Articles from Alliant Insurance Services

Danny Reeder has joined Alliant Insurance Services as Vice President within its Employee Benefits Group. Based in Utah, Reeder will leverage his expertise in self-funding, cost containment, and plan optimization to help employers navigate the complexities of employee benefits and health insurance.

At the RIMS (the risk management society®) RISKWORLD® Conference, May 4-7 in Chicago, IL, Alliant Insurance Services will celebrate 100 years as the nation’s leading specialty broker by elevating risk management excellence to new heights at McCormick Place. Alliant welcomes clients, colleagues, carriers and media to visit booth #807 as well as the Alliant Arena meeting space above the exhibition floor.

Justin Bayern has joined Alliant Insurance Services as Senior Vice President within its Alliant Americas division. Based in Denver, Colorado, Bayern will deliver strategic property and casualty insurance solutions to a diverse nationwide client base.

The National Association of Plan Advisors (NAPA) has once again named Alliant Retirement Consulting (ARC), a division of Alliant Insurance Services, among the Top DC Advisors for Multi-Office Firms for 2025. This marks the fifth year in a row that ARC has been honored as one of the nation’s premier deferred contribution (DC) advisory firms.

Insurance Business America has honored five exceptional women leaders from Alliant Insurance Services in its prestigious 2025 Elite Women awards program. This year’s recipients were recognized for their remarkable contributions to the insurance industry and outstanding professional achievements, joining a distinguished group of the industry’s most accomplished women from across the nation.

Trent Vance has joined Alliant Insurance Services as Senior Vice President within its Employee Benefits Group. Based in Florida, Vance will work with clients throughout the Southeast and nationwide to develop long-term strategies that optimize employee benefits programs while supporting talent attraction and retention.

Alliant Insurance Services joins the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) in celebrating the 27th annual Women in Construction Week™, March 2-8, 2025. WIC Week™ celebrates and promotes the role of women in the construction industry.

Client services expert Ashley Powers has joined Alliant Insurance Services as Senior Vice President within its Employee Benefits Group. Based in Irvine, California, Powers will focus on enhancing business process efficiencies and driving innovation for Alliant’s western region benefits operations.

Sadler Norris has joined Alliant Insurance Services as Vice President within its Employee Benefits Group. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, Norris will work with a national client base to design and develop innovative employee benefits solutions that maximize ROI, reduce healthcare costs, and improve employee retention.

Alliant Insurance Services announces its 2025 Risk & Insurance Power Broker® honorees, representing the leading brokers in solving clients’ complex risk management challenges over the past year. Seven Alliant professionals across a range of industries were selected based on client endorsements and honored for excellence in delivering risk solutions, customer service, and industry knowledge.

Alliant Insurance Services has hired Jeff Leadley, Glenn Pelletiere and Tom Rhatigan as Senior Vice Presidents in Alliant Specialty, within the company’s national Commercial Surety practice. The commercial surety industry leaders specialize in developing and managing large, complex surety programs for clients across an array of industries.

Connor Foley has joined Alliant Insurance Services as Vice President within its Employee Benefits Group. The Tennessee-based consultant will leverage his diverse benefits experience to help employers navigate the complex healthcare landscape with strategic, cost-effective solutions.

Kirstie Settas-Jones has joined Alliant Insurance Services as Vice President within its Employee Benefits Group. Based in Florida, Settas-Jones will leverage her diverse expertise in health and benefits, health management, well-being, and wellness to provide tailored solutions to a nationwide client base.

Adrienne Johnson has joined Alliant Insurance Services as Vice President within its Employee Benefits Group. The Nashville, Tennessee-based consultant will provide strategy-driven employee benefits solutions to clients across the Southeast and nationwide.

Alliant Insurance Services has hired professional employer organization (PEO) specialist Crystal Calvo as Vice President within its Employee Benefits Group. Based in San Diego, California, Calvo will lead a team dedicated to analyzing, recommending, implementing, and managing PEO solutions that optimize payroll, benefits administration, and risk management for clients nationwide.

Alliant Insurance Services is honored to once again receive Insurance Business America’s prestigious 5‑Star Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) Award. This marks the third consecutive year that Alliant has received this recognition, demonstrating an unwavering commitment to advancing DE&I within its organization and industry.

Justin Davis has joined Alliant Insurance Services as a Producer within its Employee Benefits Group. Based in Virginia and focusing on the Southeast region, Davis will provide tailored benefits solutions to a wide-ranging portfolio of small, midsized, and large national clients.

Lianna DellaTorre has joined Alliant Insurance Services as Vice President within its Employee Benefits Group. With a diverse skill set and extensive background serving large to mid-sized clients, DellaTorre adds additional strength to Alliant’s national benefits team.

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.