ISU Group kinds advisory board following Steadfast acquisition

ISU Group, one of many oldest insurance coverage agent networks within the US, has introduced the creation of a brand new advisory board following the acquisition by Steadfast Group (Steadfast).

ISU Group began as a franchise over 4 a long time in the past. Presently, it contains 230 members throughout greater than 40 states and has partnerships with over 75 insurance coverage carriers and wholesalers.

ISU Group’s new advisory board

ISU Group CEO TJ Ryan stated the brand new advisory board and its members will play a key position in looking for alternatives for the group’s development.

“The advisory board contains seasoned business specialists and thought leaders, who will play a vital position in figuring out key alternatives, guiding ISU Group’s strategic selections, fostering innovation, and enhancing shopper worth,” he stated.

ISU Group advisory board members

Gregg Calestini

Calestini has over three a long time of expertise within the business, having held senior positions at Safeco, Allstate, and Royal & Solar Alliance. He was integral to the launch of Amwins and Mercator Danger Companies.

In 2008, he based InStrategy Group, a consulting and recruiting agency for the insurance coverage business.

Jim Hackbarth

Hackbarth spent practically 20 years as president & CEO of Assurex International, a distinguished danger administration industrial insurance coverage brokerage.

Since retiring in 2021, he has engaged in board roles and early-stage enterprise capital investments in insurtech companies. Beforehand, he based Cornerstone Companions, a consulting agency specialising in government recruitment and joint ventures.

Eric Corridor

With over 30 years within the property casualty insurance coverage business, Corridor has held management roles that concentrate on enterprise technique, gross sales and advertising and marketing, expertise structure, and business communication.

In a earlier assertion, Robert Kelly (pictured) – the founder, managing director, and CEO of Steadfast – stated the group had been wanting into getting into the US marketplace for the prior 5 years.

“We needed to enter a long-term strategic partnership with an current US impartial agent community to create distribution and a platform to implement our service providing,” he stated. “I’m extremely excited that our journey into the US has began with ISU. ISU is a superb match for us. They convey a stellar administration group and current scale, and we share complementary values with our individuals and shoppers. This was a vital consideration for us.”

Ryan emphasised the influence of ISU Group’s current acquisition by Steadfast, saying: “With the current acquisition of ISU by Steadfast, I’m extremely assured that Steadfast’s vital experience and assets will empower us to proceed to innovate, develop our service choices, and additional strengthen our place within the US insurance coverage market.”