2014 40 Under 40 Broker Awards: Chris Nicoletti
Midwest Region Reprints
Vice president
Integro USA Inc.
Age: 30
Chris Nicoletti was drawn to a career helping deliver insurance solutions for the logistics industry by college classes that left him with a fascination for the insurance and laws related to international transportation.
“I was intrigued by the history of marine insurance,” said Mr. Nicoletti, vice president of operations for the trade and logistics practice at broker Integro USA Inc. in Chicago.
He graduated from Michigan State University's Eli Broad School of Business with a major in general management and an emphasis on international business, with many of his classes focusing on international logistics. He also studied at Cambridge University, where he took classes in finance and insurance and business law.
With Integro's trade and logistics practice, Mr. Nicoletti played a key role in expanding the broker's reach into additional insurance markets to better serve clients. And, when the company acquired a subsidiary of Navigators Group Inc. specializing in logistics in 2013, Mr. Nicoletti played a lead role in the integration of the new business into Integro's operations.
Working in the trade and logistics area requires keeping up to speed with international laws. “We're not at the attorney level of reading everything, but understanding the law is challenging and fun,” Mr. Nicoletti said.
He also enjoys helping clients work through claims.
“As an insurance broker you hate to mention the word "claims,'” he said. “But assisting our clients with their claims and damage to cargo has been very educational.”
Mr. Nicoletti said that among his goals are to continue to educate and develop his staff. He also wants to remain actively involved with the logistics industry's various trade associations and help them in developing best practices for member companies.
“Chris always services the needs of the client,” said Laura Amico, chief financial officer at New York-based Aries Global Logistics Inc.
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