Our Sales Representatives
Mid-Atlantic
Sterling, VA & Palm Beach, FLMichael Eskra Jr.
(703) 470-9539
michael.eskra@dibrokereast.com
Michael Eskra started his career in the Disability Insurance Industry in 1996 after graduating from Providence College in Rhode Island. After 2 years with Paul Revere and another year with Principal in the Carolinas he joined his brother Peter Eskra back home in Coral Gables, FL. He left South Florida in 2008 to open our Mid-Atlantic DibrokerEast office. He returned to South Florida in 2016. He specializes in both underwritten and guarantee issue disability insurance sales. Michael and his wife Lauren have three children, a girl (Paige) and two boys (Landon and Grayson).
Arlington, VA and Savannah, GAS. Grayson Owen, CLU, REBC
(703) 517-9132
grayson.owen@dibrokereast.com
Grayson Owen joined DIBroker East in December 2019. Grayson works with brokers and advisors throughout the United States and specializes in individual disability insurance solutions for income protection, business planning, and executive benefit programs. Prior to joining DIBroker East, Grayson held various positions on the broker side of the insurance industry from 2010 to 2019. During this time, Grayson gained significant experience in the insurance and employee benefits industry working with affluent business owners and privately held companies. Grayson earned the Chartered Life Underwriter® (CLU®) designation in March 2023 from The American College of Financial Services, and also earned the Registered Employee Benefits Consultant® (REBC®) designation in March 2017 from the National Association of Benefits and Insurance Professionals (NABIP).
Midwest
Germantown Hills, IL Todd A. Forney
(309) 696-5057
(305) 448-2022 (fax)
todd.forney@dibrokereast.com
Todd Forney joined the DIBroker East Team in March of 2008. Todd graduated from Western Illinois University in 1983 with a Bachelor of Business degree and is married to his wife Diane. Todd has many years’ experience in the Disability Income Insurance industry, starting as a life-disability agent and then a Regional Disability Sales Manager traveling for a major Disability Income company. Todd operates his office in Germantown Hills, Illinois and works in many states throughout the U.S. He enjoys assisting his brokers and advisors with individual disability income solutions for their clients to protect their largest asset, which is their income.
Edina, MNCharles Blomme
(952) 239-9870
(305) 448-2022 (fax)
charlie.blomme@dibrokereast.com
Charlie has twenty-five plus years of experience specializing in working with producers in marketing disability insurance to individuals and businesses. Charlie would welcome the opportunity to be of service to you by helping you meet the personal and business disability needs of your clients. He will assist you in evaluating the various companies and plans that are available to meet the needs of your clients to determine the most appropriate company and plan design. He is available for educating and training a producer or an agency on the needs for disability protection and the solutions for those needs. Charlie is located in Minneapolis, MN and works with producers in Minnesota and the surrounding Upper Midwest states. He joined the DI Broker East team in 2004.
Urbandale, IAAlex Wesdorf
763-222-4264
alex.wesdorf@dibrokereast.com
I am originally from Minnesota and love all things Minnesotan. Made my way down to Iowa to play soccer in college at Grand View University. My wife and I married in 2015 and have 4 young children! I worked for Principal Financial Group for 11 years. My first 5 years were spent on the group benefits side, analyzing group benefit contracts, and quoting for our group counterparts. After that, I transferred over to the individual disability team. I worked with financial advisors, benefit brokers and property casualty agents to craft plan designs for individuals, executive benefits, and business owner solution needs. This role had me traveling across 13 states to educate the need for income protection and where it fit in the financial plan. In my free time, I love to go to my cabin up in Minnesota with my family to unplug and enjoy family time.
Northeast
Hartford, CTEdward Morrison
(860) 658-9430
(305) 448-2022 (fax)
edward.morrison@dibrokereast.com
Edward Morrison joined the DIBroker East marketing team back in 2006. Ed has been specializing in Disability insurance for the past 20 years. He entered the business with Monarch Life were he started out in personal production and moved to the brokerage side. From there he was the brokerage manager for a Guardian life General agency. During his tenure with Guardian Ed was consistently in the top 15% of all agencies based on DI production. Ed moved to MassMutual to grow his multilife experience. While at MassMutual he consistently led the Hartford office and was in the top three in the country based on new premium. Ed covers the northeast for DIBroker. Please feel free to contact Ed with any questions or concerns in regards to Disability and Long Term care. He has right carriers to solve your clients income protection needs.
Philadelphia, PABrendhan Crowley
(267) 257-3773
brendhan.crowley@dibrokereast.com
Brendhan has been working as an expert in the Individual Disability market place since 2001. In 2014, he joined DIBroker East as a Brokerage Sales Representative. Brendhan lives and works in the Greater Philadelphia area, but travels frequently for business to New York City and other parts of the Northeast. After growing up in South Jersey, Brendhan attended LaSalle University in Philadelphia, where he graduated in 1992. He then spent several years in Sales Management & Marketing for a major California Winery on both the East and West Coasts. In 2001, Brendhan started his professional insurance career with MetLife as an Individual Disability Brokerage Representative. During his 13 years with MetLife, Brendhan was consistently one of top performing Brokerage Reps nationwide, including numerous Leaders and Chairman's qualifications. In 2006 and again in 2011, he won MetLif e's "National Sales Representative of the Year" award. Over the years he has built a successful track record of working with producers to identify disability solutions for their clients in the individual and corporate markets, as well as regularly conducting Continuing Education seminars for Individual Disability. Brendhan lives with his wife and his four sons. He spends his free time coaching and supporting youth baseball and ice hockey and playing himself in several Men's Hockey Leagues. He also enjoys rooting for Philadelphia sports teams with his sons and spending time in Cape May, NJ in the summertime.
North Florida / Southeast
Ocala, FLClarke Morris
(786) 390-9762
(800) 790-2019
clarke@dibrokereast.com
Clarke Morris became part of the DIBroker East team in 1997 and has been DIBroker’s top producing disability wholesale representative nearly every year since. His area of expertise is disability insurance, for both individuals and businesses. Clarke works out of the Coral Gables, FL processing center, but he covers the entire Southeast region of the U.S. for DIBroker. He is on the road frequently, providing a personal touch to the many brokers throughout the region who have come to rely upon him. After growing up in Jackson Mississippi, Clarke attended Florida State University on a swimming scholarship. He graduated with a B.S. in Finance and then joined MassMutual in 1988 as a personal producer. After 10 years with MassMutual, he joined DIBroker East to specialize in disability insurance. Clarke has two lovely daughters, Laura and Candace. Aside from spending time with his family, Clarke is known to enjoy the great outdoors, in fact he loves nothing better than bow hunting from his deerstand in the Everglades or diving for stonecrabs from his Panga. If you don’t know what a Panga is, give him a call to find out.
South Florida
Fort Lauderdale, FLMichele Friedlander, RHU, REBC
(954) 536-3251
michele@dibrokereast.com
Michele has over 30 plus years of experience in the disability income insurance arena. She specializes in working with agents to offer their clients plans to maximize their income protection and asset protection needs. She often works jointly in presenting plans to both individuals and groups. Michele has earned the RHU, REBC designations; Graduate of University of Miami; Certified Continuing Education Instructor; Past President of the Women In Financial Services Organization, Current member Women in Financial Services and NAIFA; Past President Broward NAIFA, and active in the community.
Boca Raton, FLMichael Tyler
(954) 648-5624
michael.tyler@dibrokereast.com
Michael Tyler graduated from the University of Miami as a Finance major, and immediately started his professional insurance career. He has now been an insurance professional for over 20 years, specializing in Disability Income products and solutions for individuals, small businesses, and the corporate market. He began his career with the Paul Revere Life Insurance Company in 1990, also spending 9 years with MetLife, where he was consistently a Leaders Conference qualifier. In 2010, he joined DIBroker East focusing in the South Florida area. Michael has been a past instructor for the LUTC Disability courses, as well as a certified state CE instructor focusing in the disability arena.
Tampa, FLTim Murray
305-615-3104 (direct)
813-334-9052 (cell)
tim@dibrokereast.com
Tim began his career in the insurance industry in 1981. He spent almost 18 years with Unum as a Brokerage Sales Executive marketing Individual DI and LTC products. He opened the Tampa Branch Office for DIBroker East in November of 2002. His territory is the Tampa Bay area and Central Florida. Tim has developed strong relationships with his brokers by providing top notch expertise and customized individual attention. Throughout his career, Tim has been invited as a featured speaker at various carrier’s National conventions, as well as to local associations on the subject of Disability Income. He has conducted numerous sales training workshops for brokers and career agencies. Tim received his Registered Health Underwriter (RHU) designation from the American College in 1996. Tim enjoys fishing and outdoor activities and spending time with his four adult children.