This article by Tom Kussurelis, SVP and chief operating officer of Arrowhead Programs, was published June 14, 2024 in Carrier Management. As companies grow, many adopt a shared services operating model. As the name implies, this approach consolidates products and common functions at headquarters — often finance, IT, human resources, facilities, procurement, legal services and more…. Read More
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How Wright Flood’s deep market knowledge helped them launch FocusFlood
Wright Flood introduced their latest private flood program, FocusFlood, last August to a hungry market, and since then, the program has seen substantial growth. We sat down with Patty Templeton Jones (President, National Flood Insurance Services), Mark Niess (Vice President, Private Flood), Laurel Thome (AVP of Private Flood), Michael Sloane (EVP and CMO) and CIO… Read More
Arrowhead’s Manufactured Housing’s success with carrier AIG
Transition to new manufactured housing carrier AIG Last year, Arrowhead Manufactured Housing, which provides coverage for manufactured home communities and dealers, RV parks, and destination RV resorts, adopted AIG Programs Insurance as its new carrier. This resulted in 200 new policies bound in 2023, the largest being $900,000 in premium. “We moved to AIG Programs… Read More
Blue or Red Pill? 3 Turning Points Leading Agency Owners to Sell
Guest post – third in a series by Vaughn Stoll, SVP and Director of Acquisitions for Brown & Brown “This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back.” Have the immortal words of Morpheus in “The Matrix” ever echoed in your mind when thinking about your agency’s future? Many factors can drive… Read More
Introducing ‘Arrowhead Programs’: A new identity for National Programs
Crafting a unique brand identity is vital for any organization aiming to secure a memorable and impactful position in the market. It enhances an organization’s visibility and simplifies its identification of clients, prospects and industry influencers. A strong brand is the calling card, establishing a trusted reference point. Enter “Arrowhead Programs” — the fresh face… Read More
Arrowhead Programs company spotlight: Public Risk Underwriters of Florida
Public Risk Underwriters of Florida Public Risk Underwriters (PRU) of Florida, Inc. serves as the program administrator for the Preferred Governmental Insurance Trust (Preferred). As a program administrator, PRU provides underwriting, loss control, marketing and accounting services for Preferred while offering property and casualty insurance to more than 400 public entities located throughout the state… Read More
How Arrowhead’s Excess & Surplus team launched a new product and wrote a $100,000 policy on the same day
Arrowhead’s Excess & Surplus team, led by SVP Britt Sellers, launched a Primary GL product in May and wrote a six-figure policy on the first day. We sat down with Britt Sellers and Rich Collins, VP of Operations, to learn how they did it—and how they saw success so quickly. What were you seeing (or… Read More
Arrowhead Programs appoints Mark Kaufman as new chief actuary
Arrowhead released this press release Tuesday Sept. 26. Arrowhead General Insurance Agency, Inc., a Arrowhead Programs company, announced the appointment of Mark Kaufman, FCAS as chief actuary for the Arrowhead Programs Division of Brown & Brown, Inc. Jimmy Curcio, chief strategy & analytics officer for the division, remarked “Our core value proposition as an MGA… Read More
Public entities: A specialty of Arrowhead Programs
Spotlight on the breadth and depth of Arrowhead Programs’ public entity programs Public entities and pools have unique challenges with regards to mitigating risks and exposures. According to Munich RE, public entities are not only wrestling with rising costs of risk in property and liability, but they’re also challenged by inflation and labor shortage. Enter… Read More
If Hurricane Ian Was a Tipping Point, What Are We Tipping Toward?
By Tom Kussurelis, Arrowhead Programs COO, as published in Carrier Management. As 2023 began, property insurance markets were struggling with the fallout of massive losses from Hurricane Ian in fall 2022. Ian was accompanied by 17 other billion-dollar storms in 2022’s significant disaster season. And those came on top of $596 billion in costs from… Read More