Team – Partners MGU

Leadership

Our leaders have a 40-year track record of success. Since 1976, the Partners leadership team has been building and managing successful companies that deliver value and growth. They are entrepreneurs, but they’re just as committed to managing great businesses as they are to bringing them to life.

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Brian Miller

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 18

WHERE I WORKED BEFORE PARTNERS: Enterprise Growth Group, Northern Arizona University, 10+ Start Ups

COLLEGE DEGREE(S): BA in Organizational Psychology, MBA Supply Chain Management

WHY I LOVE MY JOB: I work with the best team in the industry. From our Junior Underwriters just starting out to our CFO with 40+ years of experience, everyone shows up ready to work hard and have fun every day!

Brian Miller

Chief Executive Officer

Donica Eastland

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 30

WHERE I WORKED BEFORE PARTNERS: Diversified HealthCare Services, Partners Rx, Magellan Rx

COLLEGE DEGREE(S): BAS Accounting

WHY I LOVE MY JOB: Because every day I have the opportunity to work with fantastic people in a flexible, energizing atmosphere. It is a pleasure to serve and prosper in an organization that is growing in the right direction and takes care of it’s employees, client partners and the community in which we live.

Donica Eastland

Chief Financial Officer

Steve Kolb

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 29

WHERE I WORKED BEFORE PARTNERS: Swiss Re/ IHC/ AJ Underwriters, DBG Benefits, Benesight, National Stop Loss Underwriters, EBP Life, Prudential

COLLEGE DEGREE(S): BA in Mathematics

WHY I LOVE MY JOB: Being part of such a rapidly growing organization is an amazing experience. We have some of the best people, both employees and producers, contributing to our growth and our success and working with all of them every day is tremendously enjoyable.

Steve Kolb

Chief Underwriting Officer

Gary Hudgins

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 25+

WHERE I WORKED BEFORE PARTNERS: HCC, Cigna, BenefitMall, First Health, New York Underwriters

COLLEGE DEGREE(S): BS in Financial Management

WHY I LOVE MY JOB: Partners is a unique work environment. We make work fun by creating an environment conducive to learning, coaching, training, and growing - both personally and professionally.

Gary Hudgins

VP Underwriting

Stephanie Nampel

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 26

WHERE I WORKED BEFORE PARTNERS: IHC/Swiss Re, HCC Life, Zurich, Munich Re/Cairnstone, TMG US

COLLEGE DEGREE(S): BA in Government

WHY I LOVE MY JOB: I love working with the individuals on this team and the passion that we share for creating a successful organization. I also love imparting my industry knowledge through training of our junior staff in their underwriter training.

Stephanie Nampel

VP Risk Management

Executive Underwriters

Our executive underwriters have more than 20 years in the business. They’re the experts and the innovators in our industry. They care about their clients and they’re constantly looking for innovative ways to get bigger and better results. Our experienced underwriters are supported by our Underwriting Development training program.

Heather Hogan

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 21

WHERE I WORKED BEFORE PARTNERS: Lockton Companies, Zurich Re, R.E. Moulton, Cairnstone, Gallagher Benefit Services.

COLLEGE DEGREE(S): BA in Psychology

WHY I LOVE MY JOB: I truly enjoy the people that I work with-both my colleagues and clients. Being able to creatively solve my client’s stop loss needs is a challenge that I find intriguing!

Heather Hogan

Executive Underwriter

Chris Miller

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 28

WHERE I WORKED BEFORE PARTNERS:

Munich Re Stop Loss fka Cairnstone Re, IOA Re, Cigna fka Great-West Life

COLLEGE DEGREE(S): BA in Communications

WHY I LOVE MY JOB: People! I have the best "work" family and everyone is dedicated towards our goal.

Chris Miller

Executive Underwriter

Sharon Stubblebine

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 25

WHERE I WORKED BEFORE PARTNERS:

Munich Re Stop Loss (formerly Cairnstone), Excess Re, IOA Re

COLLEGE DEGREE(S): BS in Economics

WHY I LOVE MY JOB: I work with an amazing team. We all work hard and appreciate one another.

Sharon Stubblebine

Executive Underwriter

Caroline Seid

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 36

WHERE I WORKED BEFORE PARTNERS:

Symetra (formerly SAFECO and ING Medical Risk Solutions), Independence Blue Cross, Coopers & Lybrand, Johnson & Higgins

COLLEGE DEGREE(S): BA in History

WHY I LOVE MY JOB: I work with great people. We work as a team to motivate and mentor our fellow employees in an energetic and welcoming environment, all while providing meaningful solutions to our business partners and clients.

Caroline Seid

Executive Underwriter

Sales

Vince Lewis

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 33

WHERE I WORKED BEFORE PARTNERS: Zurich, Entrepreneur/owned MGU for 10 years

COLLEGE DEGREE(S): BA Marketing, MBA

WHY I LOVE MY JOB: The concept of consultative selling has always been part of my personal brand as I enjoy solving problems. The employee benefits realm, and stop loss in particular, creates significant challenges. Being able to assist in creating real solutions through the Partners business model brings fulfillment in both value for the customer as well as bridging the value gap for producers.

Vince Lewis

VP Sales – Midwest

Bill Hoitt

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 15

WHERE I WORKED BEFORE PARTNERS:
Diversified Group, HM Insurance Group

COLLEGE DEGREE(S): BS in Mass Communications

WHY I LOVE MY JOB: I enjoy developing strategic relationships and sharing what some might call my unhealthy passion for self-funding. Partners puts me in an ideal situation where I’m able to be a trusted resource to our partners while also providing them with a unique value that is unparalleled in the industry.

Bill Hoitt

VP Sales – Northeast

Brian Moor

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 15

WHERE I WORKED BEFORE PARTNERS: MetLife, United Healthcare, The Standard

COLLEGE DEGREE(S): Bachelor of Science

WHY I LOVE MY JOB: I love my job because our company and partners share the same vision, and we are all dedicated to the goal. This creates a very collaborative environment both within our company and with our external partners.

Brian Moor

VP Sales – Southeast