Brenda (Ballard) Austenfeld says the continued flow of business into the E&S channel shines a spotlight on the need for additional top underwriting talent. (Photo: Kerem Severoğlu Adobe Stock) Brenda (Ballard) Austenfeld says the continued flow of business into the E&S channel shines a spotlight on the need for additional top underwriting talent. (Photo: Kerem Severoğlu Adobe Stock)

Brenda (Ballard) Austenfeld learned the importance of being a hands-on leader in the wholesale-insurance space early in her career when she worked closely with Fortune 1,000 insureds as a broker.

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