2014 40 Under 40 Broker Awards: Eric J. Ginsburg
Posted On: Oct. 12, 2014 12:00 AM CST
Area senior vice president
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
Age: 34
For Eric J. Ginsburg, a college internship showed him not only the career he wanted to pursue but where he wanted to pursue it.
The area senior vice president at Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. in Kansas City, Missouri, participated in Gallagher's summer internship program from 2000 to 2002 as a student at the University of Kansas, earning a strategic communication degree.
After graduating, he went to work for Gallagher in its Itasca, Illinois, headquarters. He moved to Kansas City in 2010.
Now he leads a team of more than 60 and is responsible for more than $35 million in property/casualty premiums placed. He's also developed London market and alternative risk transfer expertise, and helped develop a captive insurer for an S&P 500 company.
Being a Business Insurance 40 Under 40 honoree “is a huge accomplishment,” Mr. Ginsburg said, “but it was the support from clients and co-workers throughout this nomination process ... that was probably even a greater reward to me.”
Among things he likes best about his job is its significance to clients.
“I enjoy the fact that because of what I can do for my clients they can sleep at night,” he said. “What I love most is becoming a part of every one of my clients' businesses.”
“He really gets into the company and understands where all the risk points are. He's really a partner,” said Lynne Berreman, chief financial officer at Safety Services Co. in Tempe, Arizona.
Mr. Ginsburg is committed to helping other young people discover opportunities in the industry. “I want to get the word out on college campuses that our business is the greatest business in the world,” he said.