Our Team

President 

Prior to becoming President of the Bremer Group, Emily Bremer was a founding partner in Bremer Conley, LLC and had managed Liggett, Black & Co., LLC, an independent insurance brokerage firm founded in 1996. 

In addition to providing brokerage services, Emily consults with local businesses on employee benefits strategic planning and has been featured on Stay Tuned on KETC-TV, KMOX radio, and in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, Kaiser Health News, and the St. Louis Post Dispatch as an industry expert on health care reform.

Emily is licensed in Life and Health insurance in Missouri, Illinois, and Colorado and in Property and Casualty insurance in Missouri. She has earned certifications in Consumer Directed Health Plans, Self-Funded Plans, and Single Payer Healthcare through the National Association of Health Underwriters (NAHU) and is currently working on her Registered Employee Benefits Consultant (REBC) designation. Emily has been a member of NAHU since 2005 and is a Past-President of both the St. Louis and Missouri State Boards of Directors. Emily has also served on a regional broker and agent advisory council to the Department of Health and Human Services and was invited by HHS to the White House in 2014. Emily graduated cum laude from Kenyon College in Ohio with a B.A. in History and studied for a year at St. Andrews University in Scotland.

Insurance Consultant

A veteran in the insurance industry, Melissa began her career in 1990 as a Customer Service Representative in the St. Louis Cigna office, working with small-to-mid market employers on ancillary lines of coverage. In 1992, she was promoted to the level of Account Manager. In 1998, she was promoted again to become an Account Executive working with Cigna's national accounts within the region.      

Melissa moved to the brokerage side in 2003, joining JW Terrill as an Account Service Representative working with the firm's small group accounts. She left in 2004 to accept an opportunity with Mutual of Omaha to work on all of their medical accounts in the region. In 2006, Melissa determined that the biggest opportunity for her to assist employers was to go back to the brokerage side of the business and joined Mary E. Biggs Inc. as a Sales Representative and Account Manager.      

In 2012, Melissa joined Bremer Conley, and in 2017, she was given the title of Insurance Consultant. Melissa brings her clients a wealth of industry knowledge.

Service Specialist

Kelly Martise brings over eleven years of employee benefits brokerage experience to the team at The Bremer Group, LLC. As a seasoned administrator with an eye for detail, Kelly is responsible for the day-to-day workflow activities related to the installation, renewal, and ongoing service of our clients' employer sponsored plans. 

Prior to joining the industry, Kelly worked for Unigroup as a Relocation Management Specialist coordinating government and military shipments.

Kelly came to St. Louis from Suwanee, Georgia and in addition to her contributions at work, is dedicated to her husband Luke, two amazing kids, and their German Shepherd. She  is dedicated to a healthy lifestyle and exercise and loves cheering on her kids at their sporting events.