Hylant Group Adds Silverblatt, Speckman in Chicago

Privately owned insurance brokerage firm Hylant Group has added two insurance industry experts to its Chicago office. Neil Silverblatt has joined the Property & Marine Risk Practice as client service executive and Joel Speckman has joined the Surety Risk Practice as the practice leader.

While they will operate out of Hylant Group’s Chicago office, they are corporate resources that will support Hylant’s 12 offices throughout five states.

Prior to joining Hylant Group, Silverblatt amassed a decade of experience in the global property unit at Marsh where he specialized in large global property and placements.

Speckman has nearly 25 years of surety bond business experience. He is active in the industry serving on the board of directors of The Surety Association of Illinois, as a regional steering committee member of The National Association of Surety Bond Producers and a member of The Construction Financial Management Association. He will lead Hylant’s Surety Practice.

Founded in 1935, Hylant Group is a full-service insurance brokerage with 12 offices in Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana and Tennessee, and employs more than 600 employees.

Source: Hylant Group