Background
Kurt Thoennessen writes the
personal risk management column for IRMI.com.
He is vice president of Ericson Insurance Advisors and has over 12 years of
experience as a personal risk adviser.
Mr. Thoennessen is also the founder of RiskRevu.com, which offers insurance agents an innovative
digital platform that helps drive efficiencies and improved client experiences
throughout agency sales and service operations.
As a founding member of the Private Risk Management Association, Mr.
Thoennessen leads its marketing and thought-leadership committees. He is also
the founder of the High Net Worth Property and Casualty Insurance Advisors
group on LinkedIn, which has over 1,300 members.
Mr. Thoennessen has been quoted in or written/filmed content for national
periodicals including Daily Fintech, Insurance Nerds, InsurTech Hartford,
Risk & Insurance, MarketWatch, CNN Money, Best's Review,
Money magazine, and Car Collector magazine on insurance topics
related to high-value homes, automobiles, and personal liability. He has also
written several articles on various insurance topics
for Worth magazine and maintains a high net worth insurance-focused
blog on InsureScope.com.
He was named one of Risk & Insurance Magazine's Power
Brokers for 2016 in the Private Client category and was awarded the JoAnn
Heltibridle Award for Professional Excellence in 2015 by the Private Risk
Management Association at its annual summit.
Mr. Thoennessen has a bachelor's degree in management and business from
Boston University and earned the Certified Advisor of Personal Insurance
designation from Wharton's Aresty School of Executive Education. He is
highly involved in his community, has coached soccer for his three daughters,
sat on the Chamber of Commerce board, and volunteers his digital marketing
expertise for local youth girls choir, SingOut! CT.