Articles from Alliant Insurance Services

Alliant Insurance Services has announced that Bradley Cassidy has joined the company as Vice President within its Alliant Americas division. Based in Fort Myers, Florida, Cassidy will leverage his expertise to design and implement comprehensive insurance programs for a diverse range of businesses nationwide.

Taylor Pottle has joined Alliant Insurance Services as Vice President within its Employee Benefits Group. Based in the Northeast, Pottle will focus on small group sales, working with employers ranging from two-person companies to organizations with more than 1,000 employees. With years of experience in the insurance industry, she brings a consultative approach to helping businesses design and implement comprehensive benefit programs.

Alliant Insurance Services has announced that Ben Guttenberger has joined the company as Vice President within its Alliant Americas division. Based in Houston, Guttenberger brings deep expertise in risk management, with a national focus on delivering strategic solutions for businesses across a range of industries.

Alliant Insurance Services has hired Johnny Osborne as Senior Vice President within its Alliant Americas division. Based in Huntsville, Alabama, Osborne comes on board to open the Alabama market for Alliant and further expand the company’s presence in the Southeast.

Mark Petruziello has joined Alliant Insurance Services as Vice President within its Employee Benefits Group. Based in California, he will work with clients across the West Region. Petruziello brings more than a decade of experience in strategic consulting, focusing on HR and benefits solutions for mid-market organizations. His expertise in benefit optimization, technology-driven process improvements, and workforce strategies will further enhance Alliant’s ability to deliver tailored solutions to its clients.

Odalys Arevalo and Mercedes Cabrera, co-founders of Sunshine Life & Health Advisors, were honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the South Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce at the 21st Annual Women Empowering & Embracing Women Awards. Known as Las Madrinas de Los Seguros (The Godmothers of Insurance), Arevalo and Cabrera were celebrated for their exceptional contributions and unwavering dedication to the Hispanic community. Sunshine was acquired by Alliant Insurance Services in 2023 and is part of Alliant Consumer Group, which houses the company’s growing portfolio of consumer-facing operations.

Insurance Business America has named Ron Borys, Michael Cusack and Catherine Pipitone from Alliant Insurance Services as Hot 100 Award winners. The recognition showcases honorees who made prominent contributions within the insurance industry in the past year.

Dr. Tara Lagu has joined Alliant Insurance Services as Executive Vice President, Medical Director for the Value-Based Healthcare Solutions (VBHS) team within its Employee Benefits Group. In her role, Dr. Lagu will oversee population health analytics, working directly with executive and clinical leadership to drive performance improvement and change across various program types and clinical settings. Based in Portland, Maine, she will work with clients nationally.

Alliant Insurance Services has announced the acquisition of Union First, a specialized benefits consulting and third-party administration firm serving public safety labor associations—including police, firefighters, and deputy sheriffs. Union First will join Alliant’s Employee Benefits Group – West Region, bringing extensive experience in benefits consulting, trust administration, and tailored solutions exclusively for first responders and public safety professionals.

Rick Mack has joined Alliant Insurance Services as Senior Vice President within its Employee Benefits Group. Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, Mack brings more than 30 years of experience in benefits, retirement, and consulting, delivering innovative business solutions and fostering strategic partnerships for clients. He will focus on supporting clients nationally.

Jason Bertoldi has joined Alliant Insurance Services as Global Team Leader, Litigation & Contingent Risk Insurance, bringing experienced leadership and a proven track record to Alliant M&A. Leveraging his expertise as a leading contingent risk insurance broker, hedge fund analyst and plaintiff’s attorney, Bertoldi assists clients in obtaining bespoke contingent risk insurance policies and structuring transactions that incorporate insurance policies as investment collateral.

Larry Chim has joined Alliant Insurance Services as Senior Vice President within its Employee Benefits Group, based in Dallas, Texas. With more than two decades of experience advising Fortune 1000 companies, Chim brings a client-first approach to delivering innovative healthcare solutions that simplify complex challenges and drive impactful results.

Alliant Insurance Services has launched a Government Contractors focused segment within Alliant Specialty. The segment will be led by Bryan Salek and Angela Kirby, Senior Vice Presidents. The formation of the Government Contractors segment gives Alliant clients access to specialists across a national platform, unrestricted by size or geography, leveraging expertise in all facets of the business, including placement, service, claims and loss control.

Matt Kennedy has joined Alliant Insurance Services as Vice President within its Employee Benefits Group. Based in South Carolina, Kennedy will work across the Southeast region to deliver innovative solutions for employer groups, enhancing health plan offerings and implementing effective cost containment strategies.

James Galvin has joined Alliant Insurance Services as Executive Vice President within its Employee Benefits Group. With over 30 years of experience in employee benefits consulting and a focus on private equity for more than 25 years, Galvin will play a key role in supporting clients with benefits due diligence and strategy development for private equity transactions. Aligned in the East, Galvin will support projects on a national level.

Mina Fujikawa has joined Alliant Insurance Services as First Vice President within its Employee Benefits Group. Fujikawa brings more than 30 years of experience in benefits consulting, specializing in providing program efficiencies and strategic guidance for organizations in growth mode across both public/non-profit sectors and various industries.

Noah Molnar, co-founder of Property Owners Protection Insurance Company (POPIC), has been honored as a 2024 Rising Star by Insurance Business America. The 33-year-old executive was recognized for his excellence in management and innovation, overseeing a national captive program that manages more than 120 captives encompassing 2 million-plus units. POPIC is part of Alliant Underwriting Solutions, the program administrator group of Alliant Insurance Services.

Insurance Business America has named Taylor Forst and Shadi Jalali from Alliant Insurance Services as Rising Stars for 2024. Winners were selected by an independent panel of industry leaders based on their current professional role, key achievements, career goals and contributions to the industry. Rising Stars winners are under age 35, demonstrate a commitment to a career in insurance and a passion for the industry.

Alliant Insurance Services has signed a three-year lease for its new office space in the heart of Downtown Portland, Oregon, one block from Pioneer Courthouse Square and directly on the MAX transit line. As the fifth largest P&C insurance brokerage firm in the U.S., Alliant is proud to support the revitalization efforts of Downtown Portland by adding revenue and attracting employees and clients to the area.

Ron Novak has joined Alliant Insurance Services as Senior Vice President and Producer within its Employee Benefits Group. With 29 years of experience in providing employee benefits and business solutions, Novak focuses on helping employers reduce costs while improving the quality of benefits and health outcomes for their employees. His expertise will further strengthen Alliant’s commitment to delivering tailored, high-impact solutions to clients in the Central U.S. region.

Alliant Insurance Services, the leading specialty insurance broker, today announces its partnership with San Diego FC (SDFC) ahead of the Club’s inaugural season in Major League Soccer (MLS).

Tammy McCarty has joined Alliant Insurance Services as Senior Vice President within its Employee Benefits Group. Based in the Southwest, McCarty brings more than 25 years of experience in leading HR initiatives and developing people, programs, and processes to support organizational growth and health.

Rob Grant has joined Alliant Insurance Services as Senior Vice President and Producer in the Chicago office within its Employee Benefits Group. With more than 25 years of experience in the insurance industry, Grant brings extensive expertise in both sales and consulting, specializing in developing tailored solutions for large and midsize employers throughout the Midwest.

Alliant Insurance Services has hired Mike Jenkins as Senior Vice President within its Alliant Americas division. Based in Overland Park, Kansas, Jenkins will leverage his expertise in underwriting management, team leadership, large loss-sensitive property programs, and captives to deliver customized property and casualty solutions to a wide range of clients.

Alliant Insurance Services announces the rebranding of FutureSense, LLC, a leader in HR, compensation, and organizational development, to Alliant Human Capital. This integration into Alliant’s Employee Benefits group strengthens its consulting capabilities across various regions and industries, reflecting Alliant’s commitment to optimizing workforce potential and business performance.

Pete Galla has joined Alliant Insurance Services as Executive Vice President, Senior Director, Alliant Specialty, within the company’s Mergers & Acquisitions vertical. Galla leverages his 25 years of experience in developing innovative P&C insurance programs for private equity firms and their portfolio companies. He successfully helps his clients adapt to new technologies, comply with regulatory changes and anticipate and adjust to insurance industry trends.

Kama Moseley, JD, PLCS, CAPI, has joined Alliant Insurance Services as Senior Vice President, Producer with Alliant Private Client. Based in Kansas, Moseley will significantly enhance the national brokerage’s presence in the Midwest. Renowned in the industry for her ability to educate clients and advisors on risk mitigation and wealth preservation, she is poised to make a substantial impact in her new role.

Sean Markham has joined Alliant Insurance Services as Senior Vice President within its Employee Benefits Group. With more than two decades of experience in benefits consulting, Markham brings extensive knowledge to Alliant, specializing in developing strategic benefits programs for U.S.-based and global multinational organizations across a wide range of industries.

Alliant Insurance Services and Confie, an Alliant company, have joined forces as Key Partners with The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), a leading nonprofit organization dedicated to community engagement and philanthropy across the insurance industry. This collaboration will provide additional resources and support for a range of critical causes in communities nationwide.

For the fifth straight year, Alliant Insurance Services has been awarded as Best Insurance Broker in the HFM US Services Awards, presented by With Intelligence. Selected by a panel of leading hedge fund C‑suite executives, the awards celebrate hedge fund service providers who have demonstrated exceptional client service, innovative product development and strong and sustainable business growth over the past year. Alliant was recognized at an awards event in New York City in September.

Alliant Insurance Services announces that Scott Davis has joined the company as Senior Vice President within its Alliant Americas division. Based in Farmington, Connecticut, Davis brings extensive experience in developing comprehensive risk management strategies that cater to a diverse national client base.

During National Construction Appreciation Week, September 16-20, 2024, Alliant Insurance Services is honoring the more than 11 million men and women who work in the construction industry and play a vital role in shaping communities across America.

Gregg Monte has joined Alliant Insurance Services as Executive Vice President within its Mergers and Acquisitions vertical. Monte will focus on empowering clients in the private equity sector by leveraging more than two decades of industry knowledge. His experience and dedication to corporate risk management and human capital solutions will further enhance Alliant’s ability to deliver resilient and strategic solutions to its clients.

Chris Mast has joined Alliant Insurance Services as Senior Vice President, Producer within its Employee Benefits Group. With two decades of experience in consulting employers across various industries, Mast brings a wealth of knowledge and strategic insight to Alliant’s expanding operations in the Rocky Mountain region.

Anthony DiPhilippo has joined Alliant Insurance Services as Vice President, Employee Benefits, Health and Welfare Consultant within its Employee Benefits Group. DiPhilippo will be responsible for growing and retaining employee benefits and health and welfare employer group clients across Alliant’s Northeast region. He will provide strategic guidance around plan selection, implementation, and management, while ensuring that clients have clear insight into their plan performance through analytics.

Todd Cormier has joined Alliant Insurance Services as Senior Vice President within the Alliant Americas division. Based in Boston, Cormier will deliver risk management and property and casualty insurance solutions to a diverse client base with a national reach.

Brad Heter has joined Alliant Insurance Services as Vice President, Producer within its Employee Benefits Group. With more than 20 years of experience as an employee benefits advisor, Heter will bring his extensive expertise in benefits strategy to Alliant’s Midwest region.

Alliant Insurance Services today announces a national platform dedicated to serving clients in the commercial surety space. Alliant Commercial Surety will be led by Orlando Aguirre, Senior Vice President, Alliant Specialty. Based in Houston, Texas, Aguirre leads a team that specializes in developing surety programs that provide public and private sector clients with increased surety credit capacity, cost savings and creative liquidity solutions.

Peter Miraglia has joined Alliant Insurance Services as Executive Vice President, Alliant Specialty, within the company’s Mergers & Acquisitions vertical. Miraglia brings more than three decades of insurance industry experience with specialized expertise in private equity transactions. Based in New York, Miraglia joins Alliant to expand the nationwide footprint of Alliant M&A.

Alliant Insurance Services today announces Mark Rusas has joined the firm as Executive Vice President, Managing Director, Alliant Specialty, within the company’s Mergers & Acquisitions vertical. With an illustrious career spanning more than 33 years, Rusas brings unparalleled expertise and a distinguished reputation to this pivotal role.

Alliant Insurance Services is pleased to support several American tennis players as they compete in matches at the prestigious US Open 2024®, beginning August 26, 2024, in Flushing, New York.

Sean Bisig has joined Alliant Insurance Services as Senior Vice President, Producer within its Employee Benefits Group. With more than 20 years of experience in designing, implementing, and managing comprehensive benefits programs, Bisig brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to Alliant, further enhancing the company's capabilities in delivering tailored benefits solutions to its clients.

Amanda Rentfrow has joined Alliant Insurance Services as Senior Vice President within the Alliant Americas division. Based in Atlanta, Rentfrow has a broad background spanning risk management and insurance, which she will deploy to a nationwide client base.

Alliant Insurance Services announces that Travis Davis has joined the firm as Senior Vice President within its Alliant Americas division. Davis joins Alliant with an extensive background in engineering and risk management, enhancing Alliant’s client service capabilities across the Western U.S. region. He is based in Bend, Oregon.

Alliant Financial Institutions was awarded “Broker Team of the Year” in the Business Insurance 2024 U.S. Insurance Awards during an event in New York City on July 18. Selected by a panel of risk managers, the awards honor collaborative projects and teams in the commercial insurance field.

Alliant Insurance Services today announces it has opened an office in Honolulu, Hawaii, the firm’s second office location in the state alongside Hilo. Joining Alliant Specialty in Honolulu, Chad Karasaki, Managing Director, and Michael Grossi, Executive Vice President, bring decades of experience addressing the unique risk challenges specific to Hawaii-based businesses.

Alliant Insurance Services welcomes Brandon Rice as a Vice President for its Employee Benefits Group. With more than 23 years of experience in the employee benefits consulting industry, he brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to serve his clients.

Ali Williamson has joined Alliant Insurance Services as Senior Vice President within the Alliant Americas division. Based in Denver, Williamson will deliver risk management and property and casualty insurance solutions to a diverse client base with a national reach.

Alliant Insurance Services is the leading U.S. P&C insurance brokerage of choice for experienced insurance brokers who made a move in 2024, according to the Insurance Insider US Talent Tracker. Alliant received the highest net inflow of broker talent among eight leading national brokerages, cited as a major influencing trend in broker movement within the insurance industry.

Alliant Insurance Services is pleased to announce the addition of Alex Armellini as Vice President, Producer for its Employee Benefits Group in the East. Armellini will focus on private equity and mergers and acquisition clients nationally.

Alliant Insurance Services appoints Mike Burton as Vice President, Producer for its Employee Benefits Group. Based in the Northeast, Burton will focus on expanding Alliant’s employee benefits client portfolio by driving strategic initiatives to deliver comprehensive and competitive benefits solutions for employers across the U.S.

Alliant Insurance Services welcomes Tammi Starkey as a Senior Vice President and Producer for its Employee Benefits Group. Starkey brings her demonstrated leadership skills and employee benefits consulting experience, along with her deep understanding of the needs of public sector clients, to Alliant’s Southeast benefits team.

Alliant Insurance Services has announced that Kevin Wintermute has joined its Employee Benefits Group as Executive Vice President. The North Carolina-based benefits consultant will support a wide range of clients across the Southeast, ensuring they receive exceptional service and comprehensive employee benefits solutions.

Cheryl Priddy has joined Alliant Insurance Services as Vice President within its Employee Benefits Group. Based in Kentucky, Priddy will leverage her extensive experience in human resources and total rewards leadership to service a diverse national client base.

Eric Wimsatt has joined Alliant Insurance Services as Vice President within its Alliant Americas division. Based in the Washington, DC area, Wimsatt will focus on deploying comprehensive property and casualty insurance solutions that directly impact the financial health and resilience of clients regionally and nationally.

Tricia Schmidt has joined Alliant Insurance Services as Senior Vice President within its Employee Benefits Group. The addition of the Midwest employee benefits veteran continues Alliant’s regional growth trajectory with a focus on the Ohio market.

Alliant Insurance Services continues to grow its Midwest presence, hiring Matt Richard as Vice President within its Employee Benefits Group. The Kentucky-based consultant has a proven track record helping clients throughout the region achieve optimum value for their employee benefits programs.

Vince Micucci, Senior Vice President, National Director within the Employee Benefits Group of Alliant Insurance Services, has been honored by Pearl Health as one of the Top 50 Value-Based Care (VBC) Thinkers of 2024. This recognition highlights Micucci’s significant contributions and thought leadership in advancing value-based care.

Alliant Insurance Services has acquired Health Market Solutions, LLC (HMS), a health insurance agency experiencing rapid growth in direct-to-consumer sales of Affordable Care Act (ACA) under-65 individual health insurance plans. HMS will be part of Alliant Consumer Group, which houses the company’s growing portfolio of consumer-facing operations.

Alliant Insurance Services has acquired Assured Health Group (AHG), one of the nation’s fastest-growing agencies selling Affordable Care Act (ACA) under-65 individual health insurance plans directly to consumers. AHG will be part of Alliant Consumer Group, which houses the company’s growing portfolio of consumer-facing operations.

Kelley Shaw has joined Alliant Insurance Services as Vice President within its Employee Benefits Group. The Jacksonville, Florida-based benefits consultant will service a diverse client base across the Southeast, delivering solutions that help employers control costs while enhancing employee wellness.

Joe Engbert has joined Alliant Insurance Services as Senior Vice President within its Alliant Americas division. Based in Washington, DC, Engbert will focus on designing, implementing and managing property and casualty insurance programs across a wide range of industries.

Mark Pastorius has joined Alliant Insurance Services as Executive Vice President, Managing Director within Alliant Specialty. Pastorius’ insurance career spans more than 37 years with a focus on complex risk program design and placement. His approach to insurance centers around sustainable, long-term reduction in total cost of risk, which is achieved by his unique ability to analyze data and identify alternative risk solutions, including loss-sensitive programs, captive formation and self-insurance.

Holden Strub has joined Alliant Insurance Services as a Producer within its Employee Benefits Group. Based out of Alliant’s East region, Strub will share his expertise in employee benefits and his expertise of creating custom voluntary benefits solutions with clients nationally.

John Bell has joined Alliant Insurance Services as Vice President within its Employee Benefits Group. Bell’s unique approach and expertise will support clients in the Northeast and elevate Alliant’s service delivery by assisting with their benefit selection, employee enrollment efforts, and the onboarding process.

Alliant Insurance Services has been named to Forbes’ prestigious list of America’s Best Employers for Diversity for the third consecutive year. Based on a national survey conducted by Forbes and Statista, Inc., this award places Alliant among the top 500 employers in the U.S. for diversity and inclusion.

Nairi Chapman has joined Alliant Insurance Services as Senior Vice President, Director, M&A, within its Employee Benefits Group. Chapman is a seasoned employee benefits consultant with an extensive background in supporting private equity clients and those in a merger or acquisition process.

Lori Crandall has joined Alliant Insurance Services as Senior Vice President within its Employee Benefits Group. In her new role, Crandall will be instrumental in supporting clients in the Southwest and Western regions, ensuring they receive the highest level of service and expertise.

Julie Rison has joined Alliant Insurance Services as Senior Vice President, Alliant Private Client. Based in Virginia, her addition will solidify the division’s strategic growth strategy and commitment to expand their presence in key markets throughout the country. Alliant Private Client, a leader in risk management for the high-net-worth sector, will expand its impact with Rison’s intimate knowledge of this space.

Alliant Insurance Services continues to add strength and experience to its team in Hawaii, hiring Gavin Huihui as Vice President within its Alliant Americas division. Huihui will service a diverse client base in Hawaii and nationwide.

Alliant Insurance Services announces the addition of Josh Tucker within the company’s Alliant Americas division, serving as Vice President. Based in Louisville, Kentucky, Tucker will deliver strategic risk management and property and casualty insurance solutions to various industries with a national reach.

Alliant Insurance Services has again been named one of Insurance Business America’s Fast Brokerages. The awards program features the nation’s top-performing insurance brokerage firms based on growth.

Alliant Insurance Services has hired Dave Ratcliffe as a Senior Vice President and Producer for its Employee Benefits Group. Ratcliffe will support clients nationwide and focus on innovative solutions to improve employee health and cost avoidance.

April Palmer has joined Alliant Insurance Services as an Assistant Vice President, Producer within its Employee Benefits Group. Based in the Miami-Dade area, she will provide employee benefits consulting to a wide variety of employers there and for those across the nation.

The Spencer Educational Foundation will honor Lilian Vanvieldt-Gray, Executive Vice President and Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer, Alliant Insurance Services, at its annual Funding Their Future Gala. Vanvieldt-Gray will be recognized for her dedication and leadership in promoting diversity and shaping the future of the insurance industry through a range of DE&I programs and initiatives.