2013 40 Under 40: Amy Dapot
Southeast Region Reprints
Managing director and mid-Atlantic property practice leader
Marsh USA Inc.
Age: 38
Amy Dapot is cool under pressure, while her relations with underwriters and breadth of experience placing coverage for complex property programs makes her an effective broker, her clients say.
Ms. Dapot is managing director and mid-Atlantic property practice leader in Washington, where she is responsible for leading 21 Marsh USA Inc. colleagues, as well as placing business for her own clients.
“I feel very fortunate to work with her,” said John Brannock, director of finance and risk management in Denver for United Launch Alliance L.L.C., a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Corp. and The Boeing Co.
While handling a complex property program renewal such as his could cause some people to lose their composure, Ms. Dapot “takes everything in stride and is cool under fire,” Mr. Brannock said.
Her technical expertise comes from having worked in Marsh offices, including in New York, London and Zurich, that place property business for a broad range of clients in pharmaceuticals, real estate, defense contracting, hospitality, and food and beverage manufacturing, among other industries.
“I have been lucky enough to be exposed to a lot of different industry groups,” Ms. Dapot said.
Ms. Dapot “is very detail oriented and a strategic thinker,” said Parul P. Stevens, vice president of risk management for Smithfield Foods Inc. in Smithfield, Va. “She is very knowledgeable about the insurance marketplace, and I think that comes from having lived in London and Zurich, so she knows the underwriters throughout the world.”
She uses her expertise to anticipate questions underwriters will raise during program presentations, Ms. Stevens said. That has helped Smithfield win improved pricing and an increased number of insurers bidding for its business despite a very large loss about two years ago, she said.
