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John McCormick
Editorial Director

John McCormick is an insurance expert and editor with more than 20 years of personal finance experience. He writes and edits for QuinStreet’s CarInsurance.com, Insurance.com and Insure.com. Before joining QuinStreet, he was a deputy editor at The Wall Street Journal and had been an editor and reporter at a number of other media outlets where he covered insurance, personal finance and technology.

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Laura Longero
Executive Editor

Laura Longero is an insurance expert with more than 15 years of experience educating people about personal finance topics and helping consumers navigate the complexities of auto insurance. She writes and edits for QuinStreet’s CarInsurance.com, Insurance.com and Insure.com. Prior to joining QuinStreet, she worked as a reporter and editor at the USA Today Network.

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Leslie Kasperowicz
Executive Editor

Leslie Kasperowicz is a home and auto insurance expert, educator and content creation professional. She has nearly two decades of experience in the insurance industry, first as a customer service representative at Farmers Insurance and now as a researcher and writer for QuinStreet’s CarInsurance.com, Insurance.com and Insure.com. She also has written for insurance shopping sites such as ExpertInsuranceReviews.com and InsuranceHotline.com.

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Nupur Gambhir
Managing Editor

Nupur Gambhir is a licensed life, health and disability insurance agent and an auto and home insurance expert. She has written extensively on insurance topics for QuinStreet’s CarInsurance.com, Insurance.com and Insure.com as well as for Bloomberg News, Forbes Advisor, CNET, Fortune, Slate, Real Simple, Lifehacker and The Financial Gym.

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Scott Nyerges
Managing Editor

Scott Nyerges is an insurance expert who writes and edits for QuinStreet’s CarInsurance.com, Insurance.com and Insure.com. He is a former senior editor and content strategist at U.S. News & World Report, where he led coverage of car insurance and other personal insurance lines. He also served as a managing editor for Consumer Reports and a news programmer for MSN.

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Brent Buell
Data Journalist

Before joining QuinStreet, Brent worked for nearly four years at NYCM Insurance (a personal and commercial insurance carrier based in New York) between his roles as a product analyst and a commercial lines underwriter. Before joining NYCM, Brent owned and operated a captive insurance agency. He holds a property & casualty broker’s license and is a Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU).

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Dr. Siwei Gao
PhD, MS, BS

Associate Professor, Eastern Kentucky University

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Dr. James C. Brau
PhD, BS, CFP, CFA

Joel C. Peterson Professor of Finance, Brigham Young University

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Dr. Matthew R. Auer
PhD, MS, MALD, AB

Dean, School of Public and International Affairs, University of Georgia

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Dr. David Dorroh Wood
DBA, MBA, BBA

Professor, Martin Chair of Insurance, Middle Tennessee State University

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Shivani Gite
Contributing Researcher

Shivani Gite is a personal finance and insurance writer with a degree in journalism and mass communication. She is passionate about making insurance topics easy to understand for people and helping them make better financial decisions. When not writing, you can find her reading a book or watching anime.

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Katrina Raenell
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Katrina Raenell is a writer, editor and educator with 20 years of experience in content and communications for international organizations, nonprofits and start-ups. In her previous roles, she was a communications manager for study abroad, content project manager for higher education and finance websites, reported on arts and culture and was a managing editor for an online health and wellness publication.

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Kathryn Pomroy
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Kathryn has been working as a journalist and freelance writer for over 15 years. She specializes in personal finance, insurance, consumer debt and banking and all types of loans. She has written for dozens of major publications, small businesses and personal finance companies.

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Elizabeth Rivelli
Contributing Researcher

Elizabeth Rivelli is a freelance writer who covers insurance. Her areas of expertise are life insurance, car insurance, property insurance and health insurance. Elizabeth has appeared in dozens of online publications, including Investopedia, CNET and Bankrate. She has also written for several insurance companies.

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Sarah Sharkey
Contributing Researcher

Sarah Sharkey is a personal finance writer with a master’s degree in management from the Hough School of Business at the University of Florida. She enjoys helping readers find money solutions that work. She has written for numerous personal finance publications including Money Under 30 and The College Investor.

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Casey Bond
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Casey Bond is a seasoned writer and editor who has covered personal finance for over a decade. Previously, she reported on money, home and living for HuffPost. She has held editorial management roles at Student Loan Hero and GOBankingRates.

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Cynthia Bowman
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Cynthia Paez Bowman is a personal finance writer with degrees from American University in International Business and Journalism. Her work has been featured in MSN, Brex, Bankrate, The Simple Dollar, GOBankingRates and more.

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Maggie O’Neill
Contributing Researcher

Maggie has twenty years of experience working in media. She is a writer and editor on car insurance and related issues. Before joining CarInsurance.com, she reported on health, education and lifestyle for magazines, websites and newspapers in Nevada.

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Heather Larson
Contributing Researcher

Heather Larson works from her Tacoma. Washington office writing about small business issues, insurance and personal finance. Her credits include Costco Connection, Bankrate.com, Insurancequotes.com and several trade publications. She also spent some time as an employee of Safeco Insurance.

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Mary Beth Eastman
Contributing Researcher

Mary Beth Eastman is an authority on personal finance topics including home, auto and life insurance as well as mortgages, loans and credit. Her work appears in major national brands and publishers, including U.S. News and World Report, Newsweek, The Wall Street Journal, Homes.com, Angi and others. She also serves on the board of the Falcon Media Alumni at Bowling Green State University.

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Jessica Olson
Contributing Researcher

Jessica Olson has nearly three decades of experience supporting small businesses in various roles, specializing in insurance, accounting and veterinary and human medicine. She lives in Central Massachusetts with her husband and pets. Outside of work and writing she is passionate about music and animals.

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Margaret Jackson
Contributing Researcher

Margaret Jackson is an award-winning journalist who spent nearly 25 years in the newspaper industry, including seven years as a business reporter for The Denver Post. Though Jackson has most recently focused on real estate and general business news, her previous experience includes reporting on technology, transportation, telecommunications, government, courts and police.

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Jackie Lam
Contributing Researcher

Jackie Lam is a freelance writer with experience covering small business, insurance, budgeting and personal finance. She is an accredited financial coach (AFC) and helps professionals improve their relationship with money.

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Lena Borrelli
Contributing Researcher

Lena Borrelli is a freelance financial writer specializing in business, including the financial and insurance industries. Her work has appeared in Forbes, TIME, Investopedia, Policygenius, Bankrate, The Simple Dollar, ADT and Home Advisor.

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Kimberly Lankford
Contributing Researcher

Kimberly Lankford has been a financial journalist for more than 20 years. She received the personal finance Best in Business Award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers. She also has written three books: “The Insurance Maze: How You Can Save Money on Insurance – and Still Get the Coverage You Need” “Rescue Your Financial Life,” and “Ask Kim for Money Smart Solutions.”

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Prachi Singh
Contributing Researcher

Prachi is an insurance writer with a master’s degree in business administration. Through her writing, she hopes to help readers make smart and informed decisions about their finances. She loves to travel and write poetry.

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Mark Vallet
Contributing Researcher

Mark is a freelance journalist and analyst with over 15 years of experience covering the insurance industry. He has extensive experience creating and editing content on a variety of subjects with deep expertise in insurance and automotive writing. He has written for autos.com, carsdirect.com, DARCARS and Madtown Designs to name just a few. He is also a professional blogger and a skilled web content creator who consistently turns out engaging, error-free writing while juggling multiple projects.

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Erik Martin
Contributing Researcher

Erik J. Martin is a Chicago area-based freelance writer whose articles have been published by AARP The Magazine, The Motley Fool, The Costco Connection, USAA, US Chamber of Commerce, Bankrate, The Chicago Tribune and other publications. He often writes on topics related to insurance, real estate, personal finance, business, technology, health care and entertainment. Erik also hosts a podcast and publishes several blogs, including Martinspiration.com and Cineversegroup.com.

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Chris Kissell
Contributing Researcher

Chris Kissell is a Denver-based writer and editor with work featured on U.S. News & World Report, MSN Money, Fox Business, Forbes, Yahoo Finance, Money Talks News and more.

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Geoff Williams
Contributing Researcher

Geoff Williams is a freelance journalist and author in Loveland, Ohio. He has been writing about insurance and personal finance since the mid-2000s. His work has appeared in numerous publications, including Life magazine, Ladies’ Home Journal, The Washington Post, CNNMoney, Entrepreneur, Forbes.com and U.S. News & World Report.

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Bob Haegele
Contributing Researcher

Bob Haegele is a personal finance writer. He covers car insurance, health insurance and life insurance. While working in the corporate world, he started a personal finance blog. Later he left his corporate job and began freelance writing full-time. Since then, he has made it his mission to help people master their money.

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Mel Duvall
Contributing Researcher

Mel Duvall is an award-winning senior business writer and communications professional. He served as Senior Media Manager for Husky Energy, a fully integrated energy company with operations in Canada, the United States, China and Indonesia. Mel also served a three-year term on the Mount Royal University Journalism Committee.

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Jeremy Brown
Contributing Researcher

Jeremy Brown is an insurance expert, writer and editor who specializes in insurance topics like small business, life, homeowners, renters and pet coverage. He has worked for more than 20 years in news organizations such as U.S. News & World Report and Bloomberg.

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