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Maximum Adds Burns to Florida Team

Maximum, an independent, Chicago-based excess and surplus lines wholesaler, has hired Kevin Burns to its Tampa, Fla.-based team. Burns has nearly a decade of experience in the property and casualty sector and will continue to broaden his reach and industry …

Maximum Adds Livingston to Team in Tampa, Florida

Maximum, an independent, Chicago-based excess and surplus lines wholesaler, has hired Jeff Livingston as a producer. He will be based out of Maximum’s growing office in Tampa, Fla. Originally from Georgia, Livingston came to Tampa five years ago and began …

Maximum Adds Shattuck as Producer in Chicago

Maximum, an independent, Chicago-based excess and surplus lines wholesaler, has hired Kim Shattuck as a producer. Shattuck joins the Maximum team with over three decades of experience in the casualty, property, and contract binding sectors. Her history in the industry …

Maximum Taps Searcy to Open New Office in Jacksonville, Florida

Maximum, an independent excess and surplus lines wholesaler, has opened its second office in Florida which will be run under the the leadership of Anthony Searcy. The new office will be based in Jacksonville. With roots of his own in …

Maximum Builds Texas Property Team with Addition of Lally

Insurance wholesale broker Maximum has added Bill Lally to its property team in Texas. He will be based in Houston. With previous experience as a property broker and several years spent developing a property underwriting expertise at Axis Insurance, Lally …

Maximum Adds Johannsen in Professional Lines on West Coast

Maximum has hired Clancy Johannsen to add to its professional lines presence to the West Coast. Johannsen has nearly two decades of professional liability experience. She began her career in general liability and has since transitioned into a professional and …

Maximum Taps Smid to Lead Florida Professional Lines Practice Expansion

Maximum, an independent, Chicago-based excess and surplus lines wholesaler, is expanding its professional lines practice with the addition of a Tampa, Fla. office. Gary Smid has been hired to fill a production role, tasked with building a stronger Maximum presence …

Maximum Adds Searcy to Florida Transportation Practice

Maximum, an independent, Chicago-based excess and surplus lines wholesaler, has added Anthony Searcy to its transportation practice in the Jacksonville, Fla. area. Searcy returns to Fla. from the Kansas City area where he owned a retail agency before moving on …

Maximum Acquires Starpoint General Agency in Pennsylvania

Maximum, an independent, Chicago, Ill.-based excess and surplus lines wholesaler, has acquired Philadelphia, Penn.-based transportation specialist Starpoint General Agency. Kevin Long, who manages the Philadelphia office, has more than two decades of insurance and risk management experience. “We look forward …

Maximum Adds Christensen as Property/Casualty Producer in Omaha

Maximum, an independent, Chicago-based excess and surplus lines wholesaler, has added Bria Christensen as a producer in its Omaha, Neb., office. Christensen most recently held a wholesale brokerage position at Ascension Risk Services. Getting her start in North Dakota before …