By Drew M Smith
PL Risk Advisors, Inc. (PL Risk) President Mike Smith today announced the continued expansion of its Professional Liability Wholesale company. PL Risk is proud to announce the addition of two new employees to their New Jersey location, Joseph Rivera and Anthony DeGraw.
Joseph Rivera has joined the company as a new account manager. Joe comes to PL Risk with 12 years’ experience as a Professional and Management Liability specialist, most recently as an associate broker at Ougheltree & Associates, LLC. Joe will primarily be responsible for the day to day account management of the company’s growing management and professional liability business working in concert with the growing number of retail agents, customers and underwriters.
Joe received his bachelor’s degree in Marketing/Accounting from St. Peter’s in 1999 and is a welcome addition to the company.
Anthony DeGraw has joined the company as an account executive/producer and will be responsible for helping to grow the company’s network of retail producers. Anthony comes to PL Risk as a former Professional and Management Liability marketing executive. He was most recently with USI where he worked as a marketing executive specializing in lawyers’ professional and previously at Philadelphia Insurance.
Anthony received his bachelor’s degree in Economics and Criminal Justice in 2011 from Rutgers University.
About PL Risk
PL Risk Advisors Inc. (PL Risk) is the wholesale division of Axis Management Group Holdings Inc. which also owns Axis Insurance Services, LLC, a rapidly expanding E&O specialty broker specializing in insurance agents and commercial real estate. PL Risk offers the same high-quality expertise and markets, however focusing exclusively as a wholesale insurance broker. PL Risk believes in building solid relationships with their insurance carriers so that they can negotiate the right coverage at competitive rates. The professional staff at PL Risk has the experience and knowledge to provide retail agents with expertise and access to markets that may not be available in the general market.