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“Being true to who we are is key; we are purely a referral-based business. There is zero marketing or advertising”
Adam Rakowski,
Ortus Financial
Andrew Horan is a lead casualty broker at Wholesure, based in Thousand Oaks, CA.
Prior to joining the company, he had over 13 years of experience in wholesale insurance – specializing in general liability, pollution, and excess liability – and has worked with everything from local businesses to complex national accounts, including layered excess, wraps, and captive UL placements.
Currently, he concentrates on specialty GL and excess placements, including hospitality, construction, real estate, and manufacturing. He brings his energy and expertise to the Wholesure team and looks forward to working with a large number of clients.
When not at work, he is usually on his mountain bike or cruising in the 1948 truck that he built.
1550 W Fremont St, Stockton, CA 95203
805 390 2516
ahoran@wholesure.com
linkedin.com/in/andrew-horan-61287740
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Andrew Horan
Lead Casualty Broker
Wholesure
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“You can’t control the outcome, but you can always control what version of you turns up every day”
Adam Rakowski,
Ortus Financial
2025
2007–2020
2020–2024
2024–Present
2025
Construction and Casualty Broker for 13 years prior to joining Wholesure to Focus on specialty GL and Excess placements including hospitality, construction, real estate and manufacturing
2025
Partner at Pritchard & Jerden
2007–2020
President at Specialty Risk Partners
2020–2024
SVP, national workers’ comp practice leader at Wholesure
2024–Present
Appointed national construction practice co-leader at Brown & Riding
2025
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“You can’t control the outcome, but you can always control what version of you turns up every day,” he says.
While at the helm of a rapidly growing business and a family that includes two young children at home, Rakowski has learned to manage what he calls a “never-ending list of commitments” that consists of a new team member each month, a new interstate office and two to three new referral partners monthly.
“Our business is a human business, so investing genuine time in every person can be draining on a personal level. Balancing it all is a challenge,” he says. “Simply put, do what you say you will do, and act at all times with honesty and integrity, being respectful and empathetic. The financial outcomes are a byproduct of the human interactions we have.”
Attracting, retaining and delivering exceptional client outcomes and service starts with a sincere interest in their journey and remaining relevant to them as their lives and needs evolve, notes Rakowski. He points out that he and his team put in most of the work upfront in building meaningful relationships, which is a testament to its 99% client retention rate.
He says, “We are clear in the types of clients we work best with and our value proposition. We also look for a cultural alignment with all of our referral partners, and we are acutely aware of our strengths and how different we are from our industry peers.”
Rakowski recently opened a Queensland business and plans a foot in every other capital city. He strives to establish the brokerage as a national business with on-the-ground representation in every state by the end of 2025.