The Riskies

5th Annual Riskies Awards

Thursday, March 7, 2019 @ 5:00 p.m.
Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre

The Riskies recognize active or retired business executives who have demonstrated a career of high achievement and service to the insurance, risk management or related industry.

These achievements and service align with the vision of the Department of Risk Management & Insurance in the J. Mack Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University. Recipients are selected by the Riskies Hall of Fame committee, which comprises emeritus faculty and Risk Management Foundation Board of Trustee members.

2019 Icon Leadership Awardee

The Risk Management Foundation at Georgia State University is pleased to announce :

Wesley C. Duesenberg, Jr., CIW

as the Icon Leadership Awardee
for the 2019 Risk Science & Insurance Leadership Awards.

As a prominent figure in the southeast region’s insurance industry and CEO of Southern Insurance Underwriters, Wes is widely known and well regarded for his business acumen. His philanthropic work with Georgia State and the Risk Management Foundation spans decades with the formation and the endowment of the Department’s AAMGA Distinguished Chair in Risk Management among his greatest accomplishments.

The Foundation is looking forward to presenting this award to Wes during the 5th Annual Riskies Awards on March 7, 2019 at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre.

2019 Keynote Speaker

Andrew Robinson

Andrew is co-CEO of Groundspeed Analytics: an AI company dedicated to automating core processes and providing powerful predictive analytics to its commercial insurance carrier and broker customers. Andrew is also a Senior Advisor in FinTech at Oak HC/FT, a very successful venture growth equity investor. Previously, Andrew was president of Specialty Insurance ($800MM division), EVP Corporate Development and Chief Risk Officer for The Hanover Insurance Group [NYSE: THG]: a $5B market cap international carrier, and Global Chief Operating Officer and EVP for Crawford & Company (NYSE: CRD-A/B), overseeing Crawford’s four businesses with revenues of $1.1BN and 8000 employees. Earlier in his career, Andrew was the Managing Director of Global Insurance at Diamond Consulting (now PwC Consulting). He is currently a Board member at Clara Analytics, Terrene Labs and PLNAR: three AI insurtech companies, and was previously a Board Member for Chaucer.

2019 Sponsorships Now Available

Sponsorship Opportunities

Marquee Presenting Level $20,000
Platinum Level $10,000
Gold Level $5,000
Silver Level $2,500
Bronze Level $1,000
Friends Level $500

Sponsorship Order Form

The Awards

Career Achievement Award
Rising Champion Award
Georgia State University Risk Management & Insurance Hall of Fame Award
RMI, AS and MRM Students of the Year

Nomination Form

2019 Riskies Awards Sponsors

Diamond Level

INSUREtrust (Diamond Presenting)
Dorn Swerdlin

Platinum Level

State Farm

Gold Level

AIG
Assurant
Chubb
EPIC
Eversheds Sutherland
Kristy George Coleman
Georgia Power Company Foundation
Bernie Heinze
Lloyd’s America
Locke Lord
McGriff, Sielbel, Williams
Merlinos and Associates
Munich Re
NY Life
Southern Insurance Underwriters – Wes Duesenberg
Strategic Risk Solutions – Brady Young
UPS Capital
Willis Towers Watson

Silver Level

Amwins
Federal Home Loan Bank of America
Groundspeed Analytics
Laurie Champion
Jane Sandler/McKesson
Markel
Principal
Elizabeth White/Peachtree Specialty Risk Brokers
USI
WSIA
Zurich NA

Bronze Level

AXA
Lockton
Bill Wright/Ringler Associates
Protective Life Corporation
Sterling-James

Friends Level

Accredited Surety and Casualty Co.
Arch Insurance Group
Adam Litke/Bridger Insurance

Ticket Level

AgeeFisherBarrett, LLC

2019 Awardees

Icon

Wesley C. Duesenberg, Jr., Southern Insurance Underwriters, Inc

Hall of Fame

Bob Klein, Georgia State University
Tony Perez, Rincon Investment, Inc
Dorn Swerdlin, Swerdlin and Company

Career Achievement

Mike Dekoning, Allstate
Teresa Winer, State of Georgia

Rising Champion

Erica Jones, Zurich
Tenesia McGruder, Blue Cross Blue Shield

Students

Ayesha Munnasa
Victoria Godwin
Nicolas Ardila Falla
Heera Dadlani

Corporate

INSUREtrust

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