Tony McIntosh
President
Tony McIntosh, AU, MLIS, CYB, CRIS is the President of the Liberty Company Insurance Brokers, providing leadership & business development services within the Liberty Company offices. He also serves as the President of their MGA Aura Risk Management Insurance Services, tasked with building and managing programs that support Liberty clients on an exclusive basis and building out programs for select distribution to external broker partners.
Tony is a third-generation, dynamic and experienced insurance professional, with an entrepreneurial passion, and a proven track record for leadership and sales. He has an extensive Workers Compensation and Property & Casualty background. He carries 10+ years of underwriting experience and program administration management with KRM Risk Management, a family-owned MGA in Southern California. As a broker, he has led marketing placements, programs, sales teams, and has a vast underwriting background which is key to successful risk management. Most recently Tony launched his company Mission West Insurance Services, which was originally First Foundation Insurance Services Property & Casualty Division that he founded in 2015. Tony has worked at reputable firms such as First Foundation Bank where he launched their Property & Casualty division, Barney & Barney a Marsh & McLennan company leading marketing and sales, and comes from a long family history of insurance professionals and innovators. Tony also has a specialization in Alternative Risk with a focus on Captives, Self-Insurance, and Large Deductible programs. He provides strategic oversight and risk management solutions to large and upper-middle market and publicly traded firms with an emphasis on tailoring programs to meet clients' risk appetite and financial goals. Tony has earned the professional designations of Associate in Underwriting (AU), Management Liability Insurance Specialist (MLIS), Cyber (CYB), and a Construction Risk Insurance Specialist (CRIS).
Tony was raised in Orange County and attended the University of Southern California. He sits on the National Agency Advisory Council for Nationwide Insurance Company. For the past six years, he has also served on the Board of Advisors for American Technologies, Inc., the nation's largest family-owned, full-service restoration, environmental, and reconstruction contractor. Tony was a HOT 100 winner in 2020 and 2021 with Business Insurance America. Tony is a current 2022 Business Insurance Global 100 winner.
- Phone:323-533-6158
- Email: tmcintosh@aurarisk.com
Urvish Patel
Executive Vice President
Aura Risk Management & Insurance Solutions
Urvish Patel is Executive Vice President of Liberty Underwriting Solutions (LUS) and provides leadership and business development services within the Liberty Company offices. He is also responsible for developing, building, and managing programs that support Liberty clients on an exclusive basis, in addition to building out programs and wholesale distribution for select external broker partners.
Urvish is a proven corporate architect of business development strategies delivering multi-million-dollar portfolio growth. He is an executive leader and distinguished influencer with extraordinary results yielded by inspiring teams to achieve high performance in competitive markets. Urvish develops innovative business solutions funneling proprietary products to market with immediate profitability.
He has an extensive Professional Liability and Property & Casualty background. He carries 21+ years of Professional Liability underwriting experience and program administration management with Brown & Brown, Inc., MGA in Tampa, Florida. Brown & Brown’s Tampa Programs division managed over $120M book of professional liability, property and casualty, cyber liability and worker compensation delegated underwriting authority program business nationwide and across all class codes, for decades. As a program leader, he has lead marketing placements, programs, sales teams, and has a vast underwriting background, which is key to successful risk management.
- Phone:818-856-0547
- Email:upatel@aurarisk.com
Bernadette M. Green, CISR
Director, Business Development
Aura Risk Management & Insurance Solutions
Bernadette Green is the Director, Business Development of Liberty Underwriting Solutions (LUS), she is responsible for developing and managing all marketing campaigns related to programs under LUS. In addition, Bernadette collaborates with senior leadership, as well as internal and external producers to propel innovative marketing campaigns to capture new business and increase brand awareness nationwide.
Bernadette is a corporate visionary with unrestricted insight leveraged to build multi-dimensional solutions to complex business issues. Infectious inspiration propels workforce morale while transforming underperforming programs and teams into enterprise influencers. Proven executive leader and champion of award-winning marketing and business growth strategies, she Inspires cross-functional corporate-level teams to achieve high performance and strengthen market presence. Bernadette builds strategic partnerships and executive relationships to cultivate business development opportunities and enterprise advancement.
Bernadette has over 24+ years of experience in Professional Liability, Property & Casualty and program administration management with Brown & Brown, Inc., MGA in Tampa, Florida. She has directed operations, marketing, and strategic programs for multiple business units including leading several program segments. She cultivated business opportunities for insurance retail agency sales operations specializing in dentists, lawyers, accountants, podiatrists, optometrists, and allied health professionals. Focused online sales strategy and product development to scale multiple segments including a Wedding and Events program, where she crafted targeted online marketing campaigns and promotions to drive revenue to surge in the US market.
- Phone:949-209-4205
- Email:bgreen@aurarisk.com
Eric R. Morrison
Senior Vice President
With over two decades of extensive experience in niche Property & Casualty (P&C) insurance, Eric is a third-generation insurance professional who has honed his ability to identify unique and underserved markets. His significant contributions have been instrumental in launching and establishing successful Managing General Underwriters (MGUs) within the cannabis space, where he has held several key executive positions.
Eric's core ability revolves around developing lucrative niche programs within the cannabis sector, capitalizing on his comprehensive knowledge of this highly specialized field. His exceptional skill lies in crafting inventive insurance products and risk management solutions customized to cater to the unique requirements of cannabis enterprises, all while ensuring robust underwriting profitability.
In 2023, Eric assumed the position of Senior Vice President and Cannabis Program Leader at Aura Risk. Leveraging his experience, he spearheads the development and innovation of Aura's Cannabis Program, along with other specialized niche programs that cater to unique markets in line with Aura's strategic focus. Eric offers pragmatic and mutually beneficial marketing and underwriting solutions to Aura's trading partnerships, nurturing robust and long-lasting relationships within the industry.
Eric's talent for identifying untapped opportunities and designing bespoke insurance solutions has been a key driving force behind Aura Risk's remarkable success. His journey as an insurance professional stands as a testament to his visionary approach, unparalleled expertise, and unwavering dedication to meeting the diverse needs of specialized markets. Eric's invaluable contributions have not only shaped the cannabis insurance landscape but have also solidified his position as a highly respected leader in this dynamic industry.
- Phone:913-708-3508
- Email:emorrison@aurarisk.com