Christina Oakes

Executive Vice President

Venbrook Insurance Services | CA License 0D80832

Woodland Hills, CA • 818-598-8943

Christina Oakes, LUTCF, CPRIA, is Executive Vice President of Private Risk for Venbrook Insurance Services. Christina is responsible for building out the practice and crafting personalized risk management solutions for our Private Risk client group of high and ultra-high-net-worth individuals who have a unique set of risk exposures.

About Christina

Expertise

Working with wealth advisors, private bankers, and CPAs, Christina concentrates on the asset management and wealth protection side of risk management, consulting on Trust and LLC issues, and how to structure legal documents for athletes, entertainers, and C-suite individuals.

Qualifications

With nearly two decades in the industry, Christina specializes in serving high-net-worth and family office clientele, delivering tailored, actionable, measurable risk solutions that protect income and wealth, enhance coverage, control costs, and provide a more efficient investment of premium dollars.

Prior to Venbrook, Christina served the high-net-worth space in Southern California as a Personal Risk Specialist with USI Insurance Services. She provided wealth protection through personal risk assessments, identifying individualized exposures that allowed her to build a customized program for her clients' unique coverage needs. Christina began her insurance career on the carrier side with Liberty Mutual Insurance in Philadelphia before transitioning to USI Affinity, a subsidiary of USI Insurance Services, as the Senior Client Manager of the American Bar Association (ABA) Insurance Program.

Education & Associations

Christina holds a B.A. in Communications/Journalism with an emphasis in Public Relations from Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania. She advocates continuing education and has earned the Life Underwriter Training Council Fellow (LUTCF) and the Chartered Private Risk and Insurance Advisor (CPRIA) insurance designations, reinforcing her expertise in private risk management.

PRMA Chartered Private Risk and Insurance Advisors PRMA Introduction to Family Office Risk Management PRMA Personal Cyber Risk Management

In the news

2026 Personal Insurance Outlook: Protecting What You’ve Built in a Harder Market

The past year has reshaped how many individuals and families think about personal risk, especially in communities that experienced catastrophic events like the Palisades and Eaton fires and the Texas Hill Country floods. Recent natural disasters have had a significant impact on how risk advisors prepare, plan, and protect their clients.

Christina Oakes, LUTCF, CPRIA, our EVP Private Client Services, explores perception shifts and broader forces redefining personal insurance in her "2026 Private Client Services Outlook.” From climate-driven exposures to increasingly complex asset portfolios, the path forward requires deep insight and anticipatory guidance.

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Protecting Your Summer Lifestyle: A Coverage Checklist for High-Value Assets

In her latest article, Christina Oakes, EVP of Venbrook Private Client, explores the hidden exposures often overlooked in traditional insurance planning. From short-term rentals to recreational vehicles and pools, even the most well-insured households may face significant liability gaps.

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Best practices for reducing wealthy-client risk in 2025

Christina Oakes, EVP of Venbrook Private Client, discusses the evolving landscape of insurance for high-net-worth individuals. She highlights the increasing importance of comprehensive risk management strategies to protect clients' assets against emerging threats such as cyberattacks, rising liability claims, and surging homeowners' premiums.

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Venbrook Expands West Coast Private Risk Team, Adds Christina Oakes as EVP

Venbrook announced an expansion of the Private Risk Practice with the opening of a new West Coast office, and the appointment of Christina Oakes as Executive Vice President of the division...

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