David Estrada

David Estrada

Estrada began his career in 1984. Since then, he’s amassed an exceptional record in both production and senior leadership roles. As a producer, he consistently won top sales awards, including the Exceptional Producer Council Award, which recognizes the top 3% of producers in Willis’s North American Retail Division. Formerly the President and CEO of Northern California for USI Holdings, he is now the Founder and Managing Director of Rainmaker Advisory LLC, a Portland, Oregon-based advisory firm dedicated to the improvement of sales and operational excellence within the insurance industry. A nationally recognized speaker and thought leader for the industry, Estrada is the author of Shock the Topline: A Practical Guide for Growing Your Insurance Practice.

Growth strategies for your insurance business

Growth strategies for your insurance business

A look at how to target clients and the economics of book building

Five Governing Principles for Growing Your Book of Business

Five Governing Principles for Growing Your Book of Business

From client retention, to winning new clients and strategic partnerships – here’s how to expand your brokerage

How to get record sales numbers next year (and how to benefit from your competitor’s slip-ups)

Want to build your business even more next year? Look forwards – but also look sideways, says insurance business guru David Estrada

A better way to plan your annual insurance sales (and why you should get rid of some clients)

David Estrada explains how to make 2017 a bumper year for your insurance business – by examining what you’ve done as well as what you want to do

IB TALK

How brokers can ride the next wave of MGA growth

Agility, tech, and niche expertise will be differentiators, says TMPAA head

Beyond insurance: Rethinking risk for high net worth families

In 2026, protection for affluent families is less about buying more coverage and more about building resilience

Championing women in construction risk

Behind the Marsh program aiming to redefine leadership and equity in a traditionally male-dominated sector

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