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Alliant Insurance Services Launches Transportation Vertical; Hires Lisa Paul to Lead National Specialty Platform

Transportation insurance specialist with over 30 years’ experience will lead nationwide vertical, addressing risk impacting all segments of the transportation industry

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alliant Insurance Services, the nation’s leading specialty broker, announces its nationwide specialty platform dedicated to serving clients in the transportation sector. Lisa Paul, with three decades of transportation insurance and risk management experience, will lead the vertical in developing direct retail and specialty programs for the transportation industry, structuring insurance placements and programs that advance companies’ growth strategies and reduce total cost of risk per mile.

Paul is experienced in developing solutions that achieve clients’ growth goals and margin objectives, reducing the cost of risk per mile and supporting the sustainability of the transportation sector. Alliant’s transportation vertical will deliver risk solutions for challenges impacting transportation companies, including legal, compliance, operational risk, claims advocacy and technology strategies to improve ROI for transportation clients.

“Lisa specializes in formulating transportation industry growth strategies that leverage the power of interconnected technology, including dispatch management, telematics and the movement of freight from dock to door,” said Michael Cusack, Executive Vice President, Alliant Specialty. “She brings to Alliant a passion for planning, strategizing and linking interrelated needs in the transportation supply chain for businesses of all sizes.”

Paul has developed key risk tools for the transportation industry, including contract review AI tools between shippers, freight brokers and contract carriers. She has also implemented SaaS management for transportation companies, including onboarding, compliance and embedded insurance products for transportation companies and their owner operators, contract carriers and agents. In serving as CEO of an MGA, Paul cultivated her expertise in underwriting property, warehouse legal liability, domestic and international transportation surety, auto liability, general liability, cargo excess towers, contingent liability and workers’ compensation coverages.

About Alliant Insurance Services

Alliant Insurance Services marks a century of success as the nation’s leading specialty broker. We operate through a network of specialized national platforms and local offices to offer our clients a comprehensive portfolio of risk solutions built on innovative thinking and personal service. The business of managing risk is complex, and Alliant meets this complexity head-on with creativity and agility. Alliant has changed the way our clients approach risk management and benefits, giving them complete access to our resources and expertise—regardless of where the resource is located—to capitalize on new opportunities to grow and protect their organizations and their people.

Alliant is recognized as a leading destination for top-tier brokerage talent in the U.S., attracting brokers and specialists across a diverse spectrum of disciplines who are eager to advance their careers. With the advantage of being majority employee-owned, professionals choose Alliant for autonomy, unparalleled resources, and a unique equity ownership opportunity. As a testament to our commitment to excellence, Alliant maintains an impressive 99% producer retention rate and has earned Forbes’ prestigious title of one of America’s Best Large Employers.

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Contacts

ALLIANT P&C CONTACT
Megan Ford
Communications Director
Alliant P&C
(213) 406-8755
Megan.Ford@alliant.com

Alliant Insurance Services

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

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Alliant Insurance Services announces its nationwide specialty platform dedicated to serving clients in the transportation sector.
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Contacts

ALLIANT P&C CONTACT
Megan Ford
Communications Director
Alliant P&C
(213) 406-8755
Megan.Ford@alliant.com

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