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“I will continue to empower and encourage my staff to perform at their best as I have done for the last decade. I will continue to advocate for my clients, embracing new technology and being open to business and industry changes”
Ken Dixon,
Dixon Insurance Services
Marguerite Tortorello can trace her passion for how the insurance industry plays a vital role during natural catastrophes and in the global economy back to her days working at the White House. She was honored to serve as special assistant to President George W. Bush and worked in the administration during 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina.
After the White House, she began her insurance career with Allstate. Then, she joined the Property Casualty Insurers Association (PCI) as senior vice president of public affairs. During her tenure at PCI (now APCIA), the association was a co-founder of the Insurance Careers Movement.
Prior to her employment in Washington, DC, she worked for the Texas Rangers Baseball Club. She also served on the executive board of the Delta Delta Delta Fraternity and is proud to have helped create a partnership with Tri Delta and St. Jude Children’s Hospital, which raised more than $68 million to help cure children’s cancer.
In addition, Tortorello previously served on the board of trustees for the University of St. Francis and the board of directors for Magna Carta Insurance Group.
As executive director of the Insurance Careers Movement, Tortorello is excited to have the opportunity to bring together insurance companies, agents, and brokers; trade associations; insurance organizations; regulators; public officials; and media partners to help attract more people to amazing careers in insurance and help identify and retain the industry’s exceptional rising stars. Collaboration and passion for the industry are at the heart of her work, which includes leading the global February Insurance Careers Month initiative and the Insurance Careers Movement to co-host the Emerging Leaders Conferences with APCIA and AM Best.
Through her role with the Insurance Careers Movement, she has been a frequent speaker on talent and diversity, equity, and inclusion at industry conferences, with regulators and lawmakers, and with business and community leaders. She has had an opportunity to highlight insurance initiatives to help accelerate DE&I work and impact.
Tortorello’s excitement for the future of the industry and the incredible people that work in this innovative sector are highlighted in her frequent talent videos. She looks forward to welcoming many more curious and exceptional people to vibrant careers in insurance.
She lives in Illinois with her husband, Tony; their 11-year-old twins, Sophia and Stella; and their golden retriever, Rocky.
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Marguerite Tortorello
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“To be able to give back to the community is rewarding and fulfilling. I am honoured to be in a position where I can raise funds for those less fortunate and in need”
Ken Dixon,
Dixon Insurance Services
1996-2006
2007-2008
2008-2015
2016-2017
2018-present
Oct 1996-Oct 1999: Assistant to the President at Texas Rangers Baseball Club
Aug 2001-May 2006: Special Assistant to the President at The White House
1996-2006
Corporate Relations - CEO Team at Allstate Insurance Corporation
2007-2008
Senior Vice President, Public Affairs at American Property Casualty Insurance Association
2008-2015
Magna Carta Board of Directors at Magna Carta Companies
2016-2017
August 2018-present: Executive Director at Insurance Careers Movement
January 2017-present: President at Tortorello Communications Company
2022: DEI Leadership Award at the “DEI: Expanding Opportunity in Insurance Conference” hosted by APCIA, ACLI, and LICONY; inducted into the Joliet Catholic Academy Hall of Champions for Business and Industry
2018-present
Assistant Vice President and Senior Broker at MJ Hall & Company since 2018
Present
Milestones
Aug 2022
Milestones
Sept 2021
Feb 2022
Apr 2022
Jul 2022
Aug
2022
Suncorp Bank introduces Solar Home Bonus offer for customers who are choosing renewable energy for their homes
Sept 2021
Month-on-month market share growth commences
Feb 2022
Suncorp Bank wins the Canstar award for most outstanding value in investment loans
Apr 2022
Suncorp Bank wins Money Magazine’s Bank of the Year and Business Bank of the Year awards for the fifth year in a row
Jul 2022
Suncorp Bank’s turnaround times are the lowest they have ever been. The lender becomes Australia’s first certified carbon neutral bank for both its operation and transaction services
Aug 2022
Milestones
How does he distinguish himself among fellow brokers?
“I believe all brokers are working very hard in a difficult market,” he says. “However, I have demonstrated continued growth, advocacy and performance on my client’s behalf, which is now recognised [for 10 consecutive years] in the Elite Broker awards.”
In 1990, Dixon got started with FAI, working in claims and as a team leader. From the late 1990s up until 2003, he worked at FAI and Suncorp in underwriting and as an area manager at VACC, CGU (South East Queensland). From 2003 to 2012, he got into broking and eventually started Dixon Insurance in 2013. Since then, he’s accumulated numerous acccolades, including Elite Broker, Diversity and Equity, and Fast Broker awards.
During the pandemic, Dixon challenged insurers over the Quarantine Act application to insurance wordings. His argument was that the Quarantine Act does not apply as an exclusion, as the Biosecurity Act was invoked by the Morrison Government, and this was not a subsequent amendment to the Quarantine Act. The test case in the Appeals court was won for Dixon’s client with a unanimous five-judge verdict.
He remains focused on transport, manufacturing, motor trade, engineering and large farm clients.
What are his plans for the future?
On a business level, “more of the same. I will continue to empower and encourage my staff to perform at their best as I have done for the last decade. I will continue to advocate for my clients, embracing new technology and being open to business and industry changes.”
On a personal level, Dixon invests significant time, effort and funds, along with his GT3, to support many charities through his passion for motorsport. From participating in and sponsoring the Thunderbolt Run (which provides tens of thousands of dollars in support for Beyond Blue and Prostate Cancer), to organising and running the Track Knights for Amira charity night where 28 Exotic Supercars raised funds through passenger laps in wet conditions, Dixon states “this is our time to give back to the community and those in need. My friendships and association with those seeking to do the same, allows us to contribute to those less fortunate and raise funds and awareness”.
He adds: “To be able to give back to the community is rewarding and fulfilling. I am honoured to be in a position where I can raise funds for those less fortunate and in need.”