UCO: Insurance and Risk Management Advisory Board

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Insurance and Risk Management Advisory Board

Aaron Horton
Area President, Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services, Inc.

Andy Nolen
Regional Claim Leader, AllState

Avery Moore
Producer, ECI Insurance Agency, Inc.

Becky Duckworth, CPCU
Assistant Vice President, Manager of Financial Lines, CHUBB Limited

Becky Robinson
Assistant Vice President of Risk Management, Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.

Brandon Peck
Director of Risk Management, Circle 9 Resources, LLC

Cindy Tipps
Regional Claims Executive, CSAA Insurance Group

Corbin Jackson
Producer, INSURICA

Denise Johnson
President and Chief Executive Officer, Independent Insurance Agents of Oklahoma

Dick Horton, CIC
Partner, Frates Insurance and Risk Management

Gerald Wilkins
Emeritas Professor, UCO

Janna Story, CIC, CRM, CRIS
Commercial Director, CNA Insurance

Jason Clark
President and Chief Executive Officer, CompSource Mutual Insurance Company

Jim D. Duncan
President, Benchmark Financial Group, Inc.

Jim Harlin
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Individual Assurance Company

Jim Marshall
Director of Community Outreach, Oklahoma Insurance Department

Kelly Miller, CIC
President, Professional Insurors Agency, LLC

Lance LaGere
President and Chief Operations Officer, National American Insurance Company

Mary Anne Miller, ARM, ARM-E
Risk Manager, Gulfport Energy

Mike Visina
Producer/Financial Advisor, AXA Advisors

Phil Fraim
President, Oklahoma Attorneys Mutual Insurance Company

Sherry Haworth
President, PLICO/MedPro Group

Vince Synan
Brokerage Director, MassMutual

Board Members

Aaron Horton

Area President, Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services, Inc.

Andy Nolen

Regional Claim Leader, AllState

Avery Moore

Producer, ECI Insurance Agency, Inc.

Becky Duckworth, CPCU

Assistant Vice President, Manager of Financial Lines, CHUBB Limited

Becky began her insurance career at Crum & Forster Commercial Insurance in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the Casualty Department and was a senior underwriter of middle market and large casualty risks. During her tenure at Crum & Forster, Becky obtained her CPCU designation from the American Institute of Insurance in Malvern, Pennsylvania. Later she joined the Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland as a marketing representative for insurance for financial institutions. Then she joined Marsh USA in Pittsburgh as an aviation insurance specialist. In March of 2000, Becky joined the Dallas office of the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies in the Executive Risk Protection Practice. In 2003, Becky became Chubb’s Tulsa Office Practice Leader of the Executive Protection department. In 2006, she became the Tulsa Financial Lines Manager and Assistant Vice President, where she exclusively sells and underwrites Specialty insurance products.

Becky is an accomplished underwriter, sales consultant and champion of specialty insurance products for Chubb. The products include Directors & Officers Liability, Employment Practices Liability, Fiduciary Liability, Cyber Liability, Miscellaneous Professional Liability, Crime Insurance, Kidnap & Ransom Insurance, and Workplace Violence Expense Coverages.

As Assistant Vice President and Manager of Financial Lines in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Becky has helped numerous insurance agents and business executives understand liability exposures to financial loss.

Becky Robinson

Assistant Vice President of Risk Management, Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.

Brandon Peck

Director of Risk Management, Circle 9 Resources, LLC

Cindy Tipps

Regional Claims Executive, CSAA Insurance Group

Cindy has 19 years of experience in insurance, specializing in claims with a focus in leadership roles. She currently oversees the Oklahoma City Operations Center for CSAA, leading 190 staff who resolve all aspects of auto accident claims (personal lines). Claims roles include everything from determining liability, investigating coverage issues, and addressing car repairs to adjusting medical bills and negotiating settlements with attorneys. Handling claims presents unique challenges balancing technical and legal skills with customer service. Cindy has held many roles throughout her career in this field, encompassing adjusting, training, quality assurance, risk management and project management.