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Technology

Gregory & Appel is the sole Indiana insurance agency member of TechAssure, an organization of leading insurance agencies specializing in serving Technology companies and the Venture Capital firms that back them.

Through our TechAssure involvement, we collaborate with the best and brightest insurance professionals worldwide to develop superior risk management solutions for emerging twenty-first century companies

Technology risks must be well explained to underwriters in order to provide proper coverage. As an executive at a growing firm, you shouldn’t have to walk your insurance broker through your business model. At Gregory & Appel, we work with underwriters to design innovative programs.

Our coverage expertise includes:

• Errors & Omissions / Professional Liability
• Privacy and Network Security Liability (Data Breach)
• Directors & Officers
• Intellectual Propety Insurance
• General Liability & Business Income Interruption
• Contract Review
• Key Person Insurance

For the following Industries

• Software / ASPs
• E-Commerce / Online Content Providers / Web Development
• Hardware Manufacturers / Electronics
• Federal & State Government Contractors
• CleanTech
• Nanotechology
  
  

Steve Appel

Steve is a fourth-generation Appel to join Gregory & Appel Insurance. Besides his work in areas of Corporate Development, he focuses on the areas of Venture Capital, Life Sciences, and Technology. He is a board member of TechAssure, an organization of insurance professionals who focus on serving emerging technology companies and the VC firms that back them. TechAssure is also the exclusive insurance partner for the National Venture Capital Association.   

Prior to joining Gregory & Appel, Steve worked in Southern California for a government & public relations firm. He had also worked for a Santa Monica, CA-based middle market investment bank. Previous to that he also served in Washington, DC as the Legislative Director and Press Secretary for U.S. Congressman Frank Riggs, (CA-01). He graduated from Rollins College and has an MS in Marketing Communications from Northwestern University.

Steve participated in the Stanley K. Lacy Leadership program, is President-elect of the board of directors of ACG-Indiana, and a member of the board of directors for the International School of Indiana and of Happy Hollow Camp.

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Terry Ford

 Terry is a second generation insurance industry professional within the Property & Casualty Practice at Gregory & Appel Insurance. He specializes in enterprise risk management for resort and property management, manufacturing, contracting and technology operations.   

Prior to joining Gregory & Appel, Terry worked several years within the independent agency realm achieving the title of Vice President where he oversaw sales growth within the Property & Casualty Unit and developed a passion for creating strong client partnerships and fostering advocacy throughout the entire risk management process. He spent four years as a Product Specialist for Johnson & Johnson, routinely advising his surgeon and physician base of new technological advancements in medicine, product updates and timely competitive insights. Terry’s dedication to client advocacy stems from his experience as a former Deputy District Attorney for Denver County in Denver, Colorado.

Terry earned his B.A. in Electronic Media from Xavier University, J.D. from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law and holds his Indiana Agents License. He is an active committee member of Score for the Kids at Riley, an annual charitable golfing event benefitting Riley Hospital for Children.

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