Headquarters:
Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Year founded:
2001
Number of employees:
350
Phone:
1 866 788 3500
Email:
sales@payworks.ca
Website:
payworks.ca
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/company/450070
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John F Jennings
Chief Executive Officer
Mark P Maher
President
John LaCava
Chief Operating Officer
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John F Jennings is the CEO and one of the founding members of Jencap Group. Under his leadership, Jencap has grown from an idea to the fourth largest wholesaler in the US in less than six years. John’s strategic vision for Jencap guides the ongoing management of existing entities, along with all future M&A activity at the firm.
He has more than 35 years of insurance industry experience, the past 30 of which have been focused exclusively on the wholesale distribution space. Prior to Jencap, he was CEO and a founding member of Wholesale Trading Co-Op Insurance, which is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Jencap. Other roles he has held in the insurance industry include president and CEO of Crump Insurance Services, and president of BISYS Commercial Insurance Services following its acquisition of Tri-City Brokerage where he was also the president.
John is an active supporter of many industry associations and various charities nationwide, including but not limited to the Spencer Educational Foundation, Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation, St Baldrick’s Day and more.
Chief Executive Officer
John F Jennings
Mark P Maher is the president of Jencap Group. Under his leadership, he works with the Jencap management team to develop strategic plans, drive overall growth initiatives, manage carrier and broker relationships, and work with affiliate company leaders to achieve an effective cross-selling practice. Most recently, he was chief operating officer of Jencap and president of its NIF Group division, a managing general agency and wholesale insurance brokerage where he served for over 30 years.
Mark began his insurance career in 1981 as a property facultative broker at Willcox Baringer, a subsidiary of Johnson and Higgins. Other roles he has held throughout his insurance industry tenure include property facultative underwriter at Kaler Carney and Liffler; underwriting manager for Allstate Insurance Company; assistant vice president at Delany Management for both facultative and treaty reinsurance, on and off the New York Insurance Exchange; and assistant vice president at Danmar Associates. Mark attended the College of Insurance Work-Study program from 1978 to 1982.
President
Mark P Maher
John LaCava is the chief operating officer of Jencap. He has been an insurance professional since 1985 and has extensive underwriting, operational and technical experience. His corporate strategic planning and organizational leadership were instrumental in executing several agency acquisitions to grow Jencap’s program administrators’ product portfolio. Prior to co-founding Aran Insurance Services Group (now known as Jencap Program Administrators) in 2009, John held various C-level positions, most recently as an executive vice president and director for QBE North America.
He is active in his local community, supporting and coaching various local youth sports teams. His local charitable activities include raising over $2m for St Baldrick’s Foundation’s childhood cancer research efforts. John holds an MBA from Pace University’s Lubin Graduate School of Business and a bachelor’s degree from Fordham University.
Chief Operating Officer
John LaCava
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JENCAP
David Nielsen
Chief Financial Officer
Mark P Maher
President
John F Jennings
Chief Executive Officer
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Headquarters:
1350 Broadway, Suite 602, New York, NY 10018, USA
Year founded:
2016
Number of employees:
1,000+
Phone:
800 892 8892
Email:
info@jencapgroup.com
Website:
jencapgroup.com
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/company/jencap
John F Jennings is the CEO and one of the founding members of Jencap Group. Under his leadership, Jencap has grown from an idea to the fourth largest wholesaler in the US in less than six years. John’s strategic vision for Jencap guides the ongoing management of existing entities, along with all future M&A activity at the firm.
He has more than 35 years of insurance industry experience, the past 30 of which have been focused exclusively on the wholesale distribution space. Prior to Jencap, he was CEO and a founding member of Wholesale Trading Co-Op Insurance, which is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Jencap. Other roles he has held in the insurance industry include president and CEO of Crump Insurance Services, and president of BISYS Commercial Insurance Services following its acquisition of Tri-City Brokerage where he was also the president.
John is an active supporter of many industry associations and various charities nationwide, including but not limited to the Spencer Educational Foundation, Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation, St Baldrick’s Day and more.
Chief Executive Officer
John F Jennings
Mark P Maher is the president of Jencap Group. Under his leadership, he works with the Jencap management team to develop strategic plans, drive overall growth initiatives, manage carrier and broker relationships, and work with affiliate company leaders to achieve an effective cross-selling practice. Most recently, he was chief operating officer of Jencap and president of its NIF Group division, a managing general agency and wholesale insurance brokerage where he served for over 30 years.
Mark began his insurance career in 1981 as a property facultative broker at Willcox Baringer, a subsidiary of Johnson and Higgins. Other roles he has held throughout his insurance industry tenure include property facultative underwriter at Kaler Carney and Liffler; underwriting manager for Allstate Insurance Company; assistant vice president at Delany Management for both facultative and treaty reinsurance, on and off the New York Insurance Exchange; and assistant vice president at Danmar Associates. Mark attended the College of Insurance Work-Study program from 1978 to 1982.
President
Mark P Maher
Dave Nielsen is the chief financial officer of Jencap. Prior to taking on this role, he was the CFO and a founding partner of Asset Growth Partners, a boutique asset manager. Dave held the position of CFO at Community One Bancorp, a publicly traded Carlyle Group-owned small community bank acquisition platform, where he led the company’s financial restructuring and acquisition activities.
His career for over 30 years has been spent in the financial services industry, including as chief operating officer of Wells Fargo/Wachovia’s Global Markets & Investment Bank, where he managed the operating infrastructure and led the integration of Wachovia’s wholesale businesses into Wells Fargo. He began his career in accounting and consulting at KPMG. Dave has a unique mix of operating and financial experience at both large and small companies, deep operational and financial integration knowledge, and significant private equity experience. He graduated with a BS in accounting from the University of Virginia and earned an MBA in finance from the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business.
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David Nielsen
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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.
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Peter Byrne
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Mark P Maher
President
John F Jennings
Chief Executive Officer
Leadership
Headquarters:
1350 Broadway, Suite 602, New York, NY 10018, USA
Year founded:
2016
Number of employees:
1,000+
Phone:
800 892 8892
Email:
info@jencapgroup.com
Website:
jencapgroup.com
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/company/
jencap
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Bio
John F Jennings is the CEO and one of the founding members of Jencap Group. Under his leadership, Jencap has grown from an idea to the fourth largest wholesaler in the US in less than six years. John’s strategic vision for Jencap guides the ongoing management of existing entities, along with all future M&A activity at the firm.
He has more than 35 years of insurance industry experience, the past 30 of which have been focused exclusively on the wholesale distribution space. Prior to Jencap, he was CEO and a founding member of Wholesale Trading Co-Op Insurance, which is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Jencap. Other roles he has held in the insurance industry include president and CEO of Crump Insurance Services, and president of BISYS Commercial Insurance Services following its acquisition of Tri-City Brokerage where he was also the president.
John is an active supporter of many industry associations and various charities nationwide, including but not limited to the Spencer Educational Foundation, Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation, St Baldrick’s Day and more.
Chief Executive Officer
John F Jennings
Mark P Maher is the president of Jencap Group. Under his leadership, he works with the Jencap management team to develop strategic plans, drive overall growth initiatives, manage carrier and broker relationships, and work with affiliate company leaders to achieve an effective cross-selling practice. Most recently, he was chief operating officer of Jencap and president of its NIF Group division, a managing general agency and wholesale insurance brokerage where he served for over 30 years.
Mark began his insurance career in 1981 as a property facultative broker at Willcox Baringer, a subsidiary of Johnson and Higgins. Other roles he has held throughout his insurance industry tenure include property facultative underwriter at Kaler Carney and Liffler; underwriting manager for Allstate Insurance Company; assistant vice president at Delany Management for both facultative and treaty reinsurance, on and off the New York Insurance Exchange; and assistant vice president at Danmar Associates. Mark attended the College of Insurance Work-Study program from 1978 to 1982.
President
Mark P Maher
Dave Nielsen is the chief financial officer of Jencap. Prior to taking on this role, he was the CFO and a founding partner of Asset Growth Partners, a boutique asset manager. Dave held the position of CFO at Community One Bancorp, a publicly traded Carlyle Group-owned small community bank acquisition platform, where he led the company’s financial restructuring and acquisition activities.
His career for over 30 years has been spent in the financial services industry, including as chief operating officer of Wells Fargo/Wachovia’s Global Markets & Investment Bank, where he managed the operating infrastructure and led the integration of Wachovia’s wholesale businesses into Wells Fargo. He began his career in accounting and consulting at KPMG. Dave has a unique mix of operating and financial experience at both large and small companies, deep operational and financial integration knowledge, and significant private equity experience. He graduated with a BS in accounting from the University of Virginia and earned an MBA in finance from the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business.
Chief Financial Officer
David Nielsen
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.
David Nielsen
Chief Financial Officer
Dave Nielsen is the chief financial officer of Jencap. Prior to taking on this role, he was the CFO and a founding partner of Asset Growth Partners, a boutique asset manager. Dave held the position of CFO at Community One Bancorp, a publicly traded Carlyle Group-owned small community bank acquisition platform, where he led the company’s financial restructuring and acquisition activities.
His career for over 30 years has been spent in the financial services industry, including as chief operating officer of Wells Fargo/Wachovia’s Global Markets & Investment Bank, where he managed the operating infrastructure and led the integration of Wachovia’s wholesale businesses into Wells Fargo. He began his career in accounting and consulting at KPMG. Dave has a unique mix of operating and financial experience at both large and small companies, deep operational and financial integration knowledge, and significant private equity experience. He graduated with a BS in accounting from the University of Virginia and earned an MBA in finance from the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business.
Chief Financial Officer
David Nielsen
John LaCava
Chief Operating Officer
John LaCava is the chief operating officer of Jencap. He has been an insurance professional since 1985 and has extensive underwriting, operational and technical experience. His corporate strategic planning and organizational leadership were instrumental in executing several agency acquisitions to grow Jencap’s program administrators’ product portfolio. Prior to co-founding Aran Insurance Services Group (now known as Jencap Program Administrators) in 2009, John held various C-level positions, most recently as an executive vice president and director for QBE North America.
He is active in his local community, supporting and coaching various local youth sports teams. His local charitable activities include raising over $2m for St Baldrick’s Foundation’s childhood cancer research efforts. John holds an MBA from Pace University’s Lubin Graduate School of Business and a bachelor’s degree from Fordham University.
Chief Operating Officer
John LaCava
John LaCava
Chief Operating Officer
John LaCava is the chief operating officer of Jencap. He has been an insurance professional since 1985 and has extensive underwriting, operational and technical experience. His corporate strategic planning and organizational leadership were instrumental in executing several agency acquisitions to grow Jencap’s program administrators’ product portfolio. Prior to co-founding Aran Insurance Services Group (now known as Jencap Program Administrators) in 2009, John held various C-level positions, most recently as an executive vice president and director for QBE North America.
He is active in his local community, supporting and coaching various local youth sports teams. His local charitable activities include raising over $2m for St Baldrick’s Foundation’s childhood cancer research efforts. John holds an MBA from Pace University’s Lubin Graduate School of Business and a bachelor’s degree from Fordham University.
Chief Operating Officer
John LaCava
Peter Byrne
Chief Information Officer
Peter Byrne is an industry-leading expert in technology services and holds several technical certifications. His matchless operational and integration experience, coupled with his leadership expertise, have uniquely positioned him to drive corporate growth throughout his career in the insurance industry.
Prior to his current role at Jencap, Peter was the CIO at Aran Insurance Services Group and chief technology officer at QBE North America. He is a graduate of Valley Forge Military Academy, Clarkson University and The Chubb Institute.
Chief Information Officer
Peter Byrne
Peter Byrne
Chief Information Officer
Peter Byrne is an industry-leading expert in technology services and holds several technical certifications. His matchless operational and integration experience, coupled with his leadership expertise, have uniquely positioned him to drive corporate growth throughout his career in the insurance industry.
Prior to his current role at Jencap, Peter was the CIO at Aran Insurance Services Group and chief technology officer at QBE North America. He is a graduate of Valley Forge Military Academy, Clarkson University and The Chubb Institute.
Chief Information Officer
Peter Byrne
David Nielsen
Chief Financial Officer
Peter Byrne is an industry-leading expert in technology services and holds several technical certifications. His matchless operational and integration experience, coupled with his leadership expertise, have uniquely positioned him to drive corporate growth throughout his career in the insurance industry.
Prior to his current role at Jencap, Peter was the CIO at Aran Insurance Services Group and chief technology officer at QBE North America. He is a graduate of Valley Forge Military Academy, Clarkson University and The Chubb Institute.
Chief Information Officer
Peter Byrne
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/company/jencap
Website:
jencapgroup.com
Email:
info@jencapgroup.com
Phone:
800 892 8892
Number of employees:
1,000+
Year founded:
2016
Headquarters:
1350 Broadway, Suite 602, New York, NY 10018, USA
Jencap is one of the largest wholesalers in the US with notable industry expertise in wholesale brokerage, binding authority, and program management. Its specialized divisions and affiliate organizations provide niche underwriting prowess, broad market access, and nationwide influence. Headquartered in New York with offices nationwide, Jencap leverages its collective power to exceed the expectations of more than 17,000 independent agency partners.
Jencap’s team provides retail agents with carrier exclusivity, underwriting mastery, and unparalleled customer service. Regardless of the class of business that needs coverage, the company has product solutions for every unique risk complexity.
With over 250 wholesale carrier appointments, more than 50 foreign and domestic binding appointments, and 26 exclusive programs, Jencap is the industry’s premier distribution platform. Its areas of specialization include agriculture, cannabis, construction, environmental, habitational/real estate, healthcare, hospitality, manufacturing, nonprofit/social services, oil and gas, personal lines, professional lines, property, storage and warehouse, transportation and garage. Jencap is the ultimate, award-winning insurance family encompassing expertise from every corner of the industry. It puts strength in size and power in partnership to work for all of its customers.