Jeffrey Kurz Joins AssuredPartners as Alternative Risk Strategies SVP

Jeffrey Kurz has joined AssuredPartners as senior vice president of alternative risk strategies. In his new role, Mr. Kurz will focus on the design, building, and deployment of unique risk products and solutions. In addition, he will provide consulting on single-parent captive insurance and complex risk strategies for AssuredPartners' clients.

Mr. Kurz will report to AssuredPartners' chief revenue officer, Ty Beba.

"We are excited to have Jeff join the AssuredPartners team and have the confidence that with his expertise, we will supercharge our ability to provide our clients with innovative solutions and guidance in alternative risk transfer and financing strategies," Mr. Beba said in a statement.

"Jeff's extensive experience and knowledge in the field of risk solution strategies will be instrumental in driving growth and expanding our offerings in this area," Randy Larsen, president and incoming CEO of AssuredPartners, said in the statement.

Mr. Kurz most recently served as managing director of captive insurance sales and consulting at Artex Risk Solutions, a role he'd held since 2013. He has more than 25 years of experience in alternative risk financing, including work with captive insurance companies, segregated cell captive insurers, risk retention groups, and self-insured trusts, with specific concentrations in higher education, construction, health care, real estate, and large multinational company risk.

He has formed numerous captives in such domiciles as Vermont, Hawaii, Bermuda, Barbados, and the Cayman Islands, as well as many other US states and foreign jurisdictions.

Mr. Kurz has provided consulting to a wide range of clients on a variety of alternative risk issues, including US federal, state, and international taxation; accounting; and investment management, as well as strategic planning and restructuring of captive insurance companies and legacy liability transactions.

Before joining Artex, Mr. Kurz was the founder and CEO of Red Hook Risk Services, a captive insurance consulting firm in a joint venture with Medical Protective, a Berkshire Hathaway company. He has also served as a national captive insurance resource for large regional and international brokerages. His career includes 8 years as a CPA in public accounting, during which he served as an insurance tax consultant, including service as part of a national insurance tax practice.

"I'm excited to bring my nearly 30 years of experience in alternative risk to a dynamic and fast-growing organization like AssuredPartners," Mr. Kurz said in the statement. "In today's challenging insurance environment, it's more important than ever to provide our clients with strategies that give them an alternative to the traditional commercial marketplace. We expect alternative risk programs and strategies to be a major driver of growth for AssuredPartners and a key differentiator for the firm."