2013 40 Under 40: Tim Leman
Midwest Region Reprints
President and CEO
Gibson Insurance Group
Age: 39
Tim Leman is a self-described “insurance nerd,” and he spreads his passion and enthusiasm for the insurance industry by mentoring students and new employees who come to his South Bend, Ind.-based firm, Gibson Insurance Group.
Mentors looked out for him when he was starting his career, so the president and CEO of Gibson Insurance said he makes sure that he helps the next generation of insurance leaders.
“I know the boost I got, and I want to help give them something similar,” he said.
Mr. Leman sits on the Dean's Executive Council at his alma mater, Indiana State University, and on the board of Gamma Iota Sigma, a national fraternity for risk management, insurance and actuarial science majors.
He loves being involved in recruiting college students to explore the possibilities of working at Gibson Insurance.
Mr. Leman was introduced to the insurance industry at a young age because his father owned a small life insurance agency in Fort Wayne, Ind. And although he loves the industry now, he said he thought it was the last thing he wanted to do when he was studying insurance and risk management at Indiana State University.
It was not until he had attended the Risk & Insurance Management Society Inc.'s annual conference in college that he began to become interested in the insurance industry and its opportunities.
Even when he took his first job in insurance after college at Aon P.L.C., he still did not realize the vast effect insurance has on the world. “I didn't really realize how important it was to commerce and business in general,” he said.
Giving back to the community is important to Mr. Leman and his company. Gibson Insurance works closely with the Boys & Girls Clubs of St. Joseph County, Ind., and Mr. Leman sits on the chapter's board.
