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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
As cyber practice leader at CRC Group, Christiaan Durdaller focuses on products, strategy, and overarching vision. Being a key part of the leadership team, he helps ensure that CRC products, services, and solutions stay ahead of the market and competition.
Under his leadership, the INSUREtrust team has been recognized by Zywave 7 over the last eight years as the Cyber Brokering Team of the Year.
In 2018, Durdaller was also recognized by Zywave as its Cyber Risk Industry Person of the Year (USA) and for the last four years by Insurance Business America as a Top Specialist Broker. Since 2021, he has been a part of the Forbes Business Council due to his forward-thinking leadership within the cyber domain. He serves on advisory boards for several of the top 10 cyber insurance companies around the world.
Durdaller holds a marketing and finance degree from Samford University and is based in Atlanta, GA.
3550 Peachtree Road, Northeast Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30326
678 612 9002
christiaan.durdaller@crcgroup.com
linkedin.com/in/christiaan-durdaller-50278963
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Christiaan Durdaller
National Cyber Practice Director CRC Group
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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
2013–2017
2017–2021
2021–2024
2025–Present
2025
Cyber and technology broker at INSUREtrust focusing on cyber, technology, and professional liability brokering, a niche that would become his specialty
2013–2017
Executive vice president at INSUREtrust, helping expand strategic partnerships and lead broader corporate initiatives
2017–2021
2021–2024: President and CEO at INSUREtrust, succeeding the founder and leading the firm’s cyber and wholesale brokerage platform
2021: Cyber Wholesale Brokering Team of the Year
2022: Cyber Wholesale Brokering Team of the Year, Top Specialist Broker - Cyber
2023: Cyber Wholesale Brokering Team of the Year
2024: Cyber Wholesale Brokering Team of the Year
2021–2024
2025–Present: National cyber practice director at CRC Group, leading the strategic vision, innovation, and execution of the organization’s cyber insurance strategy across all regions
2025: Cyber Brokering Team of the Year
2025–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.