Looking Back at Exceptional Risk Advisors' 2025 Greatest Hits
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As 2025 comes to a close, we’re reflecting on a year of innovation, collaboration, and thought leadership in the excess lines insurance space. From cutting-edge webinars to in-depth case studies, the content we’ve shared has aimed to equip advisors like you with insights, strategies, and tools to better serve clients, anticipate risk, and capture new opportunities. Take a look back at some of the highlights that shaped this year and sparked meaningful conversations across the industry. Most Read Case Study: $10M Key Person Plan That Created Recurring Revenue A mid-sized company rehired its former CEO after he reinvested $5M. Life insurance alone wasn’t enough. This case study shows how an advisor added a $10M Key Person Disability policy to protect enterprise value, ensure continuity, and create a compelling recurring revenue opportunity. Most Read Newsletter: Music Executive Dies in Plane Crash at 42 The tragic passing of music executive and avid pilot Dave Shapiro underscores how quickly life can change for high-profile clients with dynamic lifestyles. For advisors, it is a reminder that traditional life insurance may fall short for individuals engaged in higher-risk pursuits like private aviation. Excess Lines AD&D coverage can help fill that gap, offering high-limit, global protection when standard policies are not enough. Highest Attended Webinar: Insuring NIL: What Every Advisor Needs to Know About Name, Image, and Likeness Coverage Matthew Ferraro and Tim Smith, experts in NIL risk and athlete insurance, shared insights on how surging NIL deals are creating new income and insurability challenges for student-athletes. In this webinar, they explored coverage gaps, contract considerations, and specialized solutions like PTD and CI. Real-world case studies showed how athletes and advisors proactively managed NIL-related risk, and the recording is now available to watch. Most Downloaded Article: The Silent Threat of Disability to Ultra Successful Clients Disability can be a silent threat to even the most successful clients, from business owners to private equity firms. This article, published in InsuranceNewsNet, explores real-world scenarios where key person, buy-sell, loan, severance, and ESOP obligations can create hidden financial risks if a disabling event occurs.
As we wrap up 2025, the Exceptional Risk Advisors team wants to thank you for your partnership and trust. Your commitment to proactive planning and protecting client value drives everything we do. Looking ahead, we are eager to bring even more innovative solutions, practical resources, and tailored strategies in 2026 to help you and your clients navigate an ever-evolving landscape. Here’s to a new year of growth, resilience, and success! |



