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Theana Iordanou Joins Arc – Opens New Division
ARC is happy to welcome Theana Iordanou as President of their new division – ARC Personal Lines, LLC.
Theana Iordanou began her career at National Union as a public company D&O underwriter working closely with ARC in its earlier years. She has held underwriting management and marketing positions at both AIG and Allied World and has played an integral role in the growth and development of the businesses.
ARC Massachusetts
ARC MA, located in Framingham, MA is a wholesale insurance brokerage specializing in Cyber, Privacy, Technology and Professional Liability. The office is led by Chas Bellingrath, ARC’s National Practice Leader for Cyber & Technology. Chas has been with ARC for six years and was recently named Partner in August 2017. Chas’s group includes Drew Oeschger, a broker on the Cyber & Technology team since 2015 as well as office staff that will handle administrative, compliance and accounting services to clients.
Colleen Waldeck Joins Jericho Brokerage Team
ARC Excess & Surplus, LLC is pleased to announce the addition of Colleen Waldeck, who has joined the New York, Jericho office.
Colleen graduated cum laude from Farmingdale State University, acquiring a B.S. Degree in Business Management. While still in college Colleen began her insurance career as an intern at CBS Coverage Group. During the 2 years she was there, she helped develop marketing materials in the law division for various E&O products including Lawyers Professional Liability, Employment Practices Liability, and Cyber Security Liability. She also researched prospective client data to help implement strategies to develop new broker relations.
A New Threat on the Rise: Ransomware 2.0
ARC Welcomes Ryan T. Ascenzo
ARC Excess & Surplus, LLC is pleased to announce the addition of Ryan T. Ascenzo, RPLU to the ARC team. Ryan will be working with all ARC offices in the further development of our business. Ryan comes to us from Chubb and will be working with both the NY and CT brokering staffs. We welcome Ryan to the company and look forward to the value he will add to ARC.
ARC Celebrates Its 30th Anniversary
On the 30th anniversary of ARC, that vision is a reality. In addition to their success to date, the business has expanded into standard P&C lines as well as many others.
Patent Troll Defense Product Offering
Whether or not your business is heavily invested in patents of your own, you could find yourself the target of a Patent Troll – entities whose business model is built and based solely on suing for patent infringement.
New Cyber Product Offering
If you look at the recent cyber breaches in companies such as Sony, which exposed comments from management, and Ashley Madison, which exposed the names of their users and forced the CEO to resign, you know how critical it is to mitigate risk in the ever-changing cyber security aspect of your business or personal life.