The real question isn’t “What does insurance protect you from? It’s what does insurance empower you to pursue with confidence?” says Katherine Santarelli, president of Wye River Insurance. As a respected leader in the insurance industry, Santarelli is a Baltimore native and graduate of The University of Virginia. She started her insurance career at The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies as an Environmental and Excess Liability Underwriter in the Washington DC office. Renowned for her transparency, technical expertise, and steadfast commitment to excellence, innovation, and exceptional customer service, Santarelli leads a robust team of insurance and surety professionals dedicated to providing risk management and brokerage services on a national basis “We will always prioritize hiring the right people – those who share our core values, work ethic and commitment to client success.” Wye River Insurance is changing the way real estate and construction companies—and people in general—think about insurance. Offering tailored insurance solutions to commercial, personal, surety, and life insurance clients, Wye River serves the construction and real estate industries and the vendors that serve them. As a boutique insurance brokerage and risk consulting company, Wye River Insurance is entrenched in the industries it serves, understands the challenges and economics that drive them and the true impact of insurance costs on a deal. Santarelli proudly serves as a member of the CREW Construction Council where she recently led a session called “The Anatomy of a Deal” highlighting the role that insurance plays in all stages of a development deal. “Each phase of development comes with different insurance considerations and we navigate those complexities for our clients”, Santarelli explains. “When our clients are prepared, clearly understand their options and the impact of those options, this is a win for us, it’s a job well done.”