TMCnet News
Alliant Construction Services Group Adds Insurance Wrap-Up ExpertiseAlliant Insurance Services, the nation's largest specialty insurance brokerage firm, has announced that Charlotte Smith-Wilkes has joined its Construction Services Group as Senior Vice President/Wrap-Up Director to lead the expansion of its Wrap-Up Division in the southern United States with an emphasis on Georgia, Florida, and Texas. "As construction activity continues to increase, the southern United States holds great opportunity for us to expand our Wrap-Up Division," said Ken Caldwell, Executive Vice President, Construction Services Group. "Charlotte has been the preeminent wrap-up advisor in the region for almost 30 years, and we look forward to utilizing her expertise as we endeavor to rapidly grow Alliant's presence." Smith-Wilkes has more than 29 years of experience in construction risk management, specializing in large controlled insurance programs. She has helped clients protect proects exceeding $30 billion in construction value. At Alliant, Smith-Wilkes is responsible for the development, implementation, and monitoring of wrap-up programs. In addition to overseeing all wrap-up client and account management functions in the South, she will provide additional controlled insurance program leadership as needed across the national Alliant system. She holds a bachelor's degree and an MBA from the University of Miami and is a member of Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters (CPCU). Joining Smith-Wilkes at Alliant are Vice President/Wrap-Up Manager Marie Ramos-Alhadeff and Wrap-Up Program Administrator Rob McCormack. Collectively, Smith-Wilkes, Ramos-Alhadeff, and McCormack have experience working with clients on numerous sports arenas, airports, condominiums, schools, and roadways. Their efforts will be focused on delivering leading-edge programs to federal and state agencies, developers, and contractors. With more than a decade of wrap-up experience, Ramos-Alhadeff has overseen more than 40 wrap-up programs across the United States. At Alliant, Ramos-Alhadeff is responsible for the management of controlled insurance programs in Georgia, Florida, and Texas. She received her bachelor's degree in finance and insurance from Louisiana State University and her master's degree in risk management and insurance from St. John's University. Ramos-Alhadeff earned a Construction Risk and Insurance Specialist (CRIS) designation in 2011. McCormack has more than 20 years of experience in underwriting and risk management and is providing technical and administrative support to Alliant clients. McCormack holds a bachelor's degree in business and a master's degree in healthcare informatics from the University of Central Florida. He is also a Certified Associate in Healthcare Information & Management Systems (CAHIMS). Smith-Wilkes maintains an office in Atlanta and is based in Lake Mary, Fla. with McCormack and Ramos-Alhadeff located in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. About Alliant Insurance Services Headquartered in Newport Beach, CA (News - Alert), Alliant Insurance Services, Inc. is one of the largest insurance brokerage firms in the United States and has a history dating back to 1925. Alliant provides property and casualty, workers' compensation, employee benefits, surety, and financial products and services to more than 26,000 clients nationwide, including public entities, tribal nations, healthcare, energy, law firms, real estate, construction, and other industry groups. More information is available on the company's web site at: www.alliant.com.
|
