Headquarters:

Aventura, FL

Year founded:

2010

Number of employees:

Phone:

ContactRPS@rpsins.com

Email:

marketing@londonuw.com

Website:

londonuw.com

LinkedIn:

linkedin.com/company/london-underwriters-llc

“We iterate, test and analyze constantly and are not afraid to fail as long as we learn and improve”

Daniel Feigenbaum, London Underwriters

Daniel Feigenbaum

Chief Executive Officer

Carlos Marcano

Chief Operating Officer

Patricia Izaguirre-Garcia

Chief Underwriting Officer

Leadership

At the young age of 18, Daniel Feigenbaum began his career in the insurance industry by working alongside his father, Mendel Feigenbaum, in the international accident and health insurance field. He founded London Underwriters in 2010 by leveraging his extensive relationships at Lloyd’s of London as a coverholder for multiple lines of business. Feigenbaum holds a bachelor’s degree in international finance and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Miami. He is a licensed insurance agent in more than 46 states and is a highly engaged member of the WSIA, FAIA, LAAIA and PIA.

Chief Executive Officer

Daniel Feigenbaum

With 16 years of experience in the industry, Carlos Marcano started his career as a licensed property and casualty retail agent in 2008, where he quickly started managing and supervising a team devoted to offering services in the Florida area for personal and commercial risk management. In 2015, he took the step to shift his career path towards wholesale broker London Underwriters. His initiative in developing a private client yacht program helped create a constantly expanding set of personal lines products for the London Underwriters team.

Chief Operating Officer

Carlos Marcano

Patricia Izaguirre-Garcia started her career in insurance with AFLAC in 2007, specializing in life and health products. In 2008, she joined a retail brokerage firm, shifting over to property and casualty insurance, where she quickly became a top producer for the firm and went on to receive several production achievement awards. In 2015, she joined the wholesale brokerage firm London Underwriters as the director of commercial lines. In 2017, Izaguirre-Garcia became a partner and shareholder of London Underwriters, and in 2020, she was named chief underwriting officer. In addition to her CUO role, Izaguirre-Garcia is also a top producer and underwriter for London Underwriters, where she maintains control of the largest book of business the wholesaler manages. She is the president of the Young Agents Committee of South Florida and has been a past industry associate liaison for the Independent Insurance Agents of South Florida. She is also licensed as a life and health agent (FL215), a general lines agent (FL220), a surplus lines agent (FL120) and a claims adjuster (FL620).

Chief Underwriting Officer

Patricia Izaguirre-Garcia

“We iterate, test and analyze constantly and are not afraid to fail as long as we learn and improve”

Daniel Feigenbaum, London Underwriters

“At London Underwriters, communication, rapid response and client satisfaction are our highest priorities”

Daniel Feigenbaum, London Underwriters

Leadership

“At London Underwriters, communication, rapid response and client satisfaction are our highest priorities”

Daniel Feigenbaum, London Underwriters

“We iterate, test and analyze constantly and are not afraid to fail as long as we learn and improve”

Daniel Feigenbaum, London Underwriters

Leadership

Mayer Abbo

Chief Financial Officer

Mayer Abbo is an accomplished industrial engineer and analytics specialist with a decade of expertise in finance and supply chain management. Possessing a Black Belt in Six Sigma, he has been with London Underwriters since 2016, where he oversees all aspects of the company’s financial success. His has an MBA from the University of Florida and a BS in engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Chief Financial Officer

Mayer Abbo

Marco De Grandis

Director of Operations

Marco De Grandis earned his bachelor’s degree and graduated summa cum laude from Florida International University with a major in international business and finance. He started his insurance career with London Underwriters as an intern while he was still at the university in 2016. He became a project manager upon graduating in 2018. In 2019, De Grandis was promoted to director of compliance and special projects. Two years later, he was appointed director of operations to be the CEO’s right-hand man, growing the company’s yearly revenue and EBITDA by 25%–100% through the development of new markets and the optimization of current markets.

Marco De Grandis

Founded in 2010, London Underwriters is a rapidly expanding wholesale insurance broker that provides admitted and non-admitted markets to independent retail agencies throughout the continental US. Its dedicated team of more than 40 employees helps empower agents to find the best markets for their clients. “Our company culture consists of a highly energetic team that knows how to work and collaborate extremely well, especially in a post-COVID environment,” says Daniel Feigenbaum, Chief Executive Officer. “We iterate, test and analyze constantly and are not afraid to fail as long as we learn and improve. Our team is tech-oriented and helps high growth-minded agencies maximize their success.” London Underwriters is one of the top national insurtech distributors to retail agents, using multiple online raters to allow for approximately 80% or more of ISO class codes to be quoted and bound online in a rapid manner. Furthermore, appointed agents can get access to over 100 markets for all commercial P&C underwriting requirements, allowing them to obtain the most competitive quotes.

“At London Underwriters, communication, rapid response and client satisfaction are our highest priorities”

Daniel Feigenbaum, London Underwriters

Thaer Hidmi

Senior Underwriter

Salomon Lutwak

Senior Underwriter

Dan Draper

Group Chief Underwriting Officer

Simon Williams

Chief Strategy & Distribution Officer, Arch Insurance International and Active Underwriter, Syndicate 1955

Thaer Hidmi has been a senior underwriter at London Underwriters since 2018. His experience in both technology and sales has enabled him to build a robust book of business. His devotion to the company has propelled its growth, allowing him to help craft their proprietary programs and quote platforms. Additionally, he has taken part in side projects, displaying his dedication to the organization.

Senior Underwriter

Thaer Hidmi

Salomon Lutwak, a partner and senior underwriter, has been working in the insurance industry for over a decade. His journey began in 2012 at London Underwriters, where he was one of the first few employees and worked his way up to an underwriter role covering a wide variety of insurance products. His focus has been on CAT-exposed property in Florida and other Tier 1 territories, managing binding facilities with Lloyd’s of London.

Senior Underwriter

Salomon Lutwak

Dan Draper was appointed group chief underwriting officer in September 2022. He had previously served for more than two years as group head of underwriting at AXIS. Prior to that, he had been group chief risk and actuarial officer at VIBE. Before joining VIBE, Draper spent eight years with AXIS, holding a number of leadership roles that included group chief actuary, chief risk analytics officer, and insurance segment chief risk officer. Before that, he held managerial positions at the Financial Services Authority, XL Capital, and EY.

Group Chief Underwriting Officer

Dan Draper

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.

Partner

Kimi Shah

Partner

Kimi Shah

Partner

Kimi Shah

Sarah M Stewart

Associate Vice President, Leasing and Call Centre Operations

Karen Bannister, CM

Vice President, Marketing

Dave Longbottom

Chief Technology Officer

Alex Ventura

Head of Marketing

Damian Palovick

Senior Vice President of Underwriting AXA XL – Delegated Authority Programs, North America

Dr. Mary Lavoie

Head of Risk Management and Senior Vice President AXA XL – Delegated Authority Programs, North America

Mark Bernacki

Chief Underwriting Officer

Ryan Armijo

Chief Operating Officer, Underwriting Division

Bob Petrilli

President, Underwriting Division

“At London Underwriters, communication, rapid response and client satisfaction are our highest priorities,” says Feigenbaum. “We pledge our complete dedication to delivering exceptional service.” In the future, in an effort to become the preeminent insurtech distributor in the country, London Underwriters’ team will be honed in on three cornerstones: new product launches, multi-channel communication (powered by groundbreaking creations like ChatGPT) and optimal user experience.

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“In 2016, we made the critical decision to offer insurtech products in our distribution portfolio,” says Feigenbaum. “By granting agents the capacity to utilize online rate and bind capabilities for small business accounts, we were able to increase their productivity and efficiency. We witnessed unanticipated success in the Carolinas and Georgia, nowadays known as one of the fastest-growing technology centers in the US. It was an unbelievable feat with those areas becoming London Underwriters’ top growth states.” London Underwriters is dedicated to creating and circulating technology-powered insurance solutions and frameworks to retail agents nationwide. The company remains in frequent dialogue with start-up ventures, creativity labs and long-standing insurers who are bringing industry-altering concepts to assist in the achieving its objectives. London Underwriters’ traditional underwriting and brokerage operations are under the guidance of Patricia Izaguirre-Garcia, the Chief Underwriting Officer, and Carlos Marcano, the Chief Operating Officer, two experienced and insightful underwriters always looking to give retail partners creative solutions. Meanwhile, Marco De Grandis, the Director of Operations, and Mayer Abbo, the Chief Financial Officer, manage the insurtech side, which is committed to optimization, perfecting the user experience and making sure the product matches the needs of both their agents and carriers. The two sides of the company report to Feigenbaum, who serves as the CEO and “head of hype” at London Underwriters.

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