while also helping them grow their businesses and achieve success. Even in the economic climates of the last few years, he has led Armada to consistent growth year over year. Ed has been named as one of Cleveland’s “500 Leaders, Doers, Visionaries and Idea Generators” for two years running. He also contributes his time and energy to his foundation, Prayers from Maria, which has raised millions of dollars towards children’s brain cancer research.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Edward X McNamara
Edward Purcell leads the health and benefits division of Armada and has been a critical part of ensuring the success of the business through intuitive strategy, extensive knowledge of the healthcare industry, and a desire to help clients choose their best options in health and benefits insurance. Ed is an experienced professional with 20 years of relationship management, group underwriting, broking, and consulting experience working with both public and private sector business in all industries from both a carrier and broker/consultant perspective. His passion and business acumen are a driving force in motivating his team to exceed expectations.
Executive Vice President and Partner
Edward Purcell
Wesley Werner has cross-functional technical skills across a variety of technical languages such as C#, .NET, .NET Core, and SQL. He has a demonstrated history in the insurance space and has been involved in all aspects of the product lifecycle from planning and technical specification to implementation and delivery. He is also skilled in delivering client-centric outcomes.
Senior Software Engineer
Wesley Werner
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For the second year running, Shielded Insurance Brokers has claimed the number-one spot among IB’s Top Brokerages. In 2020, it was record-setting growth that drove the company’s impressive success. This year, says managing director Stuart Brady, the key ingredient behind the win is the Shielded culture. Brady is proud of the shared vision for constant improvement across all aspects of the business. “We are thrilled to take out the win again, and it’s hats off to the team for their hard work over the past year,” he says.
“Stelvio [restructured] its software development team to sit under four distinct, multi-disciplinary teams, capable of building and modifying any product within the EstImage product suite”
Yannick Giguère,
Stelvio Australia
Read on
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ARMADA RISK PARTNERS
Angela Terreblanche
Technical Business Analyst
Edward Purcell
Executive Vice President
and Partner
Edward X McNamara
President and Chief Executive Officer
Leadership
Headquarters:
1300 E 9th Street, Ste 1650, Cleveland, OH 44114
Year founded:
2015
Number of employees:
3,500+ employees (Ryan Specialty at yearend December 2021)
Phone:
216 350 5050
Email:
emcnamara@armadarisk.com
Website:
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/company/armada-risk-partners
SPECIAL REPORT
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Bio
Since Armada’s inception in 2015, CEO Edward McNamara has worked tirelessly to build a “fleet” of insurance experts and expand Armada’s reputation of protecting clients from catastrophes while also helping them grow their businesses and achieve success. Even in the economic climates of the last few years, he has led Armada to consistent growth year over year. Ed has been named as one of Cleveland’s “500 Leaders, Doers, Visionaries and Idea Generators” for two years running. He also contributes his time and energy to his foundation, Prayers from Maria, which has raised millions of dollars towards children’s brain cancer research.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Edward X McNamara
Edward Purcell leads the health and benefits division of Armada and has been a critical part of ensuring the success of the business through intuitive strategy, extensive knowledge of the healthcare industry, and a desire to help clients choose their best options in health and benefits insurance. Ed is an experienced professional with 20 years of relationship management, group underwriting, broking, and consulting experience working with both public and private sector business in all industries from both a carrier and broker/consultant perspective. His passion and business acumen are a driving force in motivating his team to exceed expectations.
Executive Vice President and Partner
Edward Purcell
Wesley Werner has cross-functional technical skills across a variety of technical languages such as C#, .NET, .NET Core, and SQL. He has a demonstrated history in the insurance space and has been involved in all aspects of the product lifecycle from planning and technical specification to implementation and delivery. He is also skilled in delivering client-centric outcomes.
Senior Software Engineer
Wesley Werner
For the second year running, Shielded Insurance Brokers has claimed the number-one spot among IB’s Top Brokerages. In 2020, it was record-setting growth that drove the company’s impressive success. This year, says managing director Stuart Brady, the key ingredient behind the win is the Shielded culture. Brady is proud of the shared vision for constant improvement across all aspects of the business. “We are thrilled to take out the win again, and it’s hats off to the team for their hard work over the past year,” he says.
Wesley Werner
Senior Software Engineer
Wesley Werner has cross-functional technical skills across a variety of technical languages such as C#, .NET, .NET Core, and SQL. He has a demonstrated history in the insurance space and has been involved in all aspects of the product lifecycle from planning and technical specification to implementation and delivery. He is also skilled in delivering client-centric outcomes.
Senior Software Engineer
Wesley Werner
David Summers
Managing Director
Ausure Horizon Insurance
David Summers, an Elite Broker in 2021, has 20 years of experience in his field and is described as a person who is always running at 9,000 rpm. With an insurance mentality that there should be no problems, only solutions, he goes out of his way to provide what his clients need. David works closely with companies in the construction and transport industries, providing straightforward and pragmatic advice that enables them to keep their businesses safe and profitable.
Managing Director
Ausure Horizon Insurance
David Summers
David Summers
Managing Director
Ausure Horizon Insurance
David Summers, an Elite Broker in 2021, has 20 years of experience in his field and is described as a person who is always running at 9,000 rpm. With an insurance mentality that there should be no problems, only solutions, he goes out of his way to provide what his clients need. David works closely with companies in the construction and transport industries, providing straightforward and pragmatic advice that enables them to keep their businesses safe and profitable.
Managing Director
Ausure Horizon Insurance
David Summers
Angela Terreblanche
Technical Business Analyst
Angela Terreblanche is an experienced business analyst and finance professional (CA) with a demonstrated history of working on system implementations, particularly in the insurance industry. She is skilled in business process mapping, understanding finance and accounting processes, financial reporting, banking integration processes, project management and implementing customer-centric solutions.
Technical Business Analyst
Angela Terreblanche
Angela Terreblanche
Technical Business Analyst
Angela Terreblanche is an experienced business analyst and finance professional (CA) with a demonstrated history of working on system implementations, particularly in the insurance industry. She is skilled in business process mapping, understanding finance and accounting processes, financial reporting, banking integration processes, project management and implementing customer-centric solutions.
Technical Business Analyst
Angela Terreblanche
Wesley Werner
Senior Software Engineer
Angela Terreblanche is an experienced business analyst and finance professional (CA) with a demonstrated history of working on system implementations, particularly in the insurance industry. She is skilled in business process mapping, understanding finance and accounting processes, financial reporting, banking integration processes, project management and implementing customer-centric solutions.
Technical Business Analyst
Angela Terreblanche
Armada Risk Partners is a team of experienced property and casualty, health and benefits and private risk producers, brokers and account managers. With tenure at some of the largest brokers and carriers in the industry, Armada’s team members made the conscious decision to join the company to have the opportunity to better serve clients as a valued partner. Armada’s primary focus is to shield companies and their employees from catastrophes by providing insurance solutions and presenting unique growth strategies. Armada’s employees exemplify core values and maintain a specific core focus to best align the company’s strengths with its clients’ goals. Using a consultative approach, Armada team members understand their risk management objectives and structure tailored insurance programs.
Based in Cleveland, OH and Southfield, MI, Armada was established in December 2015 by Ed McNamara and Ed Purcell. Since opening its doors six years ago, the company has tripled its revenue while maintaining overhead costs. Armada Risk Partners’ mission is to build trusted partnerships with its clients, mitigate risks that can have a detrimental impact on their business, and help them grow. This, along with the reputable name Armada has established in the industry, creates a solid foundation for continued success.
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Laura has worked for Sephora for nearly six years, leading the e-commerce merchandising team for makeup, and has hands-on experience at Sephora inside JC Penney. She is passionate about developing and leading teams and has earned a reputation for driving business results by doing so.
Before joining Sephora, Laura honed her talents at such well-known companies as Google and Gap, as well as e-commerce start-ups Minted and Shop It To Me.
Laura is a graduate of Smith College, and earned an MA from Stanford University and an MBA from UC Berkeley Haas School of Business. She enjoys hiking and being outdoors and loves spending time with her family, especially her four-year-old son. In quiet moments, you might find her reading The New Yorker.
Vice President/General Manager, .CA
Laura Unger
Paul Mayer has over 20 years of sales and marketing experience at the vice president level. He is a graduate of Queen’s University and has an MBA from IESE Business School in Spain. He speaks English, French, and German, and has an understanding of Spanish.
Executive Vice President, Investment Sales
Paul Mayer
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
Laura Unger
Vice President/
General Manager, .CA
Sarah M Stewart
Associate Vice President, Leasing and Call Centre Operations
Karen Bannister, CM
Vice President, Marketing
Paul Mayer
Executive
Vice President, Investment Sales
As the leader of Sephora Canada’s strong e-commerce business, Laura Unger focuses her team on driving growth through industry-leading online client experiences.
Laura has worked for Sephora for nearly six years, leading the e-commerce merchandising team for makeup, and has hands-on experience at Sephora inside JC Penney. She is passionate about developing and leading teams and has earned a reputation for driving business results by doing so.
Before joining Sephora, Laura honed her talents at such well-known companies as Google and Gap, as well as e-commerce start-ups Minted and Shop It
To Me.
Laura is a graduate of Smith College, and earned an MA from Stanford University and an MBA from UC Berkeley Haas School of Business. She enjoys hiking and being outdoors and loves spending time with her family, especially her four-year-old son. In quiet moments, you might find her reading The New Yorker.
Vice President/General Manager, .CA
Laura Unger
Paul Mayer has over 20 years of sales and marketing experience at the vice president level. He is a graduate of Queen’s University and has an MBA from IESE Business School in Spain. He speaks English, French, and German, and has an understanding of Spanish.
Executive Vice President, Investment Sales
Paul Mayer
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
Laura Unger
Vice President/
General Manager, .CA
Karen Bannister, CM
Vice President, Marketing
Paul Mayer
Executive
Vice President, Investment Sales
Sarah M Stewart
Associate
Vice President, Leasing and Call Centre Operations
As the leader of Sephora Canada’s strong e-commerce business, Laura Unger focuses her team on driving growth through industry-leading online client experiences.
Laura has worked for Sephora for nearly six years, leading the e-commerce merchandising team for makeup, and has hands-on experience at Sephora inside JC Penney. She is passionate about developing and leading teams and has earned a reputation for driving business results by doing so.
Before joining Sephora, Laura honed her talents at such well-known companies as Google and Gap, as well as e-commerce start-ups Minted and Shop It To Me.
Laura is a graduate of Smith College, and earned an MA from Stanford University and an MBA from UC Berkeley Haas School of Business. She enjoys hiking and being outdoors and loves spending time with her family, especially her four-year-old son. In quiet moments, you might find her reading The New Yorker.
Vice President/General Manager, .CA
Laura Unger
Paul Mayer has over 20 years of sales and marketing experience at the vice president level. He is a graduate of Queen’s University and has an MBA from IESE Business School in Spain. He speaks English, French, and German, and has an understanding of Spanish.
Executive Vice President,
Investment Sales
Paul Mayer
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
“Stelvio’s approach to EstImage is unique in that it leverages software integration to simplify communication and data exchange between insurers and their suppliers from one centralised location, eliminating the need for multiple products or portals”
Yannick Giguère,
Stelvio Australia
“Stelvio’s approach to EstImage
is unique in that it leverages software integration to simplify communication and data exchange between insurers and their suppliers from one centralised location, eliminating the need for multiple products or portals”
Yannick Giguère,
Stelvio Australia
“Stelvio’s approach to EstImage is unique in that it leverages software integration to simplify communication and data exchange between insurers and their suppliers from one centralised location, eliminating the need for multiple products or portals”
Yannick Giguère,
Stelvio Australia
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/company/armada-risk-partners
Website:
armadarisk.com
Email:
emcnamara@armadarisk.com
Phone:
216 350 5050
Number of employees:
216 350 5051
Year founded:
2015
Headquarters:
1300 E 9th Street, Ste 1650, Cleveland, OH 44114
