Affiliations
Meet Ascent!
Jodie Lyons - Managing Principal/Agency Owner
Jodie has over 12 years in the commercial insurance industry, coming from a background insuring the public sector as a senior underwriter for Colorado School Districts Self Insurance Pool (CSDSIP) and Colorado Intergovernmental Risk Sharing Agency (CIRSA).
In 2019 Jodie left governmental risk pooling to dive into the private sector, joining a large regional brokerage that focused primarily on high volume workers' compensation. She quickly grew to be the top producer in the firm, though she was met with limitations in advocating for clients while in what felt to be a "sell only" environment.
In Jodie's words: "I didn’t want to become another cog in a corporate wheel and knew there could be a better way to help companies by offering both a personal approach and market access. So I BET IT ALL and ventured out to build it on my own on the faith that I would draw in a like-minded team and a healthy client base."
Jodie lives in the Saddle Rock community in SE Aurora & spends her downtime with her gal-pals at the golf course or with her husband and furbaby. She is the proud mother of a son deployed son with the Army Reserves and a daughter in the medical field.
Jacob Kilburg – Commercial Lines Specialist
Jacob is a former active-duty Marine that served with 3d Law Enforcement Battalion and Marine Corps Police Department, MCMWTC as a Military Police Officer. After 4 years in the military, he pursued a career in insurance where he specialized in commercial lines – more specifically – Workers Compensation. He quickly grew to be a top producer at his agency and wanted to further his career by expanding into other Commercial Lines. In 2023 Jacob joined Ascent Insurance Solutions as the Commercial Lines Specialist and loves getting to know his clients.
In Jacob's words: “I don’t want to be an Insurance Producer with a ‘set it and forget it’ or ‘sell and be done’ mindset. My goal is to educate my clients on ways to cut cost on their different lines of insurance and ensure that their policies are being handled with the upmost care and attention that every policy holder deserves”.
Jacob holds his OSHA 10 & 30 certifications and is well versed in all things safety.
Jacob lives in SE Aurora and loves spending his time playing guitar, going to the shooting range, being with his family, and volunteering in his community.
We ave so happy to welcome him to the team!
Jennifer Thomas – Administrative Assistant
Jennifer is new to the insurance business. She is enjoys learning about new subjects and insurance is the newest! Jennifer comes from an administrative and support backgrounds, with over 30 years’ experience. Most of her career has been working for small businesses. She understands the sacrifice and demands of a small business and is here for you!
Jennifer grew up in San Diego, and has lived in Arizona, and most recently just relocated here from rural North Carolina. She is enjoying being back in a major city. Can’t take the city girl out of Jennifer!
Jennifer has been married since 2016 to her wife, Stacy. She also has 2 grown sons, Bobby and Teddy. Bobby and his fiancé lives here in Englewood. Jennifer is passionate about women’s rights and the LGBTQIA+ community. In her spare time she spends time with her family and she loves to craft and is a big time game player (card games, board games, even online games!).
Jennifer keeps us organized here at Ascent and we're so happy to have her on board!
How we Help!
Protecting Assets
With over a decade of commercial insurance experience, we help clients prepare for the unknown. As an independent insurance agency, we represent the client vs. one specific carrier, though we have access to well over 100 markets. Without big corporate overhead or high pressure call centers, our mission is to advocate for our clients on both coverage and cost.
Commercial/Business Insurance
- Workers’ Compensation Insurance
- General Liability Insurance
- Professional Liability
- Errors & Omissions (E&O)
- Medical & Legal Malpractice
- Educators Legal Liability
- Law Enforcement Liability
- Abuse & Molestation
- Management Liability
- Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI)
- Directors & Officers (D&O)
- Fiduciary Liability
- Employee Benefits Liability (EBL)
- Pollution Liability
- Cyber Liability
- Liquor Liability
- Professional Liability
- Commercial Property
- Fire & Hazard
- Business Personal Property
- Inland Marine Insurance
- Contractors Tools & Equipment
- Builders Risk
- Business Owner's Policy (BOP - combined small commercial package)
- Commercial/Fleet Auto
- Cargo Insurance
- Umbrella
- Surety Bonding
- Crime/Employee Dishonesty
- Specialty Programs (Education, Municipalities & Other Governmental Agencies, Nonprofits)
Private Client Personal Lines Insurance
- Homeowners Insurance
- Landlord Insurance
- Vacation Home Coverage
- Short-Term Vacation Rental Coverage
- Condo & Townhome Insurance
- Renter's Policy
- Auto Insurance
- Toys (RV, Boat, ATV, Motorcycle) Insurance
- Custom/Collectors Autos
- Golf Carts
- Specialty Collection Items
- Umbrella Insurance
We take a consultative approach with access many different insurance products and carriers to offer optimum coverage at the most competitive price. Though we can certainly get quotes from a number of "A" rated carriers, we want to truly know our clients and their needs and we can design an all encompassing Risk Management plan to suit your needs.
Assessing Need
What would happen if your organization was served with a lawsuit, your location had a loss such as a fire, or you had an employee injury?
Schedule a meeting for a complimentary review of your current insurance policies and risk management program.
Building Relationships
Everyone has different insurance needs, but the coverage is the easy part of it. We work to offer a personalized assessment, but most importantly we want to get to know you and how we can best support you. We're in this for the long haul and work to build longstanding business partnerships with our clients and referral relationships.