Brian Riccioni founded The Intrasure Group, LLC to provide profoundly profitable insurance and investment-style programs to small and mid-sized businesses and professional associations.
Recent positive legislation changes (i.e. The COLI Best Practices Act)1 have paved the way for organizations (privately held and publicly held businesses, labor/trade unions, as well as charitable organizations) to reap the tremendous benefits and profits of a number of niche programs previously dominated by the Fortune 500 and similar large organizations.
Brian believes that the mission of The Intrasure Group is to educate qualified organizations of 100 to 10,000 members of their entitlement as spelled out by the new legislation, and to properly structure the most effective niche profits and benefit vehicles tailored to the goals of the organization.
For the past twelve years, prior to establishing The Intrasure Group, Brian distinguished himself in the fields of Real Estate, Real Estate Finance, Insurance, as well as in Entertainment. Recently, his business accomplishments as well as his charitable endeavors were recognized through a nomination for New Jersey's prestigious NJ Top 40 Under 40 Award, given to top leaders in the state under the age of 40.
Brian received a BA in Political Science from Trenton State College (The College of New Jersey), where he was the starting punter on the football team for his entire college career. Upon graduation he joined his father's Somerville, NJ residential mortgage-banking firm, Sterling Mortgage, LLC, as a Loan Officer/Salesman.
While achieving "Salesman of the Month" in 24 of the 27 months as a loan officer, Brian developed and implemented a new business model for a more sophisticated "lending environment". His efforts resulted in greater efficiencies as well as more than tripling the firm's revenue for that year. He also received trade recognition and praise in publications such as The New York Times for his innovations as well as acquisition offers from larger lenders.
This success was the genesis for his own residential mortgage-banking firm established in 1999, First Hallmark Mortgage Corp. (FHM). Under Brian's management, FHM enjoyed steady growth and a reputation for unparalleled customer service and satisfaction.
With corporate headquarters in Somerset, NJ, as well as several branch locations throughout NJ and PA, FHM employs approximately 65 people achieving loan volumes of approximately $250MM per annum.
Deciding to focus his efforts in the future success of The Intrasure Group, Brian sold his majority stake in FHM in November of 2006.
Brian readily attributes his previous accomplishments to his focus on networking and interpersonal communications - skills that helped him partner with Unity Bank, a publicly traded community bank, to form Hallmark Title Agency, LLC - generating more than $750MM in insurance in only its second year.
Networking has also brought Brian positive achievements in the Entertainment industry. In partnership with NJ native, Emmy Award Nominated Actor/Playwright, John Amos; Brian produced numerous theatrical performances at venues in NJ, NYC, FL, & CA, as well as television commercials, infomercials, and a made for television movie. Through his recently formed New York based entertainment firm, Entertainment Acquisition Partners, LLC, Brian has several more projects in development including feature films, reality based television series, and literary publishing arrangements.
Brian has served on the Boards of several non-profit organizations geared toward promoting leadership initiatives as well as various programs to assist "at-risk" youth.
1. The complete text of The COLI Best Practices Act is available at www.theintrasuregroup.com/coli_act.html
Recent positive legislation changes (i.e. The COLI Best Practices Act)1 have paved the way for organizations (privately held and publicly held businesses, labor/trade unions, as well as charitable organizations) to reap the tremendous benefits and profits of a number of niche programs previously dominated by the Fortune 500 and similar large organizations.
Brian believes that the mission of The Intrasure Group is to educate qualified organizations of 100 to 10,000 members of their entitlement as spelled out by the new legislation, and to properly structure the most effective niche profits and benefit vehicles tailored to the goals of the organization.
For the past twelve years, prior to establishing The Intrasure Group, Brian distinguished himself in the fields of Real Estate, Real Estate Finance, Insurance, as well as in Entertainment. Recently, his business accomplishments as well as his charitable endeavors were recognized through a nomination for New Jersey's prestigious NJ Top 40 Under 40 Award, given to top leaders in the state under the age of 40.
Brian received a BA in Political Science from Trenton State College (The College of New Jersey), where he was the starting punter on the football team for his entire college career. Upon graduation he joined his father's Somerville, NJ residential mortgage-banking firm, Sterling Mortgage, LLC, as a Loan Officer/Salesman.
While achieving "Salesman of the Month" in 24 of the 27 months as a loan officer, Brian developed and implemented a new business model for a more sophisticated "lending environment". His efforts resulted in greater efficiencies as well as more than tripling the firm's revenue for that year. He also received trade recognition and praise in publications such as The New York Times for his innovations as well as acquisition offers from larger lenders.
This success was the genesis for his own residential mortgage-banking firm established in 1999, First Hallmark Mortgage Corp. (FHM). Under Brian's management, FHM enjoyed steady growth and a reputation for unparalleled customer service and satisfaction.
With corporate headquarters in Somerset, NJ, as well as several branch locations throughout NJ and PA, FHM employs approximately 65 people achieving loan volumes of approximately $250MM per annum.
Deciding to focus his efforts in the future success of The Intrasure Group, Brian sold his majority stake in FHM in November of 2006.
Brian readily attributes his previous accomplishments to his focus on networking and interpersonal communications - skills that helped him partner with Unity Bank, a publicly traded community bank, to form Hallmark Title Agency, LLC - generating more than $750MM in insurance in only its second year.
Networking has also brought Brian positive achievements in the Entertainment industry. In partnership with NJ native, Emmy Award Nominated Actor/Playwright, John Amos; Brian produced numerous theatrical performances at venues in NJ, NYC, FL, & CA, as well as television commercials, infomercials, and a made for television movie. Through his recently formed New York based entertainment firm, Entertainment Acquisition Partners, LLC, Brian has several more projects in development including feature films, reality based television series, and literary publishing arrangements.
Brian has served on the Boards of several non-profit organizations geared toward promoting leadership initiatives as well as various programs to assist "at-risk" youth.
1. The complete text of The COLI Best Practices Act is available at www.theintrasuregroup.com/coli_act.html
Marilinda Rivera, better known as simply Marilinda, was the winning model competing on the third season of the television series Project Runway.
She was the model for winner Jeffrey Sebelia.
Each week the designers choose a model that they want for the next challenge. At the beginning of the show there are an equal number of models and designers, but as the designers are eliminated, the models are as well. After trying different formats, Season 3 of Project Runway allowed the winning designer to choose their model first, and picked the names of the remaining designers out of a bag - the last designer whose name comes out of the bag determines which model will go home. Marilinda emerged as Jeffrey Sebelia's favorite early on in the competition - Jeffrey's cutting edge designs helped them to win the grand prize of Season 3. According to her MySpace page, Marilinda currently lives and works in New York City. She is of Puertorican and Dominican heritage.
She was the model for winner Jeffrey Sebelia.
Each week the designers choose a model that they want for the next challenge. At the beginning of the show there are an equal number of models and designers, but as the designers are eliminated, the models are as well. After trying different formats, Season 3 of Project Runway allowed the winning designer to choose their model first, and picked the names of the remaining designers out of a bag - the last designer whose name comes out of the bag determines which model will go home. Marilinda emerged as Jeffrey Sebelia's favorite early on in the competition - Jeffrey's cutting edge designs helped them to win the grand prize of Season 3. According to her MySpace page, Marilinda currently lives and works in New York City. She is of Puertorican and Dominican heritage.
Katbite is a 3 piece band from Den Haag, The Netherlands. Katbite was founded in 2001, just a few months after Kat Leese emigrated to Holland in 2000. The songs are all(except one, Dirty Creature, by Split Enz.) written by Kat, so the band has a strong singer-songwriter aspect, although there are injections of many elements in the arrangements, from jazz to punk, funk and rock, which makes the music in many means danceable. The songs are mainly about travelling and the deeper meanings of existence and life.
Katbite is formed by Kat (short for Katherine) Leese, Dominic Bellekom and Jeroen van der Zeeuw. The band is based in The Hague, although Dominic lives in Wateringen and Jeroen lives in Piershil (Zuid-Holland). Normally, this is also the setting how the band performs on stage. Kat Leese on guitar and vocals, Dominic Bellekom on bass guitar and backing vocals, and Jeroen van der Zeeuw on drums. Occasionally, Katbite performs with guest artists. They have performed with a variation of artists in the past years, but names as Boris van der Lek and Tom Spaapen keep showing up at some of their gigs.
Since 2001, the band has performed more than 200 gigs, and in addition to playing all over Holland, they have also performed in England, Scotland, Germany, and executed a 5 week, 18 date tour of New Zealand at the start of 2005 which included a television appearance. Other highlights include performing live on 3FM, one of the Holland’s largest radio stations, making it into the competition to play at Parkpop, and performing at the Haags Pop Podium LIVE and Langwegikeit festivals. After bringing out several demos, Katbite released their (official) debut album, “Vacation” in August 2005 In early 2006 they started with their second album, Sweet Rebellion, which is planned to be released by the end of 2006.
Katbite is formed by Kat (short for Katherine) Leese, Dominic Bellekom and Jeroen van der Zeeuw. The band is based in The Hague, although Dominic lives in Wateringen and Jeroen lives in Piershil (Zuid-Holland). Normally, this is also the setting how the band performs on stage. Kat Leese on guitar and vocals, Dominic Bellekom on bass guitar and backing vocals, and Jeroen van der Zeeuw on drums. Occasionally, Katbite performs with guest artists. They have performed with a variation of artists in the past years, but names as Boris van der Lek and Tom Spaapen keep showing up at some of their gigs.
Since 2001, the band has performed more than 200 gigs, and in addition to playing all over Holland, they have also performed in England, Scotland, Germany, and executed a 5 week, 18 date tour of New Zealand at the start of 2005 which included a television appearance. Other highlights include performing live on 3FM, one of the Holland’s largest radio stations, making it into the competition to play at Parkpop, and performing at the Haags Pop Podium LIVE and Langwegikeit festivals. After bringing out several demos, Katbite released their (official) debut album, “Vacation” in August 2005 In early 2006 they started with their second album, Sweet Rebellion, which is planned to be released by the end of 2006.
Record label by Vique Simba, started in 1993.
First record released in 1993
Records released include:
DES MAN DE ABLO Missionary SIM003
ROCKET SCIENCE Well Known SIM004
FABRIC Stella Maris SIM008
HAL AL SHEDAD Yesterdays SIM009
KILL HOLIDAY Meant To Let SIM011
ABHINANDA Rumble SIM013
GARRISON / HUNDRED REASONS Split SIM014
HALOGENS Resolution SIM015
93 MILLION MILES s/t SIM017
KRISTOFER ASTROM & HIDDEN TRUCK Plastered Confessions SIM018
MARIT BERGMAN It Would Have Been Good SIM019
THE MOOMAW COLLECTIVE s/t SIM020
Last record released in 2004
First record released in 1993
Records released include:
DES MAN DE ABLO Missionary SIM003
ROCKET SCIENCE Well Known SIM004
FABRIC Stella Maris SIM008
HAL AL SHEDAD Yesterdays SIM009
KILL HOLIDAY Meant To Let SIM011
ABHINANDA Rumble SIM013
GARRISON / HUNDRED REASONS Split SIM014
HALOGENS Resolution SIM015
93 MILLION MILES s/t SIM017
KRISTOFER ASTROM & HIDDEN TRUCK Plastered Confessions SIM018
MARIT BERGMAN It Would Have Been Good SIM019
THE MOOMAW COLLECTIVE s/t SIM020
Last record released in 2004