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In 1997, Mr. Baldwin co-founded Advantec Solutions, Inc., a national Professional Employer Organization serving small and mid-size businesses by providing outsourced payroll, human resources, employee benefits and benefits administration and workers compensation.
Mr. Baldwin earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Wake Forest University.
She and her husband have two sons, and she enjoys spending time with them doing anything outside, even pulling weeds.
A primary focus of Laura’s is client education, loss prevention and resiliency and helps spread the word by authoring white papers, speaks at various educational forums and conferences and is a resource on various articles to help further the industry and empower the next generation of insurance colleagues. She serves on several industry and insurer boards, such as the PURE National Broker Council, Advisory Board of the Council for Insuring Private Clients (CIPC), AIG Private Client Group National Broker Council and National Alliance advisory board for the CPRM designation. Laura is a two-time winner of Risk & Insurance Power Broker for Private Client by Risk & Insurance, a 2018 Agents of the Year by Insurance Journal, one of Insurance Business America Magazine’s Elite Women in Insurance multiple times, and has been a Tampa Bay Business Journal BusinessWoman of the Year honoree. She earned the Certified Advisor of Personal Insurance (CAPI) designation in the inaugural class in conjunction with Chubb and The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and the Certified Personal Risk Manager (CPRM) designation in the inaugural class and is an instructor with the National Alliance for the CPRM designation.
Laura serves on the Board of Directors for Meals on Wheels of Tampa, Children’s Dream Fund, the Council of Professional Advisors for the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay, Devin White’s Get Live 45, small group at church and as a board member of Fe League, a women in leadership group to advance women in corporate roles. Laura has a bachelor’s degree in economics from DePauw University and has done graduate work at The J. Mack Robinson College of Business of Georgia State University. She and her husband have two sons and they enjoy spending time with family, traveling, college football and the outdoors.
Trevor is the Chief Executive Officer of Baldwin Risk Partners. Trevor joined the Firm in 2009 as a Commercial Risk Advisor working primarily with healthcare and private equity clients, over time he led the firm’s Commercial Risk Management Group as Managing Director, followed by being BRP’s President & CEO.
Trevor has a background investing in and working with companies to shape their goals and success. Before joining Baldwin Risk Partners, Trevor worked at the private equity firm HealthEdge Investment Partners, LLC. While at HealthEdge, Trevor divided his time between working with portfolio companies on operational improvements and assisting in the execution of new transactions.
Trevor graduated from Florida State University with a BA in Risk Management & Insurance. He received his FAA Pilot’s license and USCG Captain’s license. Trevor is an avid outdoors enthusiast, enjoys spending time with friends and family, and resides in Tampa.
laying BRP's cultural foundation
The founding partners established our key differentiators, not just for our clients, but how we approach the overall success and growth of our colleagues:
Entrepreneurialism: We are entrepreneurs by nature and by design. We like owning our own destiny and taking well-calculated risks to constantly improve and innovate. We are fast, focused and flexible in our decision making and nimble in our execution. Being local and connected to our communities helps us foster the long-term relationships that define our success.
Holistic: We conceive and design custom insurance and risk management service and coverage architecture that is optimally responsive to the intersections of risks and exposure to loss from the pursuit of your lifestyle, passions, profession and business ventures.
Powered by People: We nurture our colleagues and partner with people who are smart, forthright, creative and embrace the challenge of constant improvement. We have perfection as our goal and excellence as our standard, acting urgently to get things done and bringing a sense of humor that contributes to the spirit of our relationships.
Honing Our Edge: Our holistic perspective delivers ongoing and sustainable protection for families, businesses and their employees. This allows us to lead the way with our expertise, counsel and service. We harness our preferred relationships with the right insurers to deliver unparalleled service and protection while managing the long-term cost of risk and exposure to loss. We assess ourselves, each other and our teams in real time, with thoughtful reflection and honest critique.
Vanguard and Vigilant: We invest today with an eye on the future to ensure that today’s actions build tomorrow’s strengths. We listen and work to understand emerging sources of risks and their solutions – challenging ourselves to be the best through education, innovation and the pursuit of excellence.
laying BRP's cultural foundation
The founding partners established our key differentiators, not just for our clients, but how we approach the overall success and growth of our colleagues:
Entrepreneurialism
Holistic
Powered by People
Honing Our Edge
Vanguard and Vigilant
it all starts with core values
Our core values define who we are and what we stand for. We use them to guide our day-to-day actions with everyone we meet. Our core values, which you can learn more about here, are discerning, grit, genuine, engaging, purpose, and dreaming.
Learn more about how our founding partners paved the way for BRP’s cultural success by watching the videos below.