Team
Peter Northrup
President
After college, Pete started as a Commercial Underwriting Assistant with Safeco Insurance company in Seattle, Washington. Five years later, he began working with his brother-in-law at a Portland agency before moving on to Johnson & Higgins – at the time, the world’s oldest and largest private broker. In 1993, after eight years with J&H, Pete decided to start his own agency, which engaged three commercial accounts in its first year. Today, Northrup Corporation has over 350 commercial clients in addition to personal and executive risk accounts.
Pete enjoys alpine skiing and sharpening his paddle surfing skills. He and his wife Cassie have been married 31 years, and they have two daughters – one in San Francisco with PriceWaterhouseCoopers and the other at the University of Colorado in Boulder.
Pete’s motto is, “It is better to wear out than to rust.”
Kendyl Cox
Executive Risk
Kendyl is a native Oregonian and has spent the past 20 years working in the insurance industry. She began her career at Safeco Insurance in Lake Oswego, then worked in claims and personal lines underwriting after graduating from Portland State University with a Social Science degree. Kendyl joined Northrup Corporation’s Executive Risk Department in 2002.
Kendyl lives in Tigard with her husband Jeff and their two children, Connor and Camryn. When she isn’t watching her children playing lacrosse and soccer, Kendyl enjoys cycling, kayaking, and trips to the beach.
Kathlene D. L. Henry, CPCU, ARM, CPIW
Account Executive | Placement Specialist
Kathlene (Lacy) Henry is a proud third generation Oregonian. She grew up in Central Point in Southern Oregon before moving to Hillsboro when she was in high school, and attended Portland State University for one year before pursuing her insurance career with Aetna Casualty & Surety in 1971. After nearly a decade, she switched to the agency side of the business and joined Johnson & Higgins, where she met Peter Northrup, and spent 18 years specializing in property insurance, marine and global accounts. Kathlene worked at two other large global insurance brokerage firms after J&H, then joined Northrup Corporation in 2012. She has worked on a wide variety of accounts over the years, from non-profits to large manufacturers and public entities.
Kathlene is a member of Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters’ Society (CPCU) and International Association of Insurance Professionals, and is licensed in eight states. She enjoys spending time with family as well as traveling, photography, and community service.