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Public Entity Specialist Joins Alliant

Phil Williams joins newly created Public Entity Education & Pooling Practice

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alliant Insurance Services has announced Phil Williams has joined the company as Senior Vice President, Alliant Public Entity. Williams will provide risk management services to public entity clients as part of Alliant’s newly created Public Entity Education & Pooling Practice. Williams has expert-level insurance know-how and will work to negotiate the needs of public entity’s education and pooling needs nationally.

“Phil has been entrenched in the public entity space his entire career; his thorough understanding of education and pooling make him a national leader in the field,” said Daniel Howell, Senior Executive Vice President, Alliant Public Entity.

Williams has over 30 years of experience in the insurance industry, including risk management consulting, brokerage, underwriting and alternative risk pooling and captive program administration. Williams has served in leadership roles in the start-up of several public entity pools in an association group captive program. Prior to joining Alliant, he worked at Willis where he served on the leadership team for the national public entity, alternative risk and pooling practices.

Williams earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Management with a concentration in computer technologies from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

Based in Charlotte, NC, Williams can be reached at (980) 214-6918 or at Phil.Williams@alliant.com.

About Alliant Insurance Services

Alliant Insurance Services is one of the nation’s leading distributors of diversified insurance products and services. We operate through a network of specialized national platforms and local offices to offer our clients a comprehensive portfolio of solutions built on innovative thinking and personal service. The business of managing risk is getting more complex, and Alliant is meeting this complexity head-on, not with more layers of management, but with more creativity and agility. Alliant is changing the way our clients approach risk management and benefits, so they can capitalize on new opportunities to grow and protect their organizations. Visit us at alliant.com.

Contacts

ALLIANT SPECIALTY CONTACT
Lauren Reynolds
Assistant Vice President,
Specialty Group
(213) 270-0118
lauren.reynolds@alliant.com

ALLIANT CORPORATE CONTACT
Nick Kopinga
Vice President
Corporate Marketing and Communications
(949) 260-5004
nkopinga@alliant.com

Alliant Insurance Services

Details
Headquarters: Irvine, California
CEO: Greg Zimmer
Employees: 14,000+
Organization: PRI

Release Summary
Alliant Insurance Services has announced Phil Williams has joined the company as Senior Vice President, Alliant Public Entity.
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Contacts

ALLIANT SPECIALTY CONTACT
Lauren Reynolds
Assistant Vice President,
Specialty Group
(213) 270-0118
lauren.reynolds@alliant.com

ALLIANT CORPORATE CONTACT
Nick Kopinga
Vice President
Corporate Marketing and Communications
(949) 260-5004
nkopinga@alliant.com

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