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Risk management, aged to perfection.

Brandon Schuh and Nick Hartmann pour into insurance, risk, and the decisions that protect what you've built — one episode at a time.

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Meet the hosts

Brandon Schuh
Brandon Schuh
Senior Vice President & Head of Specialty Insurance, Christensen Group

Brandon Schuh is the Head of Specialty Insurance at Christensen Group, where he leads the firm's Specialty practice and advises complex casualty clients across industries including recreational products, micromobility, consumer products, and emerging mobility technologies.

Brandon joined Christensen Group in January 2019 as Senior Vice President, focusing on product liability and the sharing economy. He previously worked at Hays Companies, where he specialized in product liability and consulted nationally with clients across the U.S. Earlier in his career, Brandon spent nearly a decade at a leading ladder manufacturer, serving as Risk and Product Liability Manager, where he managed nationwide product liability litigation, oversaw the company's insurance portfolio, and built strategic risk management relationships.

At Christensen Group, Brandon's expertise spans both traditional and alternative risk financing strategies. His specialties include:

  • Coverage: General Liability & Product Liability, Captives (831b, 831a, segregated cell, pure, group captives), Large Self-Insured Retention Programs, and Product Recall Insurance
  • Industry focus: Consumer Products, Sharing Economy, Micromobility Operations & Manufacturing, Risk Management & Loss-Sensitive Programs, Manufacturing, Sporting Goods, and Restaurants/Delivery Operations

Brandon earned his B.A. in Pre-Law from the University of Minnesota (Twin Cities) and holds the CLCU designation.

Nick Hartmann
Nick Hartmann
Senior Vice President, Christensen Group

Nick joined Christensen Group in 2015 as a Vice President. Previously, Nick held a regional position with a building materials manufacturer, along with a brokerage role servicing military and medical contract manufacturers.

Nick's areas of focus at Christensen Group include:

  • Food & Agribusiness
  • Construction
  • Transportation

Nick has been trained in the implementation of Food Safety & Food Quality Scheme as it relates to FSMA and holds positions with the Institute for Food Technology (IFT) as well as the Midwest Food Processors Association. Nick holds a CISR designation.

Nick enjoys spending free time with his wife, son and daughter, and tries to make time for golfing, traveling and fishing.

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Brandon Schuh
Brandon Schuh
Co-host · Head of Specialty Insurance, Christensen Group
Nick Hartmann
Nick Hartmann
Co-host · Senior Vice President, Christensen Group
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