Executive Management

Rick J. Lindsey, President and Chief Executive Officer - Mr. Lindsey founded EIB in 1998 after the E&S business that he had run for 10 years merged with Prime Holdings Insurance Services in 1997. From 1981 to 1985, Mr. Lindsey served as an underwriter for High Country Insurance, a large property and casualty company focusing on E&S lines. Mr. Lindsey is a licensed surplus lines broker with over 25 years of experience in insurance underwriting, national program management and agency and claims management.

Jeffrey P. Leman, CPCU, Chief Operating Officer - Mr. Leman joined Prime in August 2006, bringing over 25 years of E&S, insurance carrier and brokerage experience. Mr. Leman started his insurance career in 1981 with Crum & Forster where he served as an Assistant Vice President of Accounting and Finance and Assistant Treasurer of LWB Syndicate, Inc. In 1986 he was recruited to become Vice President of Operations and Treasurer of INEX Insurance Exchange in Chicago, where he worked with various state departments of insurance and managed the day-to-day operations and finances until 2000. In February of 2000 he became Chief Operating Officer of two executive benefit and insurance consulting firms in Chicago. Mr. Leman attained his CPCU designation in 1995 and holds a B.S. Finance degree from the University of Illinois, Champaign/Urbana and a MBA in Finance from DePaul University in Chicago.

Jack J. McDonnell, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer - Mr. McDonnell joined the EIB team in December 2001. From 1985 until 2001, Mr. McDonnell was with Aon Corporation where he served as Controller of the Property and Casualty (P&C) business, Virginia Surety, Aon's principle P&C carrier in the United States. Virginia Surety grew from a company with $2 million in surplus to over $400 million in surplus with an A+ rating from A.M. Best during Mr. McDonnell's tenure with the company. When he left, Virginia Surety represented 15% of the revenue and net income for Aon. Mr. McDonnell's experience at Aon has proven valuable to Prime as it continues to grow. Mr. McDonnell received a B.A. in Accounting from Lewis University in Romeoville, Illinois in 1983 and became a Certified Public Accountant in 1986.

Deon Fennell, Department Manager - Ms. Fennell joined the EIB team in 2001. Ms. Fennell brings 31 years of experience in the insurance industry, both in operations and underwriting, to the EIB team. Ms. Fennell started her insurance career in 1971 with Fidelity Insurance Group, where she served as an underwriter for long-haul trucking policies and as Manager of Operations. In 1983, she left Fidelity to begin managing national program business and in 1986 started managing RPG programs for GARRA, which was acquired by Prime Holdings Insurance Services, Inc., in January 2001.