| Name | Title | Contact Details |
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Elaine Orler |
Senior Vice President, Technology Consulting | Profile |
ChoiceOne Bank is a community bank holding company based in Michigan, with approximately $2.6 billion in assets. Founded in 1898 as Sparta State Bank, it has grown through strategic mergers and now operates 35 offices across multiple counties. The bank is headquartered in Sparta and has operations centers in Lapeer and Fenton, ensuring efficient service delivery. ChoiceOne offers a wide range of financial services, including digital banking solutions, consumer and commercial banking, agricultural lending, mortgage services, wealth management, payroll solutions, and treasury management. The bank is dedicated to serving a diverse customer base, including families, small businesses, farmers, and low-income individuals, particularly in rural communities. ChoiceOne is committed to being an integral part of Michigan communities, with a mission to provide superior service and quality advice. In 2025, the bank announced a merger with Fentura Financial Inc., enhancing its presence in the Detroit suburbs and expanding into the Flint and Saginaw markets.
Dedicated to assisting organizations leverage value from their most significant and least understood asset - their data.
Accelerant is a data-driven risk exchange connecting specialty insurance underwriters with risk capital providers. Founded in 2018 by a group of longtime insurance industry executives and technology experts, our vision is to rebuild the way risk is exchanged – so that it works better, for everyone. For the underwriters we call Members, we deliver a full service offering that includes insights and analytics, distribution management, operational resources, and stable underwriting capacity. Our approach frees our Members to focus on profitable underwriting while growing their businesses. Our portfolio presents attractive, validated, and diversified source of specialty insurance premium to our risk capital provider partners.