Since 1939, Flood and Peterson has worked to deliver value while protecting our clients’ assets and positively impacting the communities we serve.
Our leadership team is proud to grow our unique model of insurance expertise and risk management while continuing to build value through connection.
Royal Lovell joined Flood and Peterson in 1998 and is the Chairman and CEO. He is a stockholder and a member of the Board of Directors. Royal leads the mission, vision, and strategic direction of the Company. His leadership provides broad industry experience and knowledge focused on positively impacting key stakeholders – Flood and Peterson employees, clients, insurance carrier partners, and communities.
With a strong belief in Flood and Peterson’s foundational core value of investment, engagement, and advancement of our local communities, Royal actively holds numerous leadership roles throughout the community. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Employers Council and Catholic Charities. He is a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) and also a member of the Business Advisory Committee for Weld County School District 6.
Royal has served on numerous Boards including the Northern Colorado Medical Center Foundation, Weld Community Foundation, One NOCO, and various business advisory Boards. He has been active in many philanthropic campaigns in the past, including serving as the Corporate Sponsor Chair for the American Cancer Society Cattle Barons Ball, and on the Corporate Campaign Committee for United Way of Weld County.
Royal received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting from North Dakota State University.
Whitney Shupe joined Flood and Peterson in 2003 and is the Chief Operations Officer. She is a member of the Board of Directors. In her role as Chief Operations Officer, Whitney leverages her more than a decade of experience in the execution of operational strategies to optimize efficiency, management of resources to ensure financial strength and alignment of organizational goals and employees.
Whitney is focused on the advancement of Flood and Peterson’s growth culture through her leadership in recruitment, development, and guidance of key personnel. In addition to providing vision and strategic direction for Flood and Peterson’s value-added service platforms, she assists in the creation of strategies concentrated on the enhancement of the client experience, operational excellence and continued advancement of significant insurance carrier relationships.
Whitney received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from Indiana Wesleyan University. She is a PEP (Power of Extended Philanthropy) member of the Women’s Foundation of Colorado; a generous, passionate and diverse group of leaders who believe in creating change.
Brett Kemp joined Flood and Peterson in 2007 and currently serves as the President of the agency. He has nearly two decades of insurance industry experience and believes in continually developing staff members, mentoring leadership, and proactively helping our clients reduce their total cost of risk. Brett holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh.
Community investment is a foundational core value of Flood and Peterson, and this commitment remains the same today. Brett stewards this core value through his long-standing and active involvement throughout the communities where our clients and employees live and work. He currently serves as the Board Chair for the Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce, is on the Board of Directors for the Colorado Advanced Manufacturing Association and sits on the Finance Committee for the United Way of Larimer County.
Kelly has worked at F&P since 1997. Her current role as Director of Operations gives her the opportunity to work with everyone in the agency. Kelly’s role allows her to onboard new hires and helps them learn the F&P Way to enhance the customer experience we provide. Kelly also gets the pleasure of implementing new processes, procedures, and technology to help the agency gain efficiencies and stay relevant in the insurance industry. Kelly feels truly blessed to possess her role and the opportunity to be a part of the F&P Family!
Kendra is our Employee Benefits Director, she has more than 20 years of experience in employee benefits and has been with Flood and Peterson since 2012. Kendra leads our Benefits Department and assists in the development and management of strategic plans designed to help organizations reduce their total cost of employee benefits and gain control back in their benefits programs.
Kendra holds a Bachelor of Administration in Speech Communication from Colorado State University. She currently serves on the board Northern Colorado Association of Health Underwriters previously as President and Legislative Chair.
Kendra is accomplished and recognized professional in the areas of health care reform and Professional Employer Organizations. Among other licensures, Kendra is PPACA certified and has been certified with Connect for Health Colorado.
Michael is a native of Colorado and graduate of University of Colorado, Boulder. After graduating college, Michael traveled and lived in Alaska. He completed a Colorado Outward Bound course and spend eight years teaching and coaching middle school kids. Michael made the transition into insurance and used his education background extensively to help business, their owners, and employees understand insurance; what it’s for and what it’s not for. Michael has over 30 years of experience working extensively with Non-Profits, businesses and agencies serving vulnerable populations and is very well respected in the community. Michael has also served on the board for the ARC of Arapahoe and Douglas County. In his free time Michael enjoys cooking and spending time with his wife and Golden Retriever.
Tim Rennau joined Flood and Peterson as a Risk Advisor in 2013. Tim has been in the insurance and Agribusiness industries for over ten years. Tim’s specialization and expertise in the Agribusiness insurance industry assists him in providing clients with the best results in their insurance and risk management programs. He maintains client relationships across all areas of the Agribusiness industry, including farms, feedlots, dairies, manufacturers, agronomy services, and equine operations.
Tim graduated from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln with a Bachelor of Science degree in Agribusiness. Tim holds and maintains his Certified Insurance Counselor designation.
