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Our Approach

WE PROVIDE A SOPHISTICATED APPROACH TO RISK MANAGEMENT AND INSURANCE PLACEMENT

Let us help you navigate the world of insurance and risk management. No two policies are created equal and the more successful your business is, the more complicated your insurance becomes. At Venture Guard, we are true risk management consultants with industry expertise. We work with the best and brightest companies in their industries and can provide referrals upon request. All clients enjoy our proprietary risk management due diligence report, the final document at the conclusion of our full insurance analysis.

Don’t just work with any broker, work with an industry – specific risk expert – work with Venture Guard.

How We’re Different

We don’t look to be everything to everyone, but instead focus on key industries which require specialization from their insurance broker. Changes in tax code, market dynamics and new evolving areas of risk are just a few of the considerations that go into the customized insurance programs we place for our clients.

What do you get when you work with the risk managers at Venture Guard?

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New Clients

Upon completing a review of your incumbent insurance programs, we provide a complimentary complete risk analysis report. Our proprietary report is the culmination of hours of analysis and marketing of existing insurance policies and forms.

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UNIQUE INDUSTRY SPECIFIC CARRIER PROGRAMS

When you work with an insurance industry specialist you benefit from their unique carrier access for industry specific insurance programs. There are many carriers available to insurance brokers, but there are only a small handful that are right for your industry. Those industry specific carriers often limit access only to brokers who specialize in the industry that they insure.

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Consistency & Partnership

If you’re looking for a quick-fix triage to your insurance, that’s not us. If you’re looking for a long-term strategic partnership that will consistently go to bat for you to help you build your business, you can rely on us.

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HIGH-LEVEL CONCIERGE SERVICE

With elite, high-caliber, and high-touch customer relations we provide our clients with a concierge experience that they won’t find from big box firms.

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Honesty & Transparency

There are a lot of opportunities in this industry to present inaccurate or unsustainable figures in order to win contracts, only to increase rates down the road. We’re not in the business of bait-and-switch insurance coverage. We are committed to honesty and transparency forming the basis of our relationships with both clients and underwriting partners.

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Collaboration

With our holistic approach, you get a full service team that will work collaboratively to ensure that you not only have the proper coverage at the best rate, but our project finance team will work with your lender to ensure each project is closed on time every time.

We work with some of the best companies from the most reputable organizations!

Led by our teams of vertically integrated industry brands, we don’t just look to insure the industries we specialize in, but advocate for them as well. Here are some of the memberships our brokerage is a part of:

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Small to Medium sized companies can’t always afford an on staff risk management person or departments. That’s why we are committed to providing these services as part of our overall risk management customer strategy. When you hire Venture Guard, you are hiring your risk manager for the long haul.

Work with specialists, work with Venture Guard today.

 

Mike Cosgrave, CIC, CRM

Principal

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David Saisi, CIC

Partner

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Matt Rist

Partner

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Andy Glickfeld, CISR

Sr. Insurance Finance Analyst

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Leah Morgan, CISR

Director of Client Services

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Keaton Carlson, CIC

Director of Compliance

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Garrett Matthews

Sr. Account Executive

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Joseph Cunningham

Controller

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Katie Doyle

Creative Director

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MIKE COSGRAVE

Principal, CIC, CRM

Michael Cosgrave specializes in placing complex property and casualty programs for commercial real estate and middle market portfolios that are non-recourse financed. He has 14+ years of experience in risk management and serves as the agency Principal for Venture Guard. As a leading concierge insurance brokerage, Venture Guard insures more than 30% of the industry’s top solar developers, including the #1 ranked IPP in the country as reported by Solar Power World annual rankings. In 2021, Michael was named by Insurance Journal as one of 25 National Agents of the Year, due in large part to his team’s innovative strategic approach to insuring all aspects of renewable energy projects from pre-development into operations. His personal experience spans risk consulting, broking, and placement of more than 12 GWs of renewable energy assets throughout the United States. Michael holds the designations of Certified Risk Manager (CRM) and Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC).

DAVID SAISI

Partner, CIC

With a Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) and an MBA designation, David is focused on developing long term business and personal relationships with his clients. Middle to large market businesses benefit from having David’s hands-on approach to risk management coupled with his 20 years of corporate finance experience prior to becoming an insurance professional. David has a wide breadth of insurance experience, with a focus on construction, manufacturing, education, and commercial property. Prior to joining Venture Guard as a Partner in 2019, David was a Principal and COO at Walsh Carter & Associates in San Francisco.

Matt Rist

Partner

Matt Rist is a Partner and Insurance Risk Manager within the brokerage. Matt joins Venture Guard with two decades of experience providing specialized insurance brokerage and consulting to dynamic industries, including renewable energy, technology, and life sciences. Prior to Venture Guard, Matt was Principle at EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, focused on risk management and the placement of complex insurance programs for companies in the renewable energy and clean technology space. Matt was also a member of Arthur J. Gallagher, brokering the P&C and Management Liability programs for high growth companies.

In 2023 Matt was recognized by Risk & Insurance Magazine as a Renewable Energy Power Broker finalist. Matt was a founding member of Iridium Clean Energy, a firm providing risk management consulting to renewable energy and clean tech companies developing new products and technologies designed to mitigate climate change.

ANDY GLICKFELD

Sr. Insurance Finance Analyst, CISR

Andy is a former Lender Insurance Consultant for STANCE. During his time at STANCE, Andy successfully closed more than 100 project finance deals. He has worked with both debt lenders and tax equity investors and now serves as Venture Guard’s lead on client closings. His relationships with existing lender consultants and understanding of commercially viable lender insurance requirements helps our clients navigate difficult negotiations with lenders during hard market insurance conditions. Andy will be a critical resource in relaying new insurance terms to lenders/investors. He will also be responsible for contract and policy review

LEAH MORGAN

Director of Client Services, CISR

Leah is our most senior and experienced client service provider. Leah has managed the onboarding and successful ongoing service requirements of Venture Guard’s top middle and large market commercial clientele. She will serve as your direct point of contact on most service-related items and will delegate responsibilities to the rest of Venture Guard’s team accordingly. Leah currently holds a Certified Insurance Service Representative (CISR) designation.

KEATON CARLSON

Director of Compliance

Keaton heads our compliance team and will be your first point of contact for licensing and state surplus lines filings. Keaton started with Venture Guard after graduating from the University of Minnesota in 2019, working to create an updated, streamlined compliance and filing process for the brokerage. His contributions to Venture Guard also include risk management, placement and providing support to some the agency’s top IPP clients. Keaton holds the designation of Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC).

GARRETT MATTHEWS

Sr. Account Executive

As a Senior Account Executive, Garrett provides support to our clients by addressing all levels of servicing needs including responsibilities in SOV management, policy quality control, and client to carrier communications. Garrett began his carrier in the insurance industry after serving five years in the US Marine Corps and has extensive experience working in the middle to large market sectors. Garrett is currently in the process of obtaining his Certified Insurance Service Representative (CISR) designation.

JOSEPH CUNNINGHAM

Controller

Joey comes to Renewable Guard after serving several years as head of finance and accounting for a successful company with 300+ employees based in New York. His responsibilities now include accounting and HR support, while also proactively supporting our agency Principal with the daily management of the business. His decades long experience in business is an asset both to Renewable Guard and our Clients.

KATIE DOYLE

Creative Director

In today’s hard insurance market, it has become increasingly important to win the interest of carrier underwriters. Katie has worked as the Director for Digital and Print marketing for companies across a wide range of industries, including insurance. Katie leverages this experience to develop attractive submissions that include video and print media to enhance our client profiles. This helps our clients standout from other middle and large market companies competing for similar insurance capacity.