Responsibilities
Peter Abitanto joined the firm in August of 2020 with 25 years of experience. In this role, he partners with clients to understand their unique needs, performs benefit and financial evaluations, and formulates strategies to deliver innovative, cost-savings solutions that optimize the quality and performance of their benefit programs.
Background
Prior to joining Conner Strong & Buckelew, Peter served as Senior Vice President overseeing the Employee Benefits Practice at Graham Company. Additionally, he spent 12 years at Brown & Brown where he was Executive Vice President and Regional Benefits Leader in the Northeast. Before this, he spent over a decade working in sales management roles for Oxford Health Plans and UnitedHealthcare. He has served as a board member for the Greater Philadelphia Association of Health Underwriters as well as the South Jersey Association of Health Underwriters.
Education
Lafayette College – Bachelor of Arts in Economics & Business
Professional Designations
Registered Health Underwriter (RHU)
Responsibilities
Michael Dentner has over 30 years of benefit plan management experience and is responsible for advising clients on plan design, underwriting, contribution strategy, population health management and maintenance of their health and welfare plans. As a strategic business partner, he is focused on proactively identifying competitiveness, market trends, utilization patterns and compliance issues to ensure the client has the most effective benefit solution in place to address organizational objectives and financial sustainability.
Background
Prior to joining Conner Strong & Buckelew, Michael spent 20+ years with other national broker/consulting firms such as Aon, Gallagher and NFP managing employee benefit programs for clients that ranged from 200 – 15,000 employees. He also spent 12 years with CIGNA Healthcare in both a middle market and national account management role assisting clients with the management of their CIGNA medical, dental, life and disability programs.
Education
Temple University – Bachelor of Business Administration
Professional Designations
Certified Employee Benefits Specialist (CEBS)
Responsibilities
William (Bill) Rennie is responsible for meeting the risk management and insurance needs of his commercial accounts. Specifically, this includes program design strategy, negotiation, and coverage analysis of property and casualty insurance programs for large public and private sector clients. In addition, he is responsible for the oversight of the day-to-day services provided and helps coordinate additional services provided by Conner Strong’s Risk Control and Claims teams. His portfolio of accounts span a range of industries with a heavy focus on construction, real estate/development, and public entity (specifically complex property) clients. Rennie is also an active member of Conner Strong & Buckelew’s Construction Practice Group.
Background
Rennie joined Conner Strong & Buckelew in 2010. He originally joined the firm as a Major Accounts Intern and upon graduation returned as an Account Analyst. He then worked his way to the Account Manager position and eventually to the Account Executive position. Prior to joining Conner Strong & Buckelew, he held internship positions at Amerisure Mutual Insurance Company in St. Louis, MO and B. Braun Medical in Bethlehem, PA.
Education
Temple University, Fox School of Business and Management – Bachelor of Business Administration in both Risk Management & Insurance and Finance
Professional Designations
Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU)
Associate in Risk Management (ARM)
Construction Risk Insurance Specialist (CRIS)
Responsibilities
James DerHagopian manages a book of business that services clients in a wide range of industries, including construction, real estate, transportation, and technology. He is responsible for the coordination of daily account service needs, contract reviews, coverage analysis, and the design, negotiation, and implementation of property and casualty insurance programs for public and private sector clients. For construction projects this includes the design, marketing, and implementation of controlled insurance programs (CIPs). As well as the everyday servicing of account management, claims management, and safety services. James is also an active participant in several Conner Strong & Buckelew focus groups, including the Construction Practice Group, which works to address current industry trends, market conditions, and the resulting impact on insurance coverages for those in the construction industry.
Background
James originally joined Conner Strong & Buckelew in 2008 as a member of the Production Support Group in Philadelphia, PA. He was responsible for the analysis and placement of prospective clients’ insurance programs. Prior to joining Conner Strong & Buckelew’s New York office, James was an Underwriter for Old Republic Construction Program Group in New York, where he focused on construction accounts headquartered in New York, the Northeast, and the Mid-Atlantic regions.
Education
The College of New Jersey – Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Finance
Professional Designations
Construction Risk and Insurance Specialist (CRIS)
Responsibilities
John Linden brings over 20 years of extensive experience in developing and implementing strategic and tactical risk management solutions for the business needs of commercial clients in various industries. Specifically, John focuses on program design and marketing, insurance placement, contract review and providing direction and leadership to the account service team. His client responsibilities include oversight of the service team on day-to-day matters and negotiation and implementation of property, casualty and ancillary liability insurance programs. He also co-leads the Health and Human Services Practice Group, which works to empower Health & Human Services organizations by delivering specialized P&C insurance solutions that safeguard their people, assets, and missions, enabling our clients to focus on delivering essential care and support to their communities.
Background
John originally joined Conner Strong & Buckelew in 2014 as an Account Manager and advanced to a Partner and Account Executive role before taking on a new opportunity. In March 2023, John joined Summit Health, part of VillageMD, as Vice President of Enterprise Insurance. There, John oversaw the complete insurance program, including recommendations and strategic decision making on the consolidation of programs, which included Captives and Risk Retention Groups. In February 2024, John made the decision to re-join Conner Strong & Buckelew as Vice President, Senior Account Executive. Prior to his experience at the firm, John served as an Assistant Account Manager for The Addis Group, LLC in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. He was responsible for the daily management and servicing of his accounts as well as assisting in the account renewal process through the preparation of submissions, marketing, and coverage analysis for several key commercial accounts in middle and large market divisions. While at Addis, John refined his leadership and collaborative skills through The Main Line Chamber of Commerce’s six-month leadership program where he experienced in-depth, hands-on training across a broad range of business lines. Before joining The Addis Group in 2013, John learned the insurance industry from the ground up by serving for 10 years as an Account Executive in the Personal and Commercial Insurance Department for Kramer-Warner Associates, Inc. located in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania.
Education
La Salle University – Bachelor of Arts in Communication
Community Involvement
Bringing Hope Home
Responsibilities
Anil Jampana is responsible for overseeing all information technology functions and activities including technology operations, data and cyber security, and software development. He is also leading data strategy and digital transformation initiatives within the firm to drive operational efficiency, business expansion, and profitability.
Background
Jampana has an extensive understanding of all aspects of technology and security having held a variety of senior level positions in various industry verticals. He most recently served as President, Head of Business and Product Development at a startup developing informatics solutions to speed up new materials development. In that role, Jampana was the core executive team member for product strategy, development and sales. He also led marketing strategy with current and potential customers, and developed effective upselling and cross selling efforts.
Previously, Jampana was CIO, Head of Global Technology, for Accelerated Enrollment Solutions, a division of PPD Inc., a leading global CRO that supports pharma and biotech customers. While there, he oversaw the technology efforts for global expansion, business process standardization, technology integration and digital transformation. Prior to working at PPD, Jampana was the VP of Information Technology & CSO for Nutrisystem, Inc. where his efforts paved the way for the company’s rapid growth and contributed to the company becoming an industry leader. Prior to working at Nutrisystem, Jampana held information technology positions at AT&T and Fidelity Investments in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he received the 2004 EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR & was awarded for Service Excellence multiple times.
Education
Master of Science in Civil Engineering (MSCE) – West Virginia University
