About Us
History
Back in 2010, Danny Plueddemann, one of the founders of Cabana Insurance, experienced one of the worst experiences that a landlord can go through: he was sued on claims of wrongful death by one of his tenants for no less than a million dollars. Only then he realized that his liability policy was capped at $300,000. Ever since, Danny became an advocate of correct, comprehensive landlord insurance.
Mission
Landlords have a hard time obtaining effective landlord insurance, mostly due to a lack of knowledge about landlord policies in the world of insurance. We bridge this gap. We believe in effective landlord policies, and we’re set on a mission to help landlord clients sleep well at night, knowing that their liabilities are covered by comprehensive landlord policies that are effective against the entire spectrum of tenant claims. Based on a 20+ years of experience in insurance, and 10+ years of experience as landlords and professional property managers, we have the expertise to draw insurance policies that really work.
Cabana Insurance Team
Danny Plueddemann
Founder
Howard D. Blakeney
Co-founder
Danny Plueddeman
- NC Real Estate license
- NC Property and Casualty license
- NC Life and Health license
- Former 6 and 63 Securities license
- Former Title 1 Federal Housing Authority Lender
Danny is a partner with Smartshield Property Management and an independent insurance agent for AAA Insurance. His specialty and core focus is insurance for landlords. He proudly represents carriers like NREIG, Foremost, American Modern and ASI.
Danny brings a practical perspective to insurance for property managers as he has dealt with dozens of claims unique to the property management industry.
Danny’s first business was a hardware store in Mexico City and later owned a mortgage company. He has been in the property management and insurance business since 2010.
He is the past President of the Charlotte NARPM Chapter. When he is not working, he loves to bang out chords on his guitar and ride his motorcycle. In quieter moments he likes to read Lao Tzu and watch Liverpool play soccer.
Howard D. Blakeney
Howard D. Blakeney has been an multiline insurance agent for almost 34 years years. He enjoys serving his members and their needs.