
Former mortgage lender will lead recently launched practice within Alliant Financial Institutions
IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#AlliantInsurance–Michael R. Smith has joined Alliant Insurance Services as Executive Vice President, Alliant Specialty, in the firmโs Financial Institutions industry vertical. Smith has extensive experience assessing the risk of companies that invest in, originate and/or service large loan portfolios. He delivers customized, loan-level and lender-placed insurance solutions that dovetail with existing corporate insurance programs. Smith will lead Alliantโs recently launched national Specialty Lending brokerage practice.
Smith is a former mortgage banker with 20+ years of lending experience and 15+ years focused in the insurance industry. He delivers comprehensive risk management strategies for lender and loan portfolio coverages that consider enterprise-wide risk tolerance, including corporate insurance, employee benefits, lender-placed insurance, real estate owned (REO) and mortgage impairment.
โMichael is adept at forging dynamic, customized lender-placed insurance solutions and risk management strategies across the enterprise,โ said Ron Borys, Managing Director, Alliant Specialty, within Alliant Financial Institutions. โAlliantโs growing client base of lending institutions in specialized sectors will benefit from Michaelโs expertise in serving this niche.โ
About Alliant Insurance Services
Alliant Insurance Services is one of the nationโs 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. #TheMoreRewardingWay
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