Headquarters:
San Francisco, CA
Year founded:
2001
Number of employees:
2,500+
Phone:
248 932 9030
Email:
help@coalitioninc.com
Website:
insurance.archgroup.com
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/company/arch-insurance-group
“After another year of record growth, we continue to make meaningful investments in technology, talent, and resources, which enable our associates to perform at their best”
Danny Kaufman,
Burns & Wilcox
ARCH INSURANCE
Jamie Schibuk
Executive Vice President, Professional Liability and Cyber
Marilyn Marshall
Executive Vice President, Professional Liability
Emily Licitra
Vice President, Professional Liability
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Jamie Schibuk serves as EVP, professional liability and cyber for Arch Insurance Group in North America. He joined Arch in 2009 as an underwriting manager in executive assurance.
Prior to joining Arch, he spent four years working for The Hartford in the Financial Services Department within the Hartford Financial Products unit. Schibuk has a master’s degree in risk management from St. John’s University in Queens, NY, and a bachelor’s degree in economics and mathematics from Hamilton College in Clinton, NY.
He has also earned the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter and Registered Professional Liability Underwriter designations.
Executive Vice President, Professional Liability and Cyber
Jamie Schibuk
Marilyn Marshall is the executive vice president of the Professional Liability division of Arch Insurance. Immediately prior to joining Arch’s professional liability team as head of PL programs in 2018, Marshall was a senior vice president in Arch’s Business Process Management (BPM) office, leading the open brokerage segment.
Prior to joining the BPM team, she held various senior underwriting management positions in Arch’s executive assurance division, including alternative asset protection, financial institutions and growth and middle market, and was responsible for all operational aspects of the unit, including product development and IT initiatives.
Before Arch, Marshall spent more than 10 years working for The Hartford. She also previously worked as an insurance broker for Marsh and as an underwriter and manager for Reliance National. She earned an MBA in finance from New York University and a BA in economics from Boston College.
Executive Vice President, Professional Liability
Marilyn Marshall
Emily Licitra is vice president, professional liability of the Northeast and Southeast regions for Arch Insurance. In this role, she is responsible for overseeing the East Coast team for the Cyber Liability department within Professional Liability.
Licitra’s group considers cyber, technology E&O, and miscellaneous professional liability for a diverse range of revenue and industry classes. After graduating from the College of the Holy Cross in 2014, she joined Arch Insurance as an underwriting trainee. Her career has developed within Arch over the last 11 years, her more recent position being vice president since 2022.
Vice President, Professional Liability
Emily Licitra
““After another year of record growth, we continue to make meaningful investments in technology, talent, and resources, which enable our associates to perform at their best”
Danny Kaufman,
Burns & Wilcox
“Our teams, highly regarded for their expertise, are consistently stepping in to deliver an innovative approach or solve a complex coverage issue for our clients”
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Burns & Wilcox
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Burns & Wilcox
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Connor Brennan
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Connor Brennan is a vice president at Arch Insurance, where he leads the Privacy/Cyber, Technology E&O, and Miscellaneous Professional Liability team for the Central and West Regions. His responsibilities include new and renewal business production, underwriting strategy and profitability, and distribution management.
He joined Arch in 2016 and has over 12 years of underwriting experience, including the last six years in cyber underwriting management, and previous roles underwriting large commercial D&O at Arch and professional liability at Hiscox.
Brennan is based in Chicago and manages a team of underwriters located in Chicago, Dallas, and Minneapolis/St. Paul. He attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he earned bachelor’s degrees in economics and political science.
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Kyle Lutterman
Vice President, Cybersecurity Risk Engineer, Cyber Product Leader
Kyle Lutterman is an Information Security Professional with over 10 years of experience in managed services with a focus on incident response. He has supported multiple government agencies and Fortune 500 clients and currently leads the Cyber Risk Engineering team at Arch Insurance. In this role, he developed a proprietary framework for cyber insurance underwriters to follow and he consults with organizations seeking to enhance their cyber controls to obtain cyber insurance.
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Kyle Lutterman
Arch Insurance has emerged as one of the cyber sector’s most agile and forward-thinking players, with a distinct entrepreneurial ethos paired with the ratings clout and the balance sheet of a global insurer.
It combines superior underwriting expertise with vital cyber innovation as threats continue to rise in frequency, sophistication, and economic consequence. By doing so, Arch has positioned itself as a leading voice in the evolving cyber insurance landscape.
Founded on the principle that underwriting discipline must be paired with service, Arch’s approach has proven especially valuable in the volatile and rapidly maturing cyber insurance market, where pricing, risk appetite, and coverage terms have hardened over recent years.
“Cycle management is an integral part of Arch’s DNA. Cyber is just one example of our ability to manage the cycle and innovate and grow during a period of a market hardening,” says Jamie Schibuk, EVP, professional liability and cyber. “We additionally continue to invest in IT resources throughout the company and encourage innovation.”
At the heart of Arch’s strategy is a solution-oriented mindset that goes beyond simply transferring risk. Policyholders are offered not just a robust insurance product, but also a tailored suite of cybersecurity services through Arch Cyber Risk Engineering (ACRE). This team comprises seasoned cyber risk engineers who work hand in hand with underwriters, delivering a blend of technical expertise and underwriting acumen rarely matched in the market.
This integrated model has helped Arch win a loyal client base. Retention rates are particularly high among policyholders who have engaged Arch’s cyber risk management services or navigated a claim.
“We find those touch points strengthen our relationships with clients,” explains Schibuk. “We strive to be creative and provide an excellent customer experience.”
Employee experience and development are another pillar of Arch’s growth. Despite operating with the scale and infrastructure of a large insurer, the company encourages entrepreneurial thinking and cross-functional collaboration. Talent development is a strategic priority, with internal mobility and ongoing cyber training ensuring that new hires – even those without deep domain expertise – can quickly ramp up within Arch’s high-performance culture.
Arch’s cyber team in particular recruits not only for technical or underwriting pedigree but focuses primarily on cultural fit. The rationale is clear: in a space where the goal is to continually innovate, challenge assumptions, and collaborate across disciplines, mindset often trumps credentials.
From a client perspective, the result is a seamless experience – marked by creativity in coverage design, transparency in communication, and strategic guidance in cyber risk mitigation. As client interest in cyber insurance continues to surge, Arch is doubling down on its investment in IT capabilities, data analytics, and product development to remain ahead of the curve.
“We are continuing to grow our practice and enhance our offerings, particularly with regard to cybersecurity risk management services,” says Schibuk. “By becoming an Arch cyber policyholder, clients are getting market-leading insurance product as well as package of unique cybersecurity services. We are excited about partnering with clients on managing and reducing their cyber risk.”
“Our teams, highly regarded for their expertise, are consistently stepping in to deliver an innovative approach or solve a complex coverage issue for our clients”
Danny Kaufman,
Burns & Wilcox
Rich Gatz
Vice President, Cyber Claims
Mark Bernacki
Chief Underwriting Officer
Julie Prewitt
Senior Vice President, Marketing
Simon Williams
Chief Strategy & Distribution Officer, Arch Insurance International
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Rich Gatz is vice president, head of cyber claims for Arch Insurance Group. He is a cyber insurance and privacy subject matter expert and a distinguished Fellow of Information Privacy with the International Association of Privacy Professionals.
A professed “coverage geek,” he enjoys crafting policy language that solves risk for Arch customers. He has spoken on various panels and at national conferences regarding cyber claims, insurance coverage, data breach response, and privacy issues plaguing technology.
Gatz is a graduate of Ohio State University and DePaul University School of Law and is admitted to practice law in the state of Illinois.
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Rich Gatz
Mark Bernacki is the chief underwriting officer of Amwins, the first to serve in the role. Prior to that, he served as president of Amwins Special Risk Underwriters. In addition to his leadership in underwriting, Bernacki runs the Amwins Alternative Risk Transfer Team for Amwins.
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Mark Bernacki
Julie Prewitt has worked on nearly every aspect of marketing and advertising in her nearly 20 years in the industry. Her team at REInsurePro manages branding, advertising, events, content, digital campaigns, and agent engagement and plays a key role in product development.
Senior Vice President, Marketing
Julie Prewitt
Kimi leads the Estate Planning and Wealth Protection team and is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. She understands the complex and delicate nature of family estate planning, the technical requirements around probate and estate administration, and the importance of preserving wealth for future generations. Her advice is accurate, commercial, strategic and tailored to each situation.
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Kimi Shah
Kimi leads the Estate Planning and Wealth Protection team and is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. She understands the complex and delicate nature of family estate planning, the technical requirements around probate and estate administration, and the importance of preserving wealth for future generations. Her advice is accurate, commercial, strategic and tailored to each situation.
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Kimi Shah
Kimi leads the Estate Planning and Wealth Protection team and is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. She understands the complex and delicate nature of family estate planning, the technical requirements around probate and estate administration, and the importance of preserving wealth for future generations. Her advice is accurate, commercial, strategic and tailored to each situation.
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Kimi Shah
In personal lines, Burns & Wilcox grew nearly 30 percent overall and nearly 50 percent in new business production, cementing its position as the largest personal insurance wholesaler in the US.
In 2024, the Burns & Wilcox personal lines team launched the FloodPlus product through Burns & Wilcox IssueQuick, a proprietary and automated rate-quote-bind-issue platform. Utilizing a unique Flood API, FloodPlus pairs cutting-edge risk modeling with claims data, alongside the broadest primary flood coverage form in the marketplace.
The team also announced the expansion of the Burns & Wilcox relationship with Wildfire Defense Systems to include Texas and New Mexico, bringing a unique wildfire loss prevention and mitigation service that now includes 12 US states.
The Burns & Wilcox professional liability team continued building its bench strength and furthered its depth of expertise and geographic footprint. Additionally, the team established a multitude of new insurance company partners that will continue to bring innovative solutions to the marketplace.
Technology once again was central to the success of Burns & Wilcox over the last year. Capitalizing on a significant investment with Salesforce, the company rolled out new CRM capabilities along with a Commercial Comparative Rater that handles thousands of submission opportunities monthly.
Looking at 2025, Burns & Wilcox expects to increase automation to drive even greater production efficiencies and capture increased market share.
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“We will continue to strengthen our service proposition and customer experience as a key differentiator, as we build on the momentum we have achieved to date across multiple business lines and territories,” says McLean. “Our im is to continue to grow our market relevance and strengthen our partnerships with our strategic brokers as we expand our leadership position in key sectors.
“We will also continue to invest in talent. We are committed to drawing from the broadest pools of talent, and to creating an environment that attracts and retains stellar employees. We recognise the importance of building teams that are diverse, collaborative, and innovative and are dedicated to cultivating a supportive and inclusive workplace culture in which all our employees can thrive.”
