The Lemme team is stacked with a combination of seasoned veterans
and youthful energy. The Lemme leadership team remains committed
to client service, so no matter what your size, you have access
to skilled and experienced brokers.
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Mario Lemme
Mario Lemme began his insurance career in 1982. For fifteen
years, Mario was at Minet, a global insurance brokerage
firm, where he moved from Canada to open the Chicago office
in 1994. Mario’s passion for client service helped
make Chicago among Minet’s most successful markets.
Minet was acquired by Aon in 1997, and the following year,
Mario formed his own insurance and brokerage consulting
firm, Lemme Insurance Group, Inc., where he continues
as President.
Mario focuses his efforts on representing and advising
top-tier accounting, consulting and law firms with respect
to their unique professional liability needs. Mario’s
reputation, experience and relationships in the market
have been influential in developing new insurance products
as well as creating additional capacity for the professional
services firm community. |
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Sam Rudman
Sam Rudman joined Lemme as Executive Vice President in
1999 after ten years of lawyers and accountants professional
liability experience while working at CNA, Minet, and
Aon.
Following his role as the National Marketing Representative
for the CNA/AICPA accountants program, Sam concentrated
on serving the largest accounting firms in the U.S. Within
Lemme, Sam focuses on accounting firms and expanding the
professional liability marketplace. |
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John Hecht
John Hecht came to Lemme as Executive Vice President in
2000 after twelve years at Aon in Chicago.
Beginning in 1993, John worked exclusively with the AICPA
endorsed accountants professional liability program. As
Director of Operations for Aon’s Chicago office
and Vice President of Sales and Distribution nationally,
he played a key role in the substantial growth of Aon's
professional liability portfolio.
At Lemme, John focuses on solutions for large accounting,
consulting, and financial services firms |
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Jay Moroney
Jay Moroney joined Lemme as Executive Vice President in
2001, after leading the professional liability programs
for accounting and law firms at Chubb Executive Risk.
In addition, Jay had profitability oversight over Chubb
Executive Risk‘s professional firms programs and
consulted with Chubb offices worldwide on professional
liability issues.
At Lemme, Jay leads the Lawyer’s Professional Liability
practice.
Before his insurance career, Jay earned his J.D. degree
from the University of Connecticut School of Law and practiced
law for five years with a prominent law firm in Hartford,
Connecticut. |
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David Koenen
David Koenen joined Lemme as Vice President in 2004, and
was promoted to Executive Vice President effective January,
2007. David brings 15 years experience in Big 4 professional
services and consulting delivery to Lemme. Beginning with
Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) and later at PricewaterhouseCoopers,
David teamed with audit clients, designing and implementing
solutions to strengthen internal controls in areas where
the audit uncovered weaknesses. At PricewaterhouseCoopers,
David led the firm’s strategic risk management practice
for the Chicago market, and served clients nationally
as an expert on COSO and internal controls.
In addition to his practical experience, David holds the
professional designation of Registered Professional Liability
Underwriter (RPLU) granted by the Professional Liability
Underwriting Society.
At Lemme, David focuses on solutions for accounting and
consulting firms across the US. |
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Tom Smith
Tom Smith, CPCU, joined Lemme as Vice President in 2005
bringing experience from more than 30 years in underwriting,
most recently with Shand Morahan (Markel Corp.) and Hartford
Financial Products. Tom has a broad background in all
areas of Professional Liability and Directors & Officers
Liability, particularly with financial institutions. Additionally,
Tom has been instrumental in creating and presenting client
specific loss prevention seminars to insurance companies,
developing and implementing bad faith awareness audit
procedures, and developing new Management Liability products
for private companies.
At Lemme, Tom brings additional expertise in packaging
and promoting customized insurance solutions for the benefit
of our clients. Tom is also instrumental in the deployment
of our Quality First initiative. |
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Nadine Friedman
Nadine Friedman joined Lemme as Account Executive in the
summer of 2005, bringing insurance industry experience
and a passion for marketing and sales. Nadine worked
for two prominent insurance companies while completing
her undergraduate degree at Illinois State University,
home to one of the largest and most prestigious insurance
schools in the nation.
At Lemme, Nadine focuses on developing relationships with
mid-sized accounting and law firms. She also supports
many of our large accounting firm clients, focusing on
the New York metropolitan area and the state of Florida. |
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Brad Barkin
Brad Barkin joined Lemme as Account Executive in 2005
after spending 4 years in consulting, working primarily
for Fortune 500 companies. Brad's demonstrated
ability to manage complex projects and deliver results made
him a valued partner for his clients. While
based in Chicago, Brad's focus has been for
client operations both in the US and globally.
At Lemme, Brad is focused on complex placements and
international exposures for our largest clients,
and generating the best risk management solution for their
needs. |
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Cathy Kuehl
Cathy Kuehl joined Lemme as Account Executive in 2005,
transitioning from a 12 year career in the not-for-profit
sector with The Salvation Army. During her tenure
there, Cathy developed and oversaw major projects focusing
on education for at-risk children. At Lemme,
Cathy focuses on solutions and support for large accounting,
law and consulting firms. Her project oriented focus
and commitment to quality has further improved the level
of service we provide our clients. |
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Matt Benson
Matt Benson joined Lemme as Account Executive in 2006,
after graduating from Illinois State University. While
attending the University's Katie School of Insurance,
Matt was active in campus leadership and philanthropic
endeavors. Since joining Lemme, Matt has applied the knowledge
he gained through his academic and career experience to
focus on professional liability insurance solutions for
mid-sized law and accounting firms. |
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Jared Melnyk
Jared Melnyk joined Lemme as Account Executive in the
summer of 2006. Before joining Lemme, Jared was founder
and owner of a small service enterprise for three years,
a business he founded while attending the University of
Illinois. During that time, Jared built a network of over
100 clients by maintaining the highest commitment to client
service. At Lemme, Jared continues his passion of delivering
client-focused solutions and specializes in serving midsized
professional service organizations. |
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