BOARD OF ADVISORS

Our board of advisors is comprised of the following individuals:

Gary Goddard, Advisor

Gary Goddard has 45 years of insurance brokerage experience working with local, regional and multi-national brokerage firms. His responsibilities ranged from sales to managing director. He began his career in 1961 after graduating from Cal Sate University San Jose. He received his CPCU (Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter) designation in 1967 and became an underwriting member at Lloyd's London in 1988. Below are Gary's Industry positions during has Career:

* Western States Brokers: Trainee and sales. (Sold to Frank B. Hall and Co. in 1968).
* Frank B. Hall & Co: Vice President Sales thru 1977. (Hall was later sold to Aon Corp.)
* Dinner, Levison Co: Partner, Sales and Marketing. (Dinner, Levison sold to Fred S. James and Co 1983)
* Fred S. James: Senior Vice President Sales (Fred S. James was merged with Sedgewick).
* Sedgewick: Senior Vice President Sales thru 1987 (Sedgewick later sold to Marsh)
* American Business Insurance Brokers: Executive Vice President Sales and Marketing. (ABI sold to Acordia in 1994)
* Acordia: Executive Vice President, manager property casualty operations. Managing director of Acordia of California. Retired from Acordia in 2005. (Acordia sold to Wells Fargo Bank 2002)

Gary also participated in Insurance Industry affairs serving as President of the Society of Insurance Brokers, Chairing several committees for CPCU Northern California Chapter, Board member of ABL (Agents and Brokers Legislative Council), Board Member of WAIB (Western Association of Insurance Brokers), and Board Member IMPAC (Insurance Brokers Political Action Committee).

At Acordia, Mr. Godddard was a member of their National Marketing Committee which initially acted as a liaison between Acordia and the Insurance Market Place. Mr. Goddard was highly respected by all of the Insurance Companies that he did business with for his straightforwardness, honesty and integrity. He was also valued by his clients for the high levels of service that he provided to them.