Eric Morrison Email & Phone Number

With over 20 years of extensive P&C experience I primarily focused on producing underwriting profit using my experience in niche, hard to place markets. My focus and area of expertise is in the cannabis insurance space. I cut my teeth at Benchmark Insurance Company (BIC), a grocery focused nationwide Carrier as a Senior Underwriter. There I was responsible for the performance and profitability of an $8M (P&C and Workers Compensation) book of business comprised of TIV’s up to $500M and risk profiles ranging from traditional guaranteed cost to large self-insured retention offerings on multiple lines of business. In 2007 I helped form an MGA Supermarket Group, Inc. (SIG) with other key Carrier BIC executive's to provide a tailored P&C Package product for independently owned and operated grocery retailers nationwide. Built from the ground up and entirely off organic growth I was responsible for the underwriting results as well as responsible for managing Agency and Carrier relationships. SIG was purchased by a leading transportation MGA based out of Nashville, TN in 2017. Looking for a new challenge under the Avant umbrella, in 2018 I assisted in forming a new cannabis division SafeHerb. There I provided my intimate knowledge dealing with multifaceted complex grocery accounts helping structure underwriting guidelines, forms, rates, and became the lead underwriter on the program. In 2020 Avant was purchased by Specialty Program Group a subsidiary of HUB International -the largest privately owned Agency with over $25B in written premium.Skills:-Unique ability to evaluate, quantify and qualify unique complex risk and provide workable solutions. -High level of managing Key agency and broker relationships with responsiveness and unparalleled product knowledge. -Used to managing complex books of business through analysis of portfolios to identify market trends to maximize overall growth and profitability.-Ability to mentor, motivate, and lead underwriters to further promote intellectual horsepower within the organization.

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  Kansas State University