Headquarters:
Aventura, FL
Year founded:
2010
Number of employees:
40+
Phone:
914 708 8857
Email:
marketing@londonuw.com
Website:
londonuw.com
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/company/london-underwriters-llc
“Everything we do as an organization is to serve our agents in a meaningful way, which is to provide industry-leading insurance solutions when they need us the most”
Mark Maher
Jencap
LONDON UNDERWRITERS
Daniel Feigenbaum
Chief Executive Officer
Carlos Marcano
Chief Operating Officer
Patricia Izaguirre-Garcia
Chief Underwriting Officer
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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 of 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, specializing in life and health products with AFLAC in 2007. In 2008, she joined the 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, Izaguirre-Garcia joined the wholesale brokerage firm London Underwriters as director of commercial lines. In 2017, she 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/underwriter for London Underwriters and to date, maintains control of the largest book of business the wholesaler manages. She has served as the current 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 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
“Everything we do as an organization is to serve our agents in a meaningful way, which is to provide industry-leading insurance solutions when they need us the most”
Mark Maher
Jencap
“Whether it’s getting their license or rotating them through various portions of the company, we’re training [our interns] so that at the end of two years, they are subject matter experts in whatever division they care to have focused upon”
Bruce Peddle
Jencap
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“Whether it’s getting their license or rotating them through various portions of the company, we’re training [our interns] so that at the end of two years, they are subject matter experts in whatever division they care to have focused upon”
Bruce Peddle
Jencap
“Everything we do as an organization is to serve our agents in a meaningful way, which is to provide industry-leading insurance solutions when they need us the most”
Mark Maher
Jencap
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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 and oversees all aspects of the company’s financial success. He has an MBA from the University of Florida and a BS in engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
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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.
Director of Operations
Marco De Grandis
Founded in 2010, London Underwriters is a rapidly expanding insurance wholesale broker that offers both admitted and non-admitted markets to independent retail agencies across nearly all US states.
Recognized as a 5-Star Wholesale Broker and MGA by Insurance Business America, the company takes pride in its dedicated team of over 40 professionals who are committed to providing unmatched support to agents, guiding them towards optimal market solutions for their clients.
London Underwriters’ commitment to excellence is evident in every aspect of its operations, ensuring agents consistently have an excellent experience. Their user-friendly website, acclaimed for its comprehensive resources, enhances agents’ efficiency and productivity, further reinforcing the company’s dedication to facilitating seamless interactions.
As a top-tier national insurtech distributor, London Underwriters leverages multiple online raters to enable rapid quoting and binding for approximately 95 period of ISO class codes. Additionally, appointed agents gain access to over 100 markets, allowing them to secure competitive quotes for all commercial P&C underwriting requirements. Agents looking to navigate the competitive insurance landscape and deliver exceptional service to their clients are encouraged to explore London Underwriters’ offerings.
Visit londonuw.com to discover how its services can elevate your agency’s success.
“Whether it’s getting their license or rotating them through various portions of the company, we’re training [our interns] so that at the end of two years, they are subject matter experts in whatever division they care to have focused upon”
Bruce Peddle
Jencap
Thaer Hidmi
Senior Underwriter
Salomon Lutwak
Senior Underwriter
Julie Prewitt
Senior Vice President, Marketing
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
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.
Partner
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.
Partner
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.
Partner
Kimi Shah
Accordingly, 2023 was a tremendously successful year for the firm, having closed approximately $3.4 billion in total written premiums, representing a 24 percent growth rate.
“To be the best wholesaler, you must employ the best brokers and support staff in the business. Jencap is laser-focused on attracting the best talent, and we credit this ongoing effort to much of our rapid growth,” adds Maher.
As part of Jencap’s ongoing efforts to retain employees and invest in new talent, the company launched the Jencap Success Academy, a two-year training program for college graduates that provides a full-time job position and high-level technical skill-building. Similarly, Jencap’s Internship program provides students entering their sophomore or junior year of college with the opportunity to explore different departments at the firm.
“Whether it’s getting their license or rotating them through various portions of the company, we’re training them so that at the end of two years, they are subject matter experts in whatever division they care to have focused upon,” explains divisional president, Bruce Peddle.
To serve its growing employee base and book of retail clients, Jencap invests in technology and has adopted an innovative AMS platform. The company also launched the TSIQ underwriting submission system and successfully completed an Oracle GL/AP rollout in 2023.
“Our reputation relies on our integrity and protecting our carrier partners, while consistently providing partners with competitive terms and conditions in a timely manner. At the end of the day, it’s really doing what you say you’re going to do,” says Peddle.
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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.”
