Michael Mann – Executive Vice President, National Property & Casualty Practice Leader for The Plexus Groupe, a privately held insurance brokerage and risk management firm. Mike’s experience has spanned a number of client-facing and trading partner-facing roles throughout this career, including North American Marketing Director for a global broker based in London, National Marketing Director for a large regional brokerage operation based in Chicago, and Business Development Leader for a regional suburban brokerage operation. Mike’s experience and background include business development, sales strategy, coverage placement & negotiation, client service & administration, and trading partner relationship management. He has experience with alternative risk programs such as self-insured programs, loss sensitive/risk financing structures, group captives, and trust. Additionally, he has lead the coverage placement teams for Director’s and Officer’s, Employment Practices, and Fiduciary Liability coverages, Complex Property structures, Casualty Loss Sensitive programs, and Commercial Insurance for mid-market companies up to and including Fortune 100 risks. Mike holds a BA from the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign) and the Associate of Risk Management designation from The Institutes.