2013 40 Under 40: Maureen Biehl
Midwest Region Reprints
Client executive, national broker practice
Marsh USA Inc.
Age: 36
Maureen Biehl, client executive in the national broker practice at Marsh USA Inc. in Indianapolis, has been on the buyer and the broker sides of the insurance transaction. And while she's enjoyed both, she finds the brokerage business particularly appealing.
“I really liked the client side because you get to learn about different aspects of the operation, about the manufacturing and the financial constraints,” Ms. Biehl said. “But I've kind of settled in the brokerage side.”
In her role with the brokerage, Ms. Biehl says she's “an employee of Marsh but I am an employee of my 16 clients, too.”
“It's interesting on this side because it's something new every day,” she said. “Every day is different because our clients' risks are changing every day.” And while she enjoys her job's transactional component, it's helping clients solve risk issues that she finds particularly appealing.
“She's been a great partner for Emmis in the insurance process,” said Jennifer C. Sage, risk management consultant at Emmis Communications Corp. in Indianapolis. “She listens carefully to all our concerns and addresses things often before we have to say anything.”
In addition to her client executive role, Ms. Biehl, who did her undergraduate work in insurance and risk management at Indiana State University and earned an MBA with an accreditation in leadership from Butler University, was named manufacturing industry leader for Marsh's East Central Partnership this year. She coordinates resources, information and interaction among Marsh manufacturing clients.
Ms. Biehl began her professional career with Marsh in 1999 and later worked in the corporate risk management group for General Motors Corp. and for its Allison Transmission division in Indianapolis, before returning to Marsh in 2002.
