Ohio

As a regional director serving Members in Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia, Kurt has had great success in helping Members grow organically while maximizing their revenue and agency value. As a result, he has recently been given the added responsibility of overseeing Ironpeak’s further expansion in Ohio and Kentucky.

Kelsey Branch joined Ironpeak in 2018 as the Digital Marketing Director handling the social media for the network as well as producing The Trusted Advisor Podcast. Prior to joining Ironpeak, Kelsey worked for Travelers handling auto claims in their Pittsburgh office. With the retirement of one of our Ohio regional managers, Kelsey moved into an agency manager position at Ironpeak to help some of our longtime Members in Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

Andy joins Ironpeak as the regional manager for Ohio where he will draw on his two decades of sales and leadership experience to act as a trusted advisor for Ironpeak Members in the state. Andy’s goal is to drive profitable growth for both our Member agencies and carrier partners. He spent the previous three years as the Inside Territory Manager at Grange Insurance, managing agency relationships in Virginia. Andy's carrier experience, along with his passion for relationship building, will serve him well in his role as Ohio Regional Manager.

Angela came to Ironpeak in the summer of 2019 with a varied background in the insurance industry. Having compiled a solid sales background with Prudential Financial, Angela earned several management positions and was the owner of a Richmond, Va., P&C agency that she founded in 2004. She also built and developed a profitable P&C agency for a large financial firm in Richmond. Most recently she served as the underwriting manager for the Small Commercial Division for Richmond-based All Risks, Ltd., then on that company's operations team as sales support coordinator.

As Director of Analytics, Andy is responsible for addressing business process inefficiencies and implementing potential improvements, as well as overseeing reporting and analytics for Ironpeak and its Member Agencies. Andy’s background in Finance along with his unique position of working with all departments of Ironpeak helps in delivering Ironpeak’s value proposition to its Members and carrier partners.

Hired in 1985 as the first Ironpeak regional manager, Matt has been instrumental in expanding Ironpeak beyond its home state of New York. Matt’s unique position straddling the field and home office worlds makes him an invaluable resource to both. Matt serves as an executive officer and leads four regions - Ironpeak Northeast, Ironpeak Mid-Atlantic Group, Ironpeak Midwest, and Ironpeak South – as a managing partner. Matt oversees carrier partner relationships and field operations. Innovation and commitment to the independent agency channel have defined Matt’s insurance career. Creator of the PartnerPlan®, Matt constantly pushes Ironpeak to find new ways to reward highly partnered Member Agencies. Contact Matt at (804) 370-2862 or mward@ironpeak.com.