As a commercial broker, Forrest's experience customizing risk management strategies for companies at every stage - from initial funding through IPO - has made him a trusted partner to VC's, entrepreneurs, C-level execs, GC's, HR consultants, financial advisers, attorneys, accountants, and commercial real estate brokers.

Over the last 15 years, Forrest has helped place over $500M in insurance premium, and the combined valuations of his clients exceeds $125B.

Having worked with over 200 Y Combinator companies since 2007, Forrest has unique experience placing D&O/EPL, E&O/Cyber, Products Liability, and International programs for fast-growing SaaS/gaming, IoT, consumer goods, MedTech, and financial services companies.

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As a Commercial Property & Casualty broker, my experience customizing risk management strategies for companies at every stage - from initial funding through acquisition - has made me a trusted partner to VC’s, entrepreneurs, C-level execs, general counsels, HR consultants, financial advisers, attorneys, accountants, and commercial real estate brokers.

I'm always available to my clients, night and day. They stick with me because I take a personal interest in their businesses, and I work hard to learn and grow with them.

After a short stint in law, Pete Johnson launched his insurance career in the claims department of The Hartford in Denver in 1993. Though processing claims wasn't his dream career, the experience taught Pete how much the details matter in insurance. Following a side project in tech in the late 1990s, Pete moved to San Francisco without knowing a soul, and built a thriving commercial insurance business, one new friend at a time.

Through his wife, an architect, Pete developed relationships with contractors, designers, architects, and realtors, which still today form the bulk of his business. Among his clients, Pete is famous for being an early riser; he's known to be at his desk and working by 5:00 am most mornings.

With 25 years of insurance experience under his belt, Pete joined Newfront in 2019, compelled by the company's vision of being the brokerage of the future.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/pete-johnson-72aaa5/

Pete's commercial insurance specialties include real estate, construction, architecture and interiors, non-profits, food distribution, light manufacturing and workers compensation premium recovery. He also provides personal coverage for high net worth individuals.

Jake is a proactive and trusted strategic advisor to his commercial insurance clients.  He actively works to develop comprehensive insurance programs for his clients by focusing on industry-relevant risk management techniques, ultimately reducing their overall risk and maximizing ROI.

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Since graduating from UCSB in 2004, Jake has been an independent commercial broker representing and partnering with commercial clients on their specific needs.  After 8 years in the commercial real estate industry, he transitioned to commercial insurance and has been advising clients on their property and casualty insurance programs since 2012.  

Jake is a Bay Area native who spent the first six years of his insurance career working for two independent family owned insurance agencies.  Since joining Newfront in 2019, Jake has been a vital member of the Newfront Agribusiness Team, with a focus on the unique and emerging Cannabis industry.  Jake and the team continue to add tremendous value to their clients by bringing proven risk management techniques to both new and existing businesses, including but not limited to the implementation of their proprietary Safety Management System (SMS).  

Jake resides in the East Bay with his wife Katie and their very busy four children.  In his spare time he enjoys watching his kids play sports, golf, and waterfowl hunting. 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jake-billingsley-61b1434

Specializing in commercial property & casualty insurance with a focus on commercial real estate, construction, and workers compensation.

Designing risk management programs for my clients is the perfect convergence of hard data and creative thinking. My depth of insurance knowledge, finance background and collaborative nature allows me to create impenetrable insurance strategies, always acting with the utmost confidentiality and care.

Ms. Jamme is currently a Principal of Newfront Insurance. For over a decade she has been creating both personal and commercial insurance strategies for some of the world’s wealthiest families, inclusive of many listed on the Forbes 400. She has provided insurance advice to CFOs and family offices for real estate investors, tech executives, founders, and venture capitalists. Her discretion and strategic thinking have been some of the most valuable assets added to her partnerships.

Her ability to collaborate with advisory teams — of lawyers, finance professionals, and philanthropic advisors— allows her to architect the most ironclad liability and risk management walls possible, protecting both the wealth and reputation of her clients.

She is an active member of the Private Risk Management Association and CPRIA designated insurance advisor, a regular presenter on topics surrounding art, jewelry and car collection management and has authored several articles on the latest risk management and insurance trends.

Ms. Jamme is an honors graduate of Notre Dame de Namur, majoring in Business with an emphasis in finance and economics, an ambassador for the American Cancer Society ResearcHERS and sits on the Agent Advisory Council for Hagerty the leading collector car insurance provider.

Sheri specializes in providing risk management and insurance advice to CFOs and family offices for real estate investors, tech executives, founders, and venture capitalists.

My clients think of me as their outsourced insurance department. I take one more worry off their plate by protecting their businesses from risk.

Watertight commercial coverage across all industries

Ted is a Bay Area native with over 20 years of experience in the commercial insurance space. While he considers himself to be a generalist, he has many clients who are in the wholesale, manufacturing, construction, and commercial property industries. He makes it his job to understand the nuts and bolts of their businesses and how different insurance products can mitigate the unique risks they face. 

Having co-founded and built a private brokerage from the ground up, he knows what it takes to provide quality service for clients without creating barriers of bureaucracy. That’s why he joined Newfront: When he has suggestions for efficiencies in service to his clients, he's confident that Newfront will implement them without delay.

His client relationships span decades, not years. He's passionate about being the person his clients turn to for their insurance challenges, and he never loses sight of the fact that they trust him to be a partner in their success. Whatever their insurance needs, they know he'll get it done. 

When Ted's not advocating for his clients, he enjoys spending time with his two daughters, golfing, playing softball, and mountain biking.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ted-gingrich-84a08117/

Wholesale, Manufacturing, Construction, Commercial Property

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.

After graduating from a top university in Switzerland and consuming many pounds of chocolate, I dove into the forever changing world of insurance. I work with property owners, developers, and hospitality businesses to identify their risks and design best-in-class solutions to protect their assets.

Keane was born and raised in the Bay Area and graduated from a renowned university in Switzerland. Travel is his passion: He's been to over 20 countries, learning from the perspectives and wisdom shared by the people he's lived with and met along the way.

Keane and his team primarily serve property owners and developers, homeowner’s associations, and hospitality businesses (hotels, restaurants, bars, taverns, nightclubs, etc.), and coordinate with insurance companies and third-party resources to create risk mitigation and work safety programs.

Getting to know and understand his clients’ needs is what he enjoys most. Keane works hard to ensure that all his clients are adequately represented to the myriad of insurance companies who partner with Newfront.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/keane-heller-06b7964b

Property Owners and developers, Homeowner’s Associations, and Hospitality Businesses (hotels, restaurants, bars, taverns, nightclubs, etc.)

My goals are to recognize the unique needs of each business, simplify the insurance process, and deliver the best possible insurance solutions and experiences to my customers promptly.

Transportation and Warehouse Professionals

Krishna is an Eastbay Northern California resident who earned a computer science degree from UWS, Australia. He possesses  6 years of experience advising businesses in risk management and insurance solutions. His passion lies in working with small- and large-sized businesses across all industries, providing solutions that adequately cover their risk at the best possible price. 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/krishna-patel-516845182

Specializes in Hospitality Hotel & Motels, Small business, Transportation, Technology, warehouse. And if you don’t see your particular industry listed above, I'm still very happy to research and provide a package that is custom designed just for your needs.

Based in Los Angeles, I specialize in program design and risk management for businesses in the real estate development/management, hospitality, entertainment, and contracting sectors.

Christian has over 12 years of experience in the insurance industry spanning across various sectors of expertise. He works closely with his clients to deliver the most efficient insurance programs so they may focus their time and energy on growing their businesses. 

Christian has experience in all facets of insurance from underwriting to program design across many different industries including property developers, market-rate and affordable housing, hospitality, nonprofits, entertainment, contractors, auto dealers, and oil haulers.

Property Developers/Managers, Hospitality, Entertainment, Construction

I come from a background of owning businesses. This gives me a unique lens on how to optimally partner with my clients. I approach insurance with the goal to take away as much risk from the business as possible, through risk control programs and transference to insurance carriers for the right price.

Rick specializes in working with business owners across all industries with a unique focus in the restaurant/bar space, given his background in the trade. Other areas of focus include manufacturing, distribution, cannabis, and property management companies.

He's been in the industry for over 10 years and is currently working on his third CIC class designation, with the goal of completing his full accreditation.

A Southern California native that has lived in San Francisco for over 20 years, Rick is an avid traveler who has been to over 25 countries and counting.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-monetta-a3449818

Restaurants, Bars, Franchises, Cannabis, Manufacturing, Distributors, Property Management

I aim to provide a superior service and a quality product to all my clients, by knowing all their exposures and hazards and to be able find a solution to meet all their unique insurance needs.

Tuan possesses 12 years of experience as a commercial insurance broker and substantial knowledge in property and casualty insurance. He's committed to creating effective insurance programs for small to medium size companies. In addition, he's provided consulting and problem-solving to companies with many special circumstances.

He works closely with client management teams (CEO/Principal's, CFO, COO, Risk Managers, Controllers, Legal Counsel and HR departments) to build insurance programs that improve the business balance sheet while effectively transferring and mitigating risk. 

Commercial Property, Commercial Liability Commercial Auto, Workers' Compensation, Crime and Directors & Officers

I’ve seen it all, and I find it extremely gratifying to protect my clients from low-value policies and guide them to smart coverage that’s competitively priced.

Going on 40 years of experience providing commercial insurance for those who have a stake in the real estate community, David is passionate about helping contractors, board members, managers, and homeowners keep their properties safe from risks, known and unknown. 

As part of his dedication to his clients, and at no cost to them, he reviews management company vendors for compliance with all insurance, licensing, and documentation requirements. This level of service helps clients increase productivity while adding layers of protection for their business and association clients.

David offers commercial insurance to homeowners associations, apartment complexes, and contractors.

I'm passionate about creating exceptional and innovative insurance programs in service to my clients.

Mike is an experienced through leader in the insurance industry with a demonstrated history of negotiating exceptional risk management and insurance solutions for his clients. He is exceptionally skilled in negotiation, property & casualty insurance, and accounting. 

Mike earned an MBA from  the University of California, Los Angeles.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-daoussis-80321251/

The smartest first step in insuring your portfolio is lowering your overall exposure to risk, and we can help through a variety of programs—from making incremental building maintenance improvements to making sure your tenants are properly vetted. 

We’ll help protect you from environmental damage liabilities that could arise if a building system breaks or construction project goes awry. And never assume you’re covered for a natural disaster; omitting key riders for certain weather events can cost you. 

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Subcontractor Default Insurance

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Keane Heller

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David Jeranko

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