MEET

The Team

Tris Felix | Managing Director

Tris leads Cornerstone’s growth and agency partnership strategies. Since joining Cornerstone in 2003, Tris has specialized in the formation and management of group-based insurance programs. He has worked with Associations, Consortiums, Franchisors-Franchisees, and other agents to develop optimal group risk financing solutions which allow Cornerstone’s clients to better meet their individual goals.

Paul Davis | Director of Program Operations

Paul holds a master’s degree in industrial engineering from Wichita State University. Paul joined IMA in 1994. His experience includes working in the areas of risk management and safety consulting. Paul focuses on program design, implementation and administration of group programs assuring efficient and effective operations.

Hennie Terblanche | Director of Underwriting Services

Hennie leads the underwriting functions within Cornerstone as well as the implementation of allied strategies internally and externally. He gained client-focused experience as a producer and owner/operator of an independent P&C insurance agency in South Africa prior to immigrating to the United States in 2003. He held a variety of positions with ACE USA and AIG from business development, regional and national leadership to ultimately Head of Product in 2018.

Jess Cornejo | Program Manager

Jess brings over a decade of experience in the commercial insurance and alternative risk finance industry, managing complex group programs and risk financing solutions to his clients. He joined IMA, Cornerstone’s parent company, in 2010 after obtaining an undergraduate degree in Finance and a Masters degree in Accounting from The University of Kansas. As a Program Manager at Cornerstone, Jess specializes in the administration and oversight of group programs, captives, and self-insured pools. His role involves engaging with clients across various industries to provide strategic consulting & quality assurance related to group program governance, risk-financing structures, and key service providers.

Kristi Sullivan | Program Manager

Kristi holds a master’s degree in business from Baker University and has been with Cornerstone for 20+ years. Her Program Manager and Underwriting responsibilities include assisting clients in identifying risk, developing risk management programs to reduce client’s total cost of risk, and in evaluating loss-sensitive, alternative risk financing options.

Maggie Tieslau | Program Manager

Maggie holds a degree in Mathematics from the University of Georgia. She joined Cornerstone in 2013 after two years on IMA’s commercial lines teams. As a program manager, Maggie oversees operations and provides risk finance consulting to four of Cornerstone’s group programs – for both property and casualty as well as medical stop loss.