Tedd Patel

Assistant VP of Business Relationship Management

Tedd Patel is the Assistant VP of Business Relationship Management for AccuQuote. He is responsible for developing and managing new product initiatives, and plays an active role in training all national sales division employees as new products are added. He reports directly to the company's Executive Vice President, playing an active role in helping lead the overall growth and development of the company.

Patel's primary day-to-day responsibilities include overseeing the company's electronic signature initiative by working with internal staff, insurance carriers, and other external vendors, strategic planning and execution of new products, and leading key projects aligned with AccuQuote's strategic goals. His passion for leadership development is actively demonstrated and shared with others.

Under Patel's guidance, he was responsible for developing a sales staff that successfully increased sales revenue by more than 20 percent annually on a consistent basis. He also played a key role in directing an internal task force committee that created key customer resource tools allowing the sales staff to provide faster, more accurate information for AccuQuote clients.

Prior to joining AccuQuote, Patel spent two years as a Special Agent for one of the country's largest and most highly rated life insurance companies, Northwestern Mutual Life.

Patel began his career with BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois (BCBSI), where he helped oversee sales department operations and was responsible for training, recruiting, and educating independent insurance brokers appointed to sell BCBSI products. He also successfully contributed to new product launches that resulted in contracting an additional 10,000 insurance brokers over a three-year period.

Patel has also previously served in the past as Treasurer of the National Association of Health Underwriters' Chicago chapter, a highly regarded association of insurance agents of which he also has been a member of the board of directors. He resides in Chicago, Ill., and holds a bachelor's degree in Speech Communication and Dramatic Arts from Ripon College.