FEATURES
COVER STORY: THE SPECIALISTS CYBER
AHT INSURANCE
YAVITZ INSURANCE GROUP
AHT began specializing in technology insurance in 1985, and it remains their largest specialty to date – they service more than 2,500 clients. The executives at AHT serve on the boards of major technology associations, and manage the property & casualty and employee benefits program for the Northern Virginia Technology Council. President and CEO David Schaefer is a founding member of TechAssure, a nonprofit for technology-focused risk management professionals.
Established in 1921 by World War I veteran Al Yavitz, Yavitz Insurance Group offers various specialty lines including cyber liability insurance. Yavitz Insurance Group’s range of cyber insurance products includes privacy breach liability, data restoration and more. “The way policies are put together – general liability, for example – it never addressed cyber exposures,” says owner Ken Yavitz, who adds that Yavitz Insurance Group’s goal is to provide ample and tailored cyber risk solutions to clients.
Leesburg, VA
Madison, NY
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
RUSSELL WARYE
ROSS & YERGER
Russell Warye formed his eponymous agency in 1996 after spending the first six years of his insurance career working for Prudential Financial. With more than 25 years in the financial services industry, Warye is also a certified insurance counselor and professional plan consultant. His agency specializes in employee benefits programs such as group health, ancillary benefits and 401k plans, and focuses on several specialty markets, including townships, fire protection districts, engineering firms and contractors. Warye is a member of the Million Dollar Round Table, where he has achieved Top of the Table honors – the top level of achievement in the life insurance and financial services profession – for nine years in a row.
For more than 150 years, Ross & Yerger has provided risk management and insurance solutions to a wide range of industries. Today, Ross & Yerger’s employee benefits practice comprises more than 40% of the firm’s total business. In addition, the firm has developed an expertise in the oil & gas, construction, healthcare, nonprofit, lowincome housing and education industries.
Libertyville, IL
36
Jackson, MS
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