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Rick P. Lawrence
Q&A:
What do you do in your current job? Country-wide
accountability for small commercial growth, profit
and distribution effectiveness across our largest
national partner relationships accounting for over
$250 million in total written premiums. Strategic
alignment with corporate executives, field sales,
product and underwriting leaders to drive long-term
mutual partner/career success.
What are your goals in your current job? Successful
execution of our profitable growth and distribution
effectiveness plan to help agency partners while
achieving our annual financial commitments.
What's your biggest passion? I have a passion for win-
ning and solving complex business matters. The chal-
lenge of navigating unchartered waters or process
re-engineering is intriguing to me.
What are your future professional aspirations? Con-
tinuously strive for excellence and top performance
with long-term aspirations of earning an executive
leadership role within our company.
How are you involved in the community? Co-chair and
volunteer, fundraising tens of thousands of dollars
for: The American Heart Association, Foodshare,
United Way, The American Cancer Society and many
other community-based organizations.
If you were governor of Connecticut for a day what is
one policy you'd push to improve the state's future?
Re-establish interstate tolls in Connecticut via radar
auto pay technology to help boost our state economy.
Over time, eliminate the state financial deficit and
appropriately fund financial literacy and other essen-
tial services for low-income families.
List four reasons why you deserve to be a 40 Under
Forty: Founder of www.rlmarketingfirm.com 17 years
ago and it remains successful today. Co-chair and
volunteer for several charitable organizations, rais-
ing tens of thousands of dollars. Consistently high-
performing professional receiving numerous career
accolades. I am most proud of the lives positively
impacted through my mentoring efforts and other
charitable causes.
I've mentored 29 teens
and young adults over
the years and remain in
touch with many.
Age: 36
Company: The Hartford
Financial Services
Group Inc.
Title: Director, National
Partner Management
Town where I live:
Hartford
Town where I work:
Hartford
College: Elms College
FUN
FACT
40 Under Forty 2017
Advance to your
ideal career with
a master's degree
from USJ
University of Saint Joseph | 1678 Asylum Avenue, West Hartford, CT 06117
Phone 860.231.5216 | www.usj.edu/graduate
