Jeff Conway

Chief Executive Officer

For over 30 years Jeff been a leading innovator in multiple facets of the insurance industry. He has grown a wholesale E&S company with the responsibility for overall vision, strategy, product development and leadership. Jeff has succeeded in founding and building multiple insurance, and insurance associated, companies (Conway Holdings Group), focused on program brokerage, program management, MGA/MGU, wholesaler, captive management, and insurance support services. Jeff’s has deep expertise in large deal insurance negotiation, and placement, which drives his passion to lead our teams to create customized insurance programs, as well as to design, implement, and manage micro-insurance companies for our clients.

 Russ Johnston

Executive Vice President

National Director, Sales and Marketing 

Russ has been an insurance professional since 2010. He’s worked on the brokerage side as well as the business development, marketing, and sales sides of the business.  From 2010 – 2014, he created and grew the Western Division of Conway E&S as the VP of Conway Insurance Services, West.  For the last 5 years, Russ held the position of Western Regional Sales Director for AON, the largest insurance brokerage in the world, managing thousands of broker relationships within a 13-state territory. In 2021 He re-joined Conway Holdings Group to lead marketing and sales across Conway E&S, The Clipeum Group, and other subsidiaries.  As a golf team member and graduate of the University of Akron (Zips), Russ continues to utilize golf to entertain clients and to accumulate as many industry Scramble titles as possible. 

Matt Barrett

Director, Captive Insurance Group

Matt brings decades of insurance industry experience to The Clipeum Group, along with over 10 years of experience managing the entire process of analyzing client needs to design a captive solution, through the formation, and then ongoing  management of captive insurance companies.  Matt has managed large groups of captives, and brings a unique understanding of on-shore and off-shore structures and strategies.  He leads the firms efforts to engage new and existing clients in a comprehensive analysis of their  risk management needs, and the subsequent development and implementation alternative risk strategies that protect their businesses, while also growing new revenue streams. 

Carrie Chappie

senior underwriter

Carrie has been in the insurance business for 29 years. Throughout her career she has held positions as a retail broker, large lines underwriter, team leader and Chief Product Officer. Carrie has overseen insurance for a wide variety of clients from Fortune 500 clients to small startup operations all the way to exclusive program creation and management. As a graduate of Liberty University, Carrie majored in Business Management & Social Science. She is a member of the Insurance Club of Pittsburgh and holds her AIS designation. Carrie lives in Pittsburgh with her husband where they are actively involved in their church and youth mentoring.

Maximilian Malloy

Lead Analyst – Research & Product Development

For several years Max has brought a diverse range of experience to the product development team in which he leads projects that drive innovative approaches to private insurance companies, insurance programs, and other alternative structures for our clients. A licensed insurance professional, Max is also trained in research methodologies and has published several articles in academic journals.  Max graduated with honors from McGill University with a degree in international studies and economics.  Fluent in French and Spanish, Max has been in over 16 countries and during that time has diverse experience in research, finance, economics and managing teams in start up companies.  

Cory Gill

Program Underwriter

Corey leads the firm’s underwriting efforts with our new insurance programs. With over 9 years in the insurance industry, Corey has extensive experience writing new and renewal commercial insurance business with admitted and non-admitted carriers.  He has lead the underwriting of nationwide programs with extensive broker networks.  Corey has written all lines of business across many industries.  Corey is also interested in mentorship of others and has been involved in several initiatives in this area.