| COMPANY PROFILE |
Burns & Wilcox
We make the hard-to-place easy.
Brief History
Burns & Wilcox is the industry’s leading wholesale insurance broker and
underwriting manager.
In 1969, the late Herbert W. Kaufman established Burns & Wilcox as an
insurance wholesaler to provide brokers and agents with unique access to a
variety of insurance markets and help place their specialty risks.
Today the entrepreneurial spirit of Burns & Wilcox continues to thrive
under the direction of Mr. Kaufman’s son, Alan Jay Kaufman, the company’s
Chairman, President and CEO. Burns & Wilcox is the largest privately owned
wholesale broker in the country with 50 offices throughout North America and
over 1,700 professionals.
What are Burns & Wilcox’s key differentiators?
Our access to the widest range of domestic and international carriers means
you can say yes to almost any hard-to-place risk. Turn to the wholesaler with the
speed, access and expertise to deliver complex solutions right away.
Headquarters:
Farmington Hills, MI
States available:
All 50 states, plus
cross border capabilities.
Phone:
913-451-3135
Visit burnsandwilcox.com
How do I get
an appointment
with Burns & Wilcox?
Describe your appetite
Any sort of Brokerage or Contract Underwriting exposure.
What are your lines of business?
Burns & Wilcox is internationally recognized for its insurance brokerage
and underwriting expertise in Commercial Property & Casualty, Professional
Liability, Environmental risks, Personal Lines, Marine and much more.
What are your carriers with underwriting authority?
We are one of the largest Wholesale Brokers in the country WHILE also
maintaining the status as the largest Contract Underwriter in the country.
Although we don’t have underwriting authority for “every” available contract
market we have the ability to handle every sort of contract underwriting risk for
both Commercial and Personal Lines exposures.
What exclusive programs do you have?
We have programs for multiple lines of business ranging from Professional
lines, Excess Liability, Environmental to a multitude of Personal Lines risks.
There are too many to list.
What is your office philosophy?
We look to provide a single point of contact for our Agent Partners,
allowing them to manage their customer relationships while we manage the
placement of the risk, regardless of the number of lines of business we may
be asked to handle.
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KANSAS INSURANCE AGENT & BROKER | July - August 2018 |
Key contact:
John Karl
Vice President
[email protected]