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Alliant Insurance Services Expands Mid-Atlantic Team, Hiring Ken Smith

Smith has extensive experience in leadership, business development, talent development, and recruiting

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ken Smith has joined Alliant Insurance Services as Executive Vice President and Regional Director within its Alliant Americas division. Based in McLean, Virginia, Smith will work with a range of clients throughout the Mid-Atlantic region, designing and supporting comprehensive insurance and risk management solutions.

Smith has more than 30 years of insurance industry experience with a focus on leadership, business development, talent development, and recruiting. His diverse background includes successes in the areas of P&L management, consultative sales, negotiating M&A and divestiture deals, operational efficiency, and process management. As a leader, he has worked to build and implement sales pipeline discipline, pricing for value, forecasting protocols, and retention strategies that address the challenges faced by businesses in today’s marketplace.

“Ken brings a deep knowledge of the unique risks and exposures faced by businesses across the Mid-Atlantic region and adds extensive depth to our growing team,” said Bob Bennetsen, Executive Vice President and Senior Managing Director with Alliant. “He’s a team builder with the ability to identify long-term objectives and set a plan to reach them.”

Prior to joining Alliant, Smith worked as a Managing Director with a global insurance brokerage, consulting, and financial services firm. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Hartwick College in Oneonta, New York.

Smith can be reached at (703) 713-5350 or at Ken.Smith@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

Nick Kopinga
First 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

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Ken Smith has joined Alliant Insurance Services as Executive Vice President and Regional Director within its Alliant Americas division.
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Contacts

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

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