My reputation is everything. I’m the first guy to tell my clients that they don’t need a particular coverage. But at the same time, I help them understand the coverages they really need.

Angelo Dionisiou shares an entrepreneurial spirit with his clients that drives his commitment to their risk management advocacy. 

Having grown up in the restaurant business, Angelo knows the ins and outs of the industry. He possesses first-hand knowledge combined with deep business acumen that gives him a unique insight into what insurance services restaurateurs and distributors need in a framework that is cognizant of their business expenses. 

As Vice President at a previous brokerage, Angelo led a team of insurance professionals who were responsible for account management and client growth. He’s earned an MBA from Loyola Marymount University and a Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School. He’s licensed in property & casualty and life & health. Additionally, he holds the Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) designation.

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Angelo focuses his attention on restaurants and distributors, helping them place property, casualty, and employee benefits plans. He also advises his clients on their personal coverages.

I partner with my clients by providing thorough and honest advocacy. Together, we build an insurance portfolio that protects them from the risks inherent to their industry and helps them grow their businesses.

As a is a third-generation insurance broker with over 10 years of experience, Spenser is dedicated to his practice and always puts his clients first.

He’s committed to partnering with his clients for the long term, managing and adapting their portfolios as their needs change, and solving their tough insurance problems when they arise. With Newfront’s technology that creates efficiencies, he’s pleased that he can spend even more time focusing on his clients’ needs rather than on the paperwork. Likewise, his clients can spend more time focusing on growing their businesses, rather than worrying about their insurance.

Spenser is a member of multiple professional associations, local to Orange County, Calfornia and national in scope. In this capacity, he stays on the pulse of industry trends that affect the clients he serves.

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I understand the importance of getting things done quickly and correctly, and that resonates strongly with my clients. I also take special care to explain the details of each business's unique risk, so my clients are well-informed when making decisions.

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With 22 years of insurance experience serving clients in Northern California, Steve DeCristofaro provides commercial coverage to the construction, hospitality, and commercial property industries. Steve launched his insurance career as an underwriter, and after earning an early education in risk management he opted to start advising clients directly as a broker.

Steve considers himself a business partner to his clients and has made every effort over time to understand the day-to-day work of their businesses (he even worked for a painting contractor for some time). He is now an expert in contracts, risk management, and insurance programs for his specialty industries, and takes pride in making himself available to his clients at all hours.

Steve has both a personal and professional interest in psychology and in his free time, he is pursuing a Master of Psychology degree. He is involved in his church and in Sacramento community service projects like helping to provide housing for the homeless. Steve is also an athlete and a percussionist.

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Steve's commercial insurance specialties include construction, hospitality, and commercial property.

I pride myself on finding the best price and coverage for my clients while being extremely responsive and involved in the entire insurance cycle.

Brett possesses more than 10 years of insurance experience as a commercial insurance broker and is a two-time recipient of the "Producer of the Year" award. His clients include national and international businesses of all sizes. He's committed to helping them structure and improve their current insurance programs to effectively drive down costs and mitigate risks. That way, they can focus on growing their businesses.

A California native and lifelong resident, he currently lives in Redondo Beach with his wife and two daughters. Soaring to 6'5" in height, it may not be surprising that he played basketball while attending the University of California, Davis. When he's not advocating for his clients or spending time with his family, he still tries to get in some hoops.

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Manufacturers, Non Profit, Hospitality, and Food and Beverage among others.

I enjoy consulting with my clients to solve their business challenges from an insurance perspective and beyond. Over time, I become a trusted member of my clients’ business teams by putting their interests first.

Based in Pasadena with clients throughout California, producer Paul Huang has over 16 years of insurance experience serving business owners in manufacturing, import wholesale, professional services, and commercial and multi-unit residential real estate. He also offers trade credit insurance, a specialty coverage for accounts receivables.

Paul holds a Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter designation, a rigorous educational certification which enables him to craft especially creative insurance programs for clients and negotiate more aggressively with underwriters on clients' behalves. He also has a degree in Business Economics from UCLA.

Paul spends his free time with his wife and two daughters, often traveling as a family. When he can, Paul enjoys high-performance driving on race tracks in Southern California.

Paul's commercial insurance specialties include manufacturing, import wholesale, professional services, and real estate.

I am the right fit for a client who wants a long-term relationship with a broker who puts the client’s interests first. If integrity, solutions, and transparency are important to you, let’s talk.

Debra possesses more than 30 years of risk management experience, partnering with entrepreneurs across myriad industries. Her clients include national and international businesses, from manufacturers and distributors to nonprofits. Debra describes her clients as the most hard-working, creative people among us, and she's proud to help them contribute to the US economy. 

Her approach to developing insurance programs is foremost about identifying and explaining a client’s risk exposures, so they can be confident when it comes time to decide on the risk retention and transfer mechanisms for their businesses.

Debra joined Newfront because there is so little innovation in the insurance industry, and Newfront is changing the game. Newfront is designing a new value proposition for both clients and colleagues, wherein they really can have it all—personalized service, human relationships, and a better tech experience for routine transactions.

In her free time, Debra enjoys walking on the beach and relaxing with her husband and son in their longtime community of Seal Beach, California.

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Debra is a commercial insurance generalist who works with businesses of all sizes, including manufacturers and distributors.

I've been certified by the food industry, the insurance industry, and insurance carriers to protect your people, your property, your financial statements and your company's reputation.

Raised in the San Joaquin Valley, I've been a National Food & Agribusiness Risk Management Practice Leader for the most successful insurance brokerage firms in the world. My teams and I provide the best traditional insurance broker services with an enterprise risk management plan scaled to perfectly fit your operation. We're able to lower the business insurance spend and add equity to your company. 

Newfront is revolutionizing the insurance industry by focusing on the client experience using cutting edge technology with traditional insurance broker services best practices. I've invested more than money into the people and technology behind the Newfront Insurance Movement. Let's have a conversation about building something better for you.

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