Commercial Property - Classroom

Educational Consultant:

Jean Sundlof

CIC, CPCU, ACI

Bio: 

Jean Sundlof began her career working in the family independent agency in Oklahoma in a sales and marketing capacity. She continued her career serving as Executive Director of Associated Risk Managers of Oklahoma. In 1990, Jean moved to Minnesota and joined Great American Insurance Company as an Agency Operations Representative.

She returned to the independent agency side soon after, joining Youngdahl Companies in Marketing and Client Executive roles. She joined Kraus Anderson Insurance in 1999, holding positions of Client Executive, Sales Executive, Director of Captives, Coverage and Risk Consulting, and Consultant during her tenure with the agency. In 2026, Jean retired from Kraus-Anderson to focus on teaching and consulting. She instructs many courses for Big I Minnesota, serves as a National Faculty member and Educational Consultant for the Risk and Insurance Education Alliance, and is also an active faculty member for Swiss Re, instructing agent’s E&O courses.

Jean received her BBA and MBA from the University of Oklahoma. She holds the Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC), Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter (CPCU), Certificate in Captive Insurance (CCI) and Certified Professional Insurance Agent (CPIA) designations. She is also an   Associate in Captive Insurance (ACI) and was the first Minnesotan to receive this designation.

Jean has been honored by Big I Minnesota as Young Agent of the Year and by the Oklahoma Association of Professional Insurance Agents as Insurance Woman of the Year. She serves on the board of directors for Neill Lake Townhomes. She is Past President of Big I MN, the largest trade association in Minnesota for insurance agents. She delights in her three grandsons, two dogs, and almost one hundred houseplants.

Speaker Day 1:

Bill Reedy
CIC, AU, AINS

BIO:

Bill Reedy is President of Performance Partners, an insurance and professional skill training and consulting company located in Leland, North Carolina. Bill's special interests lie in Commercial Property, Commercial Casualty and Agency-Company relations. He is a graduate of the College of Wooster in Wooster, Ohio. Bill has conducted agency training sessions since 1994. He is a CIC National Faculty member and has been teaching for The National Alliance since 2015 having earned his CIC designation in 1992. Bill has instructed in several states over a wide range of insurance topics. Previously, Bill was a Personal and Commercial Lines Underwriter and Marketing Manager for Westfield Group, Westfield Center, OH. Bill also served as Manager of Commercial Lines Training Delivery and was responsible for the Commercial Lines Graduate Development Program. Bill also managed the TAPP program for new producer training at Westfield Insurance. He has also served on the Commercial Lines P&C Licensing Review committee for the Ohio Department of Insurance. Currently, Bill serves as an instructor with the Insurance Company Operations and Commercial Property for the National Alliance. Bill is an advocate for continuous learning and The National Alliance programs. His company and industry experience along with his presentation ability combine to add value and enhance the knowledge, and performance of fellow insurance professionals.

Speaker Day 2:

Catherine L. Trischan,

CPCU, CRM, CIC, ARM, AU, AAI, CRIS, MLIS

BIO:

Cathy Trischan has been with the E&K Agency in Eatontown, NJ since 1996, currently serving as Director of Commercial Underwriting. She began her insurance career upon graduation from Rutgers University in 1987. She has
worked as a claims adjuster for a major property and casualty carrier as well as in the commercial departments of several large, New Jersey agencies. In addition to her work with E&K, Cathy provides education and consulting
services to other agents, brokers and insurance companies. She is a National Faculty member of The National Alliance, speaking in both the Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) and Certified Insurance Service Representatives
(CISR) programs. She has taught both pre-licensing and continuing education courses for PIA, Brookdale Community College and other institutions.
She has written courses and articles on various insurance topics and has served as an expert witness. Cathy holds several professional designations including CPCU, CIC and CRM. She received an Award for Academic Excellence from the Insurance Institute of America and is a participant in the CPCU Society’s Continuing Professional Development program