Our Executive Team
CEO/COO
Coryn is currently the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operations Officer of Jimcor Agencies.
Coryn is a graduate of American University where she majored in Business Management.
She currently holds her Certified Insurance Counselor and Certified Insurance Wholesaler
designations. Over the years, Coryn has been active in various associations. She
was the President of the Young Insurance Professionals and was a board member for
the Professional Insurance Agents. Currently, she is the Senior Vice President of
the Under Forty Organization which is affiliated with the American Association of
Managing General Agents.
During her years in the business, Coryn has spent time overseas working with the
Lloyds and Munich marketplace. She was recognized by her peers when she won the
Young Insurance Professional of the Year in 2002 and the Tri-State Alliance Award
in 2007.
Coryn lives in Bergen County, NJ with her family and enjoys golfing, reading and
spending time with her husband and children.
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President/Chief Information Officer
Jim has been in the Surplus Lines business for over fourteen years. He is currently the President and Chief Information Officer with Jimcor Agencies. He has been responsible for the automation advances
for the multi-branch operations of the agency along with building several programs
for both domestic and foreign Insurance Companies.
Jim is a graduate of Pace University where he majored in Business Administration
and minored in Computer Science. He has served on committee for the AAMGA and actively
participated in the AAMGA and other Associations.
Jim lives in Bergen County, NJ and is married with three children. He is active
in his community coaching youth sports.
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Chief Financial Officer
David J. Laquidara, Chief Financial Officer since 2002, is responsible for the financial
operations of the company. Prior to Jimcor, Dave worked at KPMG, where he specialized
in auditing clients in the manufacturing, retail and distribution industries. He
subsequently served as controller for Turnberry Capital, LP, a hedge fund in Greenwich,
CT. He also served as Vice President, Corporate Development of 24/7 Real Media,
Inc., assisting that company through major acquisitions and restructuring efforts.
Dave is a CPA and holds a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy from Boston College.
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Sr. Vice President, NY & MA Regional Manager
John is currently the Sr. Vice President of Jimcor Agencies. He has been in the
Insurance Industry for 37 years of which 33 have been in Surplus Lines. John is
responsible for the underwriting and operations for three locations of Jimcor as
the Regional Manager of New York and New England.
As a graduate of Bernard Baruch College in New York City, John majored in English
with a minor in Insurance. He is active with several organizations in New York and
is Past President of the Professional Insurance Wholesalers of New York serving
from 1999-2001.
John is married to his wife Phyllis for over 30 years. When not working, John enjoys anything
to do with information on the Titanic and black & white photography as well as hosting
family get-togethers, especially those involving his daughter and son-in-law. John
also loves to travel.
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Vice President, Human Resources
Donna is Vice President of Human Resources at Jimcor Agencies. She has
been in the human resources field for over 15 years.
Donna earned her Masters degree in Human Resources from the New School University
in New York City and Bachelors degree in Marketing from Bernard M. Baruch College
in New York City. She currently also holds her Professional of Human Resources (PHR)
certification and is a member of the Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM).
Donna and husband Edwin have two children. She enjoys gardening and spending
time with her family, especially cheering for the NY Yankees.
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Director of Corporate Development
Kristen has over 12 years of E&S industry experience, most recently as Corporate Vice President of a national insurance wholesale brokerage and MGA. She is based in Pittsburgh, PA and reports into our Montvale, NJ corporate office. She is responsible for strategic growth opportunities, operational best practices, brokerage division expansion, and innovation working closely with our regional leaders and the corporate management team.
Kristen is an alumnus of West Virginia University with a Master’s of Science in Integrated Marketing Communications and completed her undergraduate work at Flagler College in St. Augustine, FL with a Bachelor’s of Science in Business Administration; specialization in Marketing & Journalism. She served as 2017 Chairperson of Pittsburgh I-Day, inaugural President of NAPSLO’s Next Generation and is an active member of the WSIA education, and Pittsburgh I-Day committees.
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