Chris Behymer
Chris Behymer received his Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with majors in Risk Management and Insurance and Marketing in December of 1976.
He began his insurance career with Sentry Insurance in January of 1977 in the Personal Lines Underwriting Department and moved from Stevens Point, WI to Scottsdale, AZ in the fall of 1977. He became Underwriting Manager of a Personal Lines department in April of 1980 and was promoted to Marketing Sales Specialist in May of 1981 and Sales Training Manager in March of 1985.
He joined Scottsdale Insurance Company in October of 1987 as the Manager of Education and Training and was promoted to Director of Training and Development in February of 1991. In December of 1993, he was appointed to the position of Associate Vice President of Human Resource Development and Public Relations.
In October of 1998, Chris joined the American Association of Managing General Agents (AAMGA) as the Director of Education for their University. The AAMGA University specializes in developing educational programs for the excess and surplus lines industry.
In February of 2002, Chris was selected as the Vice President of Casualty Underwriting for Markel Southwest Underwriters in Scottsdale, AZ. The company specializes in insuring hard-to-place property and casualty insurance for general agents throughout the United States. In January of 2008, Chris was appointed Director of Marketing for the West Region of Markel and in December of 2010 he assumed the position of Director of Business Development.
Chris began teaching classes for the Insurance Institute of America in September of 1980 through Rio Salado Community College. He received his Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) designation in 1981 and the Associate in Surplus Lines Insurance (ASLI) designation in 2001.
He served as the Director of the Education for the Central Arizona Chapter of CPCU from 1994 to 2011. He was elected Western Regional Vice President of The Society of Insurance Trainers and Educators (SITE) in June of 1992, Vice President of Annual Conference in June of 1995, and Vice President of Member Services in June of 1996. He rejoined the SITE Board from June of 2009 to June of 2011 as as Western Region Vice President. He has also served on the Curriculum Committee for the AAMGA University since 1995.
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Trends in the Surplus Lines Industry 2023
What's going on in the surplus lines world? Is it still the wild-west or does it calm down sometimes? Are prices on the rise? Is that market hardening, like others are? Join us as Chris Behymer helps us to understand the surplus lines sector better.
Trends in the Surplus Lines Industry
Let's face it. Hard markets come and soft markets go, but no matter how loose or tight the underwriting guidelines get, there will always be risks that the standard market will look at and reject. They are too out of the box, too new, or too far from their underwriting appetite. Effective use of the surplus lines marketplace can increase revenues and assist in retaining key clients. Join us as Chris Behymer helps us to understand what's going on in this vital segment of the insurance marketplace.
Does Lessor's Risk Mean Less Risk?
Does lessor's risk really mean less risk? Sometimes it does and sometimes it doesn't.
The Truth About Liquor Liability
Any risk involved in the alcoholic beverage business has an exposure to a liquor liability loss.
Coverage EVERY Insured Must Consider (and Have)
Agents and brokers are faced with the daunting task of identifying the insurance needs of their clients, finding the proper coverages while being mindful of the final cost of the products and policies they offer. It does little good to save a business 20% on their insurance program if exposures are overlooked and uncovered losses occur.
Writing Habitational Bar, Restaurant and Tavern Risks
While the entire industry is subject to ups and downs in terms of pricing and losses, it seems that the habitational (apartments, townhomes, and condominiums) and bar, restaurant and tavern (BRT) classes of business are particularly volatile.
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