2014 40 Under 40 Broker Awards: Bryan Green

Bryan Green

Director

Crystal & Company

Age: 38

What initially started out as a temporary one-week position in the insurance industry has turned out to be a successful career for Bryan Green, a Portland, Oregon-based director in Crystal & Company's hospitality practice.

Mr. Green, who was recruited to join New York-based Crystal to open its Portland office in 2005, says his entry into insurance business in 1998 was a “complete accident, but what I learned very quickly was the breadth of opportunity” in the business, in areas including sales, analytics, claims and technical service.

There is also breadth in the hotels with which he works, which can range from 40-room establishments to Las Vegas casinos and Caribbean resorts, said Mr. Green, who also works with real estate owners

Mr. Green, who earned his Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter and Associate in Risk Management certifications within the first three years of entering the industry, said he has “worked hard to understand the dynamics of the insurance business and find ways to be valuable even as a young professional.”

It has had its rewards, he says. Mr. Green said he particularly enjoys “just the exposure to a variety of people and a variety of experiences, being able to work with small business owners in their business ventures, up to large public companies, and being able to talk to people around the country, around the world, and just being exposed to a variety of walks of life.”

Mr. Green is “an extremely talented young man,” says Robert Thimjon, chief financial officer of Sioux Falls, South Dakota-based hotel management firm The Ramkota Cos. Inc. “He understands us and what our needs are, and communicates that out to the market,” he said.