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STEVEN ALLEN
President, Applied Underwriters Aviation
Global coverage for aviation risks based in the United States.
Email:
sdallen@auw.com
Cell:
+1 (470) 505-8630
800 Battery Avenue SE, Suite 100
Atlanta, GA 30339 USA
JOSH BETZ
President, Applied Surety Underwriters
Large, commercial, and contract surety business worldwide.
Email:
jcbetz@auw.com
Cell:
+1 (281) 384-7136
20333 State Hwy 249, Suite 200
Houston, TX 77070 USA
JEROEN CLAESEN
President, Applied Financial Lines - Europe and Middle East
Professional indemnity and D&O lines coverage in the European Union and Middle East.
Email:
jclaesen@auw.com
Cell:
+1 (470) 505-8630
Paris, France
Chris Day
President, Applied Specialty Underwriters
Excess and surplus lines coverage for complex casualty risks in the United States.
Email:
chris@specialty.auw.com
Cell:
+1 (312) 350-2208
55 West Monroe Suite 1550
Chicago, IL 60603 USA
SHANE DENNIE
President, Blue Ridge Specialty
Liability coverage for displaced trucking risks in the United States.
Email:
shane@blueridgespecialty.com
Cell:
+1 (864) 735-5522
Greenville, SC USA
JOHN DOWLING
Managing Director
Excess shared layer coverage for commercial property in the United States.
Email:
jdowling@rivpartners.com
Cell:
+1 (646) 868-5661
88 Main Street South, Suite A2017
Southbury, CT 06488 USA
RONALD FIAMMA
President, Applied Fine Art & Collections
Global coverage and risk management solutions for fine art, jewelry, collectibles, and collector automobiles.
Email:
rfiamma@treadwell.co
Cell:
+1 (917) 517-0334
50 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10020 USA
GREG FROST
President, Gulf Coast Tung Oil
Private equity. Land holdings for the cultivation of proprietary strains of vernicia fordii trees and facilities for the production and refining of tung oil for commercial use.
Cell:
+1 (850) 524-2852
1463 Covey Ride
Tallahassee, FL 32312 USA
MIKE GORDON
CEO, Blue Ridge Specialty
Liability coverage for displaced trucking risks in the United States.
Email:
mike@blueridgespecialty.com
Cell:
+1 (864) 735-2582
Greenville, SC USA
PHILIPP GRUNER
Managing Director, Adler Industrial Solutions
Private equity. Tool and die manufacturing worldwide rollup.
Email:
pgruner@adlertooling.com
Cell:
+1 (415) 273-8862
1008 SE Browning St.
Lee's Summit, MO 64081 USA
JON LEWIS
Senior Vice President, Applied Underwriters Aerospace
Aerospace coverages including launch and in-orbit policies.
Email:
jmlewis@auw.com
Cell:
+1 (240) 278-2108
Washington, D.C. USA
MATTHEW MCPHEE
Managing Director
Environmental liability for engineered risks in the United States.
Email:
mmcphee@rivpartners.com
Cell:
+1 (720) 575-6359
7535 East Hampden Avenue, Suite 400
Denver, CO 80231 USA
STEPHEN MCGILL
President, Applied Financial Lines – United States
Professional indemnity and D&O lines coverage in the United States.
Email:
spmcgill@auw.com
Cell:
+1 (415) 672-7472
50 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10020 USA
JOSE LUIS MENÉNDEZ
President, Applied Warranty & Insurance Services
Warranty, travel insurance, personal electronics, event ticket cancellation and similar specialty lines in the United States.
Email:
jose@auw.com
Cell:
(833) 985-1503
601 Brickell Key Drive, Suite 605
Miami, FL 33131 USA
SAL ORSO
Managing Director
Liability and physical damage coverages for paratransit, livery, and box trucks in the United States.
Email:
sorso@rivpartners.com
Cell:
+1 (347) 266-0404
Office:
+1 (212) 247-2600
50 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10020 USA
JERID SCHMICKLE
CEO, Applied Entertainment & Sports
Global coverage and risk management solutions for businesses providing entertainment and sports services.
Email:
jschmickle@auw.com
Cell:
+1 (612) 449-0102
Minneapolis, MN USA
REID TARADASH
Managing Director, Adler Industrial Solutions
Private equity. Tool and die manufacturing worldwide rollup.
Office:
+1 (415) 851-8393
1008 SE Browning St.
Lee's Summit, MO 64081 USA
TONY USHER
Managing Director, Concept Special Risks
Extensive yacht, excursion and pleasure craft coverage in the U.S. and Caribbean.
Office:
+44 (0) 1943 882715
Unity House, 2 Station Court, Station Road
Guiseley, LEEDS, LS20 8EY United Kingdom
BRIAN VOORHEES
COO, Applied Home National Underwriters
Customized coverage for higher-value homes and condominiums
Email:
bvoorhees@auw.com
Cell:
+1 (347) 266-0404
Office:
+1 (908) 892-2225
50 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10020 USA
CINDY WORTHINGTON
Managing Director
Environmental liability for engineered risks in the United States.
Cell:
+1 (720) 417-6092
Office:
+1 (720) 575-6358
7535 East Hampden Avenue, Suite 400
Denver, CO 80231 USA
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