Alliant Insurance Services

July 1 renewals may be in the rearview mirror, but keeping an eye on the road ahead will prepare you for the future. Carleen Patterson and Justin Swarbrick, Alliant Public Entity, welcome David Werch, Managing Director, and Tim Kolgen, Business Development Manager, from CBIZ Valuation Group’s Tangible Asset Practice to discuss what underwriters are looking for when reviewing a schedule of values.

Alliant welcomes Mark Goode as Senior Executive Vice President and Managing Director. Mark will lead the Alliant Public Entity Education & Pooling Practice, enabling public entity clients to find a more rewarding way to manage risk.

An Owner Controlled Insurance Program (OCIP, otherwise known as a "Wrap-Up," is an efficient, cost-effective way to provide insurance for owners and contractors for a specific or a series of construction projects. Carleen Patterson sits down with Shawn Kraatz, Alliant Public Entity and Mike Davidson, Alliant Construction, to discuss the benefits of an OCIP for Public Entity Projects.

Alex Littlejohn and Al Tobin sit down with Lyndsey Christofer, Executive Vice President, Chubb Construction Major Accounts, to discuss current trends in the construction industry and the top three areas we should prepare our clients/prospects to look out for when it comes to pricing, coverage and exposures.

According to the long-term records kept by the National Earthquake Information Center, we should expect about 16 major earthquakes in any given year. While discussions often focus on the "Big One," models suggest that smaller earthquakes are much more likely to cause serious damage. Carleen Patterson and Shadi Jalali, Alliant, sit down with Alex Kaplan, Amwins, to discuss a different ways to manag...

One of the biggest drivers of the “Total Cost of Risk” for a Public Entity is claims experience. Since claims experience also drives premiums, it is critical to have a strong claims management and loss control program in place. Carleen Patterson and Justin Swarbrick sit down with Colin Finn, Alliant Structured Settlements, to discuss how Structured Settlements can help Public Entities control clai...

Taking a second look at your safety programs and building a safety culture as part of the "fabric" of the company is more important than ever, especially when returning to work after COVID-19. Bruce Droz and Max Macias, Alliant Agribusiness, discuss hitting the "reset" button on your safety program and building a safety culture to help reach your safety goals.

Safety technologies continue to advance. Everything from wearable devices such as exoskeletons to chemical exposure monitoring. Knowing what's on the market and having a strategy in place for implementing new technologies into your safety program is becoming more important than ever. Tim Leech, John Owen, Brady Dunn and Kristi Loiselle, Alliant Safety and Loss Control, discuss the latest trends in...

Falls are one of the leading causes of injury in the construction workplace. While falls from ladders, scaffolds, roofs and other elevated workspaces are the most commonly thought of risk exposures, falling on ground-level is often overlooked. Eli Mendoza and Luis Torres, Alliant Construction, discuss fall protection, the different behavioral responses towards various fall exposures and why fallin...

Tim Leech and Mark Lillemon, Alliant discuss how focusing on strategies and solutions to address risk, rather than solely focusing on regulatory standards, not only ensures compliance, but also reduces loss.

Cyber incidents are now occurring on a daily, if not hourly basis, across the spectrum of businesses around the world. Brian Dunphy, David Finz and Robert Horn, Alliant, discuss ransomware attacks and some of the key areas to focus on in order to defend against possible intrusions.

Cyber criminals are no longer selective about their potential targets. Any organization can be the next mark and Public Entities are seeing an increase in cyber and ransomware attacks. Carleen Patterson and Justin Swarbrick welcome Susan Leung, Alliant and David Rees, Howden Group, to discuss cyber claims and how Public Entity risk managers prepare for their future renewals.

With so many uncontrollable forces driving this difficult market, Carleen Patterson and Courtney Ramirez, Alliant Public Entity sit down and discuss what Public Entity risk managers CAN control. The data.

In response to the hardening insurance market, interest in captive insurance is on the rise. While the appeal may be strong, is it the right fit for your business? Bruce Droz, Alliant Agribusiness, Seth Madnick and Jay Thebaut, Alliant Captives, explore the attributes that makes a company a good candidate for a captive.

Catastrophe (CAT) modeling for hurricanes, earthquakes and other natural catastrophes has become an important aspect in property underwriting and is considered essential for insureds to better understand their risk. Carleen Patterson and Justin Swarbrick speak with Ali Syed, in-house CAT Modeling Analyst at Alliant to discuss CAT modeling uses and misconceptions.

Al Tobin welcomes Alex Littlejohn to Alliant on the debut episode of Alex & Al Coast to Coast podcast series.

Sandy Crystal, Steve Shappell, Tim Crowley and Tom Shashaty, Alliant, discuss the current surge of new SPACS in 2021 and the related uptick in litigation associated with SPAC deals that we may continue to see throughout 2021.

Carleen Patterson and Justin Swarbrick speak with Andrew Siffert, Vice President and Senior Meteorologist, BMS, as they discuss weather trends, risk and insured losses.

Carleen Patterson and Justin Swarbrick, Alliant, speak to Daniel Howell, Managing Director, Alliant Public Entity and continue the conversation around the volatile liability market, emerging risks and what's next for 2021.

Daniel Howell and Carleen Patterson, Alliant welcomes Lauren Gregory, Vice President, Director of Public Entity Infrastructure to the company and discuss how her expertise is going to be put to work.

Carleen Patterson and Justin Swarbrick, Alliant, speak to Kevin Williams, SVP & Division Manager, Genesis, about market volatility and skyrocketing liability claims.

Alliant discusses the current SPAC landscape, D&O Insurance and current market conditions.

Jonathan Gilbert, Bill Nellen and Larry Shapiro, Alliant discuss environmental risk in M&A transactions and the steps buyers can take to offset and/or mitigate risk.

Carleen Patterson and Justin Swarbrick, Alliant, discuss the current market and explore risk management and challenges faced by today's public sector leaders.

Jacob Borth and Sumit Agarwal, of Alliant Mergers & Acquisitions, speak with two leaders of Houlihan Lokey’s Transaction Advisory Service “TAS” practice: - Sean Murphy, Managing Director – Global Head of TAS - Lance Myers, Director – TAS Industrials Lead The discussion with Houlihan Lokey is centered around the current M&A market, the routine use of RWI, industry changes over the last 5-10 years,...