Christina Steigauf serves as Insurance Director at Balefire, overseeing new business case management, pipeline governance, and operational efficiency across the Insurance Services team. She brings more than 36 years of experience in the insurance industry, spanning carrier operations, advisor support, and client service.
Christina’s background includes work for a global carrier across new business, policy service, annuity service, compliance, and product filing, as well as experience supporting advisors directly as an administrative assistant, giving her a working knowledge of the insurance process from the carrier, advisor, and client sides alike.
Day to day, Christina manages insurance cases from start to finish: quoting products from carrier partners, initiating applications, and coordinating with case managers, underwriters, and advisors through to completion and placement.
Christina works directly with clients to help them understand what the insurance process requires of them, acting as a liaison between advisor, client, and carrier so cases move through approval, issue, and placement. Colleagues rely on her industry knowledge and case experience to keep projects moving and to troubleshoot process issues as they come up.
Through the carriers Balefire works with, clients have access to a range of products designed to help protect their businesses, themselves, and their families from catastrophic loss while also planning ahead. Christina works alongside Balefire’s Planning and Advisory teams to help clients see how a given insurance product fits into their broader financial plan.
At Balefire, Christina’s case management work keeps the insurance pipeline moving efficiently, giving advisors room to focus on client relationships while clients get a direct, experienced point of contact through underwriting and placement.
Christina lives in Breezy Point, Minnesota, where she enjoys playing golf and pickleball, staying active, and walking her dog, Luna. She also loves to spend time with her family at their cabin and vacation in Cabo with loved ones.