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Gerald W. Brenneman

Shareholder

Focusing his insurance practice on business and regulatory matters, Gerry Brenneman has experience in mergers and acquisitions related to insurance companies (including Form A filings and approvals), insurance agencies, third party administrators and blocks of business.  With respect to regulatory matters, his background includes compliance issues related to health insurance and the auditing of agents in the field for a national health insurance company.  In addition, he has been involved in representing one of the largest national third party administrators as outside general counsel. 

Working with his family’s insurance business from an early age has given Mr. Brenneman an extensive knowledge of the insurance industry.  Prior to his legal career, he was an insurance underwriter and claims examiner, which has given him the working knowledge to understand, from an inside perspective, the industry and the issues which insurance entities face. 

Mr. Brenneman has represented insurance companies and clients on many types of issues, including the purchase and sale of all types of insurance entities, drafting and negotiating insurance contracts and policies, and the resolution of contract disputes between insurance clients and their agents.  He has also had extensive experience with third party administrators, including the use of associations and trusts for group health policies. 

Memberships and Affiliations

  • The Missouri Bar
  • Kansas Bar Association
  • Heartland Bank
    • Board of Directors
  • Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
    • Business Law Committee Chair
  • Ronald McDonald House Charities
    • Kansas City, Past President and Director
    • Current Advisory Board Member
  • Creighton University
    • National Alumni Board Director
  • Leadership Overland Park
    • Co-Chair 2002
    • Member 2001
  • Junior League of Kansas City, Missouri
    • Current Advisory Board Member

Distinctions

  • AV Rated Martindale Hubbell

Experience

  • Represents a publicly traded company with loan documentation matters related to the lending of money for the acquisition of insurance agencies, third party administrators and insurance companies
  • Represented a French company in the acquisition of two U.S. domestic insurance companies to gain entrance into this country’s insurance market, including the filing and approval of Form A’s related to the transaction
  • Represents several privately held brokers in the U.S. with their acquisitions and sales of insurance agencies and specialty insurance programs
  • Represents one of the largest third party administrators in the country as outside general counsel