From New York City to The World
Meet Arleen & Ted Taveras
Both of us started in New York City, working for banking and law firms before joining the London insurance brokerage, J. H. Minet (later acquired by Aon).
Twenty years ago we created our first insurance business, ILSA. Using emerging technologies, ILSA brings licensing and compliance services once available only to the biggest brokerages to agencies of every size. We’re proud to have grown our team from a handful of dedicated individuals to a 50+ strong team of experts in insurance licensing, surplus lines tax filings, and corporate compliance.
Our work has taken us to some beautiful locations: British Columbia, Vail, the Bahamas, and Hawaii. We’ve shot white-water rapids, zip-lined over stunning canyons, and sat white-knuckled through ride-alongs with pro racing drivers. It’s been an incredible journey!
How SOI Began
From Tiny Seeds …
The Great Recession of 2008 hit the insurance industry hard. It broke our hearts to hear so many of our clients say, We still need your services, but we just can’t afford it. (This was despite ILSA offering deep discounts to help out.) The seed of a new dream was planted.
We looked at many options to help insurance professionals for whom outsourcing wasn’t a viable option. For years, folks asked for copies of our internal guides or requested that we fly to their offices to conduct in-house training. But it just wasn’t practical to redirect ILSA’s manpower to make it happen. We needed a new approach.
Then in 2015, we launched Spot On Insurance to share our knowledge and resources with any producer or agency that needed them. Starting with our weekly free podcast series, we bring together experts from every compliance discipline to share their knowledge and discuss the latest industry trends.
Over the years, we’ve added other podcast series, live webinars, and a blog; and now, we’re launching the first of many online courses. These will offer “how-to” instructions and best practices for handling compliance tasks. We’ll cover insurance licensing, surplus lines tax filings, corporate taxes, and so much more!
We are so blessed to have this opportunity to give back to the industry that welcomed us so warmly, inspired, and encouraged us. Our commitment is to continue to bring you the very best of what we’ve learned and the latest news about what’s happening now in our industry.
OUR FABULOUS TEAM
Meet the People Who Make the Dream a Reality
No one succeeds alone. It takes teamwork to make the dream work! Each person on our team here in Puerto Rico brings a unique skill set to the table. Their unfailing excellence makes all we do at SOI possible.
We also couldn’t do it without the support of our ILSA team back in Texas. They’ve enthusiastically shared their knowledge with our audiences and encouraged us at every turn. Our thanks to them all!
Arleen Taveras
Co-Founder & CEO of Spot On Insurance
“I love co-hosting the Spot On Insurance Podcast! It’s great to have in-depth conversations with insurance leaders from around the world. We’ve learned so much from our 20+ years working in the licensing and regulatory compliance space. It’s fulfilling to know that the entire industry can now access that expertise.”
Ted Taveras
Co-Founder & COO of Spot On Insurance
“Spot On Insurance is an opportunity to help educate the professionals in our industry as well as ourselves. We strive to disseminating our own knowledge and experiences, but we are also searching and highlighting those in the industry who can teach us and bring the insurance industry to new heights. It’s all about sharing and learning”
Christian Maysonet
Manager & Motion Graphics Designer
“Working at Spot On Insurance has helped me better myself personally and professionally. I love that we have the creative freedom to give our audience something new to look at every week. Im very proud of our work since few podcast out there do what we do.”
Stephanie Salcedo
Multimedia Marketing Designer
“I love what I do at Spot On Insurance because it allows me to create without limitations in an industry that seems to have certain standards. We have the permission to break and change the rules of the game by adding color and even elements of space to the insurance industry.”
Lisandra Taveras
Brand Ambassador
I love working at Spot On Insurance because our heart is to give back and help others be successful by sharing important information and wonderful gold nuggets to help people advance in their careers and grow as individuals.
Contact ILSA
Insurance Licensing Services of America
ILSA knows the complex landscape of regulatory compliance inside and out. Since 1997, ILSA has supported the Financial Services & Insurance Industry by offering 50+ concierge services.
