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PRESENTERS

Dan Case John Colis
State National Companies Euclid Program Managers
Dan Case serves as State National’s John Colis is the President and
Executive Vice President and head CEO of Euclid Insurance Services,
of Program Business Development. Inc. Euclid operates as a program
Dan has 20+ years of extensive administrator for specialty property
(re)insurance industry experience, casualty insurance programs as
including reinsurance brokerage, well as a general agency involved
investment banking and investing. in the sales of various employee
Prior to joining State National, Dan worked at 1347 Property benefit products. In all cases, Euclid receives its business
Insurance Holdings where he served as Chief Operating Officer. from insurance agencies and wholesale brokers. The firm
Dan’s past work experience includes EVP at BMS Re, founding does business in all fifty states and has 90 employees.
partner at Advocate Reinsurance Partners, a leadership role at Euclid was founded by Peter G. Colis in 1952 as a retail
TigerRisk, and work at HBK Capital Management, Aon Benfield insurance agency. John joined his father after working in
Securities, and Banc of America Securities. Dan graduated the reinsurance and program insurance business. Prior
from Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT. to joining Euclid, he spent time in London as a broker at
Lloyds, at General Reinsurance Corporation and at Aon
Brian Cohen Risk Services. John is a two-time graduate of Northwestern
University having received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in
Arden Insurance Services
1979 and his MBA from Northwestern’s Kellogg Graduate
Brian S. Cohen is the co-founder, School of Management in 1983.
Chairman & CEO of Arden Insurance
Services, a specialty MGA that Kris Hill
focuses on Community Associations. QBE North America
He also is an operating partner with
Altamont Capital Partners, a private Kris L. Hill is President of QBE North
equity firm based in Palo Alto, CA. America’s Alternative Markets business
Previously Brian served as the President & CEO of Pacific and a member of the North America
Specialty Insurance Company and its affiliated companies. Executive Committee. Alternative
He also served as President and CEO of Clear Technology, Markets (AM), the largest of QBE
and in several senior executive roles at Farmers Insurance North America’s business groups and
Group including as its Chief Marketing Officer and a member includes QBE’s Program business. Kris
of the Office of the President. is responsible for driving all strategy and profitable growth
around the AM business group. Kris joined QBE in 2017 as
Chief Financial Officer of QBE’s North American Operations.
Tyler Hamilton An over 25-year veteran to the insurance industry, Kris is an
Alliant Underwriting Solutions accomplished leader who brings strong financial acumen, a
Tyler Hamilton serves as the Director global perspective and a unique ability to deliver to this role.
of Program Development for Alliant Kris earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from
Underwriting Solutions, a $1.3 the University of Connecticut School of Business. She is a
billion+ GWP program administrator. Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and began her career as an
Since joining Alliant in 2008 he has Audit Supervisor at Grant Thornton.
launched multiple niche programs and
established new carrier relationships. David Johnson
Tyler was part of the actuarial team at Arrowhead General Topsail Re
Insurance Agency from 2000 to 2008. He attended the
University of California at San Diego, San Diego State David serves as Chairman and Chief
University, and completed the Certified Programs Leader Executive Officer of Topsail Re. Prior to
(CPL) course work in 2015. Tyler sees program business as founding Topsail Re in 2018, David was
the best solution for clients, agents, program administrators Executive Vice President and Member
and carriers alike because specialization and superior data of the Executive Committee of JLT Re.
creates advantages not available in the general marketplace. His reinsurance background includes

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