Pennsylvania

For over 20 years, Matt worked on the carrier side to build his skills in sales, marketing, underwriting and claims. Matt relies on the experience gained at Commercial Union, Hartford and Millers Mutual when working with his growing Member force. He partners with his Members to identify and implement marketing initiatives, optimize books of business and aligns Ironpeak resources to enhance agency value. He works with Members in central and eastern Pennsylvania.

Shanna Muscavage recently joined Ironpeak to support our Members in eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey. She brings experience as an agent and agency office manager as well as carrier experience with Ironpeak carrier partners, Amerisafe and Main Street America. Shanna’s insurance experience, talent for relationship building, and presentation skills will serve her well in her role as regional manager.

Kenneth joined Ironpeak in 2006 with almost twenty years of sales, marketing and administrative experience in the insurance industry. Working with his members to organically grow, maximize revenue and enhance agency value, Kenneth is seen as a true trusted advisor. He is responsible for serving current Ironpeak Member agents and adding new Members in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware.

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.

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.

For more than 30 years, Joe built his Property & Casualty skills on the carrier side in underwriting, sales, marketing and distribution. His tenure on the carrier side included Fireman’s Fund, Harleysville, Liberty Mutual and most recently, Safeco as a Regional Distribution Manager and AVP. Joe brings his dedication to the independent agency channel to Ironpeak and continues his focus on helping Members organically grow, maximize revenue and take advantage of all the resources that Ironpeak has to offer. He works with Members in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Delaware.

Allen spent the first half of his career in underwriting, marketing and agency management with Allstate, Atlantic Mutual and General Accident. He began his Ironpeak career in 1996, and immediately put his expertise to work for his members. Allen delivers expert counsel to assist his members in maximizing revenue, optimizing books of business and utilizing the tools and programs Ironpeak provides to drive growth and profitability. He works with Members in Maryland, Washington DC, Delaware and Pennsylvania.

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.