Best Practices in Sourcing, Interviewing, and Retaining Insurance Talent -On-Demand Webinar

Brian Lawrence is the Director of HR Solutions for Ohio Insurance Agents.  He is responsible for developing HR resources for the membership which includes over 1000 Independent Insurance agents across Ohio. His career includes over 23 years in Human resources, including 20 years at Nationwide. His tenure at Nationwide included included seven years as an HR Director/Strategic HR Business Partner providing support to a variety of executive leadership teams including P&C, Commercial and Non-Standard Customer Service & Operations, Life Insurance and Annuity Operations, & Nationwide Pet Insurance. A graduate from Ohio University, Brian has a Bachelor of Science. He resides in Gahanna with his husband, Matt and their two children. Both are passionate about their community and serve as licensed foster parents for over a decade. Outside of work and family, Brian enjoys coaching basketball and soccer and playing softball. He enjoys traveling and hiking and has visited 45 of the 50 United States! 

Rick, who lives in Colorado, is one of the industry’s leading marketing and branding experts and has been named by the Insurance Media Association as one of the “100 Most Powerful People in Insurance in North America.” He also received the Wade S. Dunbar Jr. Technology Advocate Award in 2019.

Rick has been an underwriter, insurance agent, publisher, management consultant, sought after speaker, vendor marketing executive and association CEO. He is the co-creator of SilverPlume and has long been active in developing the capabilities of the independent agency distribution system. He has served as an ambassador for the ACORD Users Group Information Exchange (AUGIE) and a long-time participant with IIABA’s Agents Council for Technology (ACT) where he chaired ACT’s Strategic Future Issues Workgroup. He served on the board of directors of the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of New York. He was interim CEO of Applied Client Network (formerly ASCnet); SVP of marketing of Applied Systems; SVP of ConfirmNet; and owner of Automation Management Group, a technology and operations consulting firm that published The Automated Agency Report (TAAR).