John L. O'Brien, Jr.
Director

John O’Brien’s insurance career began in 1973 when he joined the Group Department of the Travelers Insurance Company. John moved to the international insurance brokerage firm of Willis Corroon in 1978 and, after six years at Willis as Assistant Vice President of the New York division, he joined Jamison in 1984.

As a career Life and Health Insurance Benefits expert, John has participated in the development of many insurance company products, has participated in industry roundtable sessions and has served as a panelist dealing with the impact of state regulations on Employee Benefit Plans. He is a board member of the Council Employee Benefit Executives (CEBE), a standing committee within The Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers (CIAB) in Washington, D.C.

In his current capacity as Director in charge of Jamison’s Benefit Division, John manages Life, Health, Disability and Retirement programs for individuals, as well as those of large, multinational organizations. He also oversees the administration of Jamison’s Benefit programs for a number of professional organizations.

Mr. O’Brien received his Bachelors degree from the Stillman School of Business at Seton Hall University in New Jersey and attended the Executive Leadership Development Program at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He is also active in a number of Civic Organizations as well as past Chairman and Board Member of the Hanover Township Sewerage Authority.

Licenses: Licensed in 49 States and District of Columbia for Life and Health Insurance
              Series 6
              Series 63

Noel Santiago
Vice President

Noel Santiago is a Financial Services Professional specializing in 401(k) plan implementation, compliance, and conversion.  Noel is also well versed in group and individual life, disability and medical programs.He began his career in 1996 when he joined Automatic Data Processing where he managed 401(k) plans as a Client Account Executive.

In 1998 he advanced to a more advisory role within ADP as a Retirement Services Implementation Specialist where his responsibilities included analyzing client business specifications and determining appropriate 401(k) plan features and set up.He provided on going client assistance and training on retirement products and plan requirements in addition to maintaining close working relationship with representatives from various mutual fund families.

In October 2001 Noel brought his 401(k) expertise and experience to Herbert L. Jamison as an Account Executive in their Employee Benefit Division where he helped manage and grow Jamison’s retirement product lineNoel has since expanded his knowledge of employee benefit issues to include life health and disability programs.His growth in product knowledge and value to Jamison’s clients led to his promotion to Senior Account Executive in 2004 and to Assistant Vice President in 2006.

Licenses held:    NJ Life and Health
                         NASD Series 6 and 63

Robert M. Frattarola
Senior Vice President

Robert received his BA in Sociology with a concentration in Business from The Johns Hopkins University.  Robert entered the workforce as a Financial Advisor for Morgan Stanley in Baltimore, Maryland where he focused on client investment needs.  Robert performed asset allocation, fundamental and technical analysis as well as diagnosed specific goals, timeframe and risk/reward analysis.  Morgan Stanley’s product portfolio consisted of an array of financial and insurance products, including but not limited to Retirement Programs, Estate Planning, Life and Disability Insurance and  Annuities.

Subsequently, Robert accepted a position with CNA Financial Corporation as an Account Executive in their Group Benefits Department in New York City where he sold and serviced accounts with 1-50,000 employees. Robert’s responsibilities included case rating, underwriting and developing solutions for benefit programs.  CNA offered a wide variety of Group Benefits Products ranging from ancillary coverage’s such as, Life, Disability, Long Term Care, Dental & Vision Insurance to niche market  medical plans. 

In 2004 Robert joined Herbert L. Jamison & Co., L.L.C. in their New York City office.  Robert’s responsibilities include marketing and servicing Health, Life, Disability, Long Term Care, Cafeteria Plans, and Retirement programs for individuals and groups.

Robert currently holds a New York Life and Health License as well as a Series 7 and 63.

Debra A. Baldwin, CPCU
Director

Debbie Baldwin is currently the Director in charge of Client Services in Jamison's Property and Casualty Division. She has been with Jamison 30 years, becoming a Director in 2000, and possesses diversified experience in Commercial Lines, Personal Lines and Claims. Having spent her entire career on the brokerage side of the Insurance Industry, she brings a unique perspective to Client Services as well as Division Management.

Debbie obtained a CPCU (Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter) Designation in October of 1993. She has attended innumerable Insurance courses and seminars throughout her career including the Executive Leadership Development Program at The Wharton School in 2001. She served on the Board of Directors for the Insurance Brokers' Association of New York from 1999 to 2004, is a licensed property and casualty broker in both New York and New Jersey and is a member of the Society of CPCU.

Roger P. Testa
Managing Director

Roger joined Herbert L. Jamison & Co., L.L.C. in 2001 as a Partner/Director.

His expertise is in both mid-market Property & Casualty Accounts as well as Risk Management Programs for larger insureds and specialty businesses.

He started his career on the company side working for the Home Insurance Company, and then Eagle Star Insurance Company. Roger then went to the brokerage side, where he was a marketing specialist for a large array of commercial accounts. He has extensive experience in formulating programs for mergers and acquisitions (M & A) as well as structuring and creating Directors & Officers Programs for the larger type fortune 1000 companies.

Most recently, Roger has been involved in running the coordination of the sales practices at Herbert L. Jamison in all areas. He personally oversees the Risk Management area and all its facets and miscellaneous services.

Roger also heads up the Professional Liability area for financial institutions where he has developed some manuscript policy forms used for Professional Liability and Management Liability needed in that industry.

Vincent J. Curatolo
Executive Vice President

Prior to joining Herbert L. Jamison, Co., L.L.C., Vincent J. Curatolo was a Senior Vice President and Principal of J.P. Tilden Ltd./Frenkel & Co., one of the largest International Insurance Brokerage firms in the United States, where his responsibilities included the design and implementation of Insurance and Risk Management/Financial programs for Fortune 1000 companies, the overseeing of new business production, and the negotiating and management of contractual relationships with insurance companies.

Mr. Curatolo has been in the insurance industry over 25 years and is considered a recognized expert in the field. He has presented seminars and spoken to numerous industry groups, both inside and outside the insurance industry on various issues including Risk Management and Disaster Planning, Captive Insurance Company management and design, Professional Liability, Transference of Third Party Liability issues, as well as other insurance related topics. He also specializes in the areas of Telecommunications, Professional Liability and Directors & Officers Liability. He is a licensed Property & Casualty broker in the states of New York and New Jersey.

Mr. Curatolo has served on the Board of Directors of Harbor Financial Planning, InterFaith Medical Center, one of the largest medical facilities in New York City, where he had the position of Treasurer and was also a member of the Executive Committee. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Contract Review Service, and NTL Insurance Ltd., a subsidiary of NTL Inc., an international telecommunications company with operations in Eastern and Western Europe, Asia and Australia.

Gregg A. Zinn
Executive Vice President

Gregg is an experienced insurance professional with over 15 years of providing Fortune 1000 clients with risk management solutions.

After receiving his MA in international Economics, Gregg joined Alexander & Alexander of New York as an Associate Account Executive in their New Business and Product Development department. He was responsible for directing marketing/brokering efforts and developing sales strategies and presentations for Fortune 500 clients.

Gregg took his risk management experience to Johnson & Higgins of New York where he was an Assistant Vice President/Account Manager. His responsibilities included: providing risk management clients with consultation and coordination for all lines of insurance. He coordinated all brokerage/marketing services that J&H had to offer in developing risk management programs for Fortune 500 clients. Gregg worked with Wilcox Reinsurance Brokers to form Stockton Reinsurance Company of Bermuda.

Gregg moved into the risk management consulting side of the business as a Senior Manager of a big six accounting firms risk management practice. Here he performed risk management and insurance consulting including captive studies, m/a due diligence, risk assessment audits and risk financing and finite risk studies for Fortune 500 clients.

Gregg returned to the brokerage side of the business as a Vice President/Account Executive of Marsh. Here he provided risk management clients with consultation and coordination for all lines of insurance in developing risk management programs. This work included: risk mapping and assessment and enterprise risk studies.

Gregg joined Jamison 4 years ago as Vice President/Account Executive responsible for providing Jamison clients with brokerage services for all lines of insurance coverage. He has specifically developed large D&O programs for Jamison Risk Management clients.

Gregg Client List includes:

• Worlds largest consumer products/packaging companies

• One of Americas largest telecommunications businesses

• Large international consulting firm

• Multinational Japanese electronics/telecommunications firms

• Major U.S. banking institutions

• Multinational entertainment/publishing company

• Multinational grain and agricultural business
  

Gloria J. Stalzer, ARM, CIC, AAM, CPIW
Senior Vice President

Gloria's 30 year background in commercial lines has provided her with an innate ability to assist clients in fields such as Publishing, Radio & Television Broadcasting, Financial Institutions, Insurance Companies, Stock Brokers/Securities Dealers, Manufacturers, Exclusive Retail Stores, Large Not-for Profit Organizations, Attorneys, Telecommunications and Country Clubs. Gloria obtained designations as a CIC (Certified Insurance Counselor) in 1982, AAM (Associate in Automation Management) in 1987, CPIW (Certified Professional Insurance Woman) in 1988 and ARM (Associate in Risk Management) in 1992. She is a licensed Property and Casualty Insurance Broker in both New York and New Jersey.

Kevin J. Hill, CIC, AIA
Vice President

Kevin is a Vice President in the Property & Casualty Group at Jamison. with over 30 years experience in the industry, he has experience in many areas of insurance including claims analysis, analysis of existing insurance programs, and comparisons of alternative insurance proposals. His experience and capabilities in service and customer relations has led to his current position as one of our top account managers. Kevin received his BS in Insurance and Risk Management from the University of Hartford and currently has his Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) and Accredited Advisor of Insurance (AAI) professional designations.

Joseph A. Zamarelli, ARM
Senior Vice President - General Insurance Division

Mr. Zamarelli joined Herbert L. Jamison & Co., LLC in 1995 and currently manages the Jamison Communication, LP client group. Within this group are leading telecommunications companies including Telephone, Cellular, PCS, Cable TV, and Internet clients. Mr. Zamarelli works closely with clients in establishing, implementing and monitoring commercial Insurance and Risk Management programs. In addition to their insurance programs, Mr. Zamarelli assists clients in a variety of Risk Management areas including contract review and transference of risk.

Mr. Zamarelli has conducted seminars and discussion groups relating to Risk Management with focus given to non insurance techniques to limit exposure, avoid claims and thereby reduce the cost of risk.

Prior to joining Jamison, Mr. Zamarelli worked for an international insurance brokerage firm. His responsibilities included account management for a diverse book of industrial, marine and commercial clients.

Mr. Zamarelli holds a Bachelor's Degree in Management Science from Kean College and also has an Associate in Risk Management (ARM) designation from the Insurance Institute of America. He holds Property/Casualty Insurance licenses in the States of New York and New Jersey.

Diane L. Barreiro
Vice President

Diane Barreiro began her insurance career with Marsh & McLennan in the onshore oil and gas property insurance division. She has held positions with several national and regional brokers in all areas of client service, marketing and risk management for a wide range of clients and industry types. Ms. Barreiro joined Herbert L. Jamison in 2004 as an account executive in the telecommunications department. In 2006, Diane became responsible for all new business marketing in the commercial insurance division.

Utilizing her broad range of insurance experience, Ms. Barreiro is now the Account Executive for Jamison’s Alternative Investments Insurance Management Group. Clients in this group include hedge funds, private equity firms, broker/dealers, and service providers, including compliance firms and third party marketers. In addition to the day to day management of professional insurance, claims and marketing, Ms. Barreiro is also responsible for the property and casualty and related coverages.

Ms. Barreiro is a summa cum laude graduate of Felician College with a Bachelor’s Degree in Organizational Management. She holds a New Jersey Property and Casualty Insurance License.

She is a frequent participant in industry conferences and seminars.

For the past 14 years Andrea has been actively employed in the insurance industry specializing in Personal Lines. She joined Herbert L. Jamison & Co., L.L.C. as an account executive in 1998. In November of 2003, Andrea attained her Certified Insurance Service Designation and as of April, 2004 has been promoted to Assistant Vice President, handling large Personal Lines accounts. Prior to that, she was employed by The Prudential Insurance Company for nine years as an Office Manager and Senior Marketing Assistant.

John has been an insurance professional for over 30 years.  John began his North American career in 1977 with J.H. Minet in Montreal working specifically on their large Accountants and Law Firm facilities.  In 1981, he joined Marsh & McLennan’s Toronto office where he was responsible for the servicing, placement and development of the Canadian Law Society Professional Liability business.

In 1986 he joined Marsh’s FinPro Division in New York where he was responsible for leading Marsh’s Professional Liability Team.  As a Managing Director, John was also responsible for coordinating and providing technical support on Professional Liability issues to Marsh’s U.S. office network.

In 1989, John left Marsh to join Jamison.  Over the last twenty plus years, John has undertaken a number of roles within Jamison’s Professional Liability Division and currently manages Jamison’s brokerage operations and oversees the firm’s overall day-to-day operations.

John is a Director of Grosvenor Brokers, a Lloyd’s broker, a former Director of the CIAB, a former Director and active member of Risk ProNet International and the International Brokers Association (UNIBA).

Joseph F. Bieniowski
Director

Joseph has over 30 years experience in the insurance industry and with the Jamison organization. He has been responsible for program business management, brokering of large law firm and accounting firm business, organizational and operational management within the Jamison organization.

Joseph has structured professional liability insurance programs for numerous groups of professionals as well as individuals, with the emphasis of tailoring these programs to the needs of the individual attorneys, law firms and accounting firms requiring this service. On the local level, he has been a speaker for lawyers and accountants at various functions on professional liability issues affecting these groups. He is a Certified Insurance Counselor.

Anthony K. Greene, CRM, CIC
Director

Since beginning his career in 1977 Anthony has developed risk management & insurance programs to address the exposures of manufactures, financial institutions, healthcare providers , municipalities, construction managers, architects & engineers, directors and officers of corporations & non-profit organizations, professional associations, 1500 accounting firms and 2500 law firms.  

Prior to joining Jamison in 1988, Anthony was an insurance broker at Johnson & Higgins from 1977 to 1984, at Alexander & Alexander from 1984 to 1987 and at E.G Bowman & Company from 1987 to 1988.

In 2010 Anthony was elected President of the Insurance Brokers Association of New York and has served on Board of the Minority Corporate Counsel Association since 1998. He is a member of the Professional Liability Underwriting Society & American Bar Association National Legal Malpractice Data Center.

He served as President of the American Intellectual Property Law Education Foundation, Vice Chairman of the National African American Insurance Association and had the honor of sitting on the steering committee of Lawyers for One America (LFOA).  In September 2000 LFOA released a report to the President of the United States on the status of people of color and pro bono services in the legal profession.

 He has developed continuing education programs & risk management seminars for numerous associations including Risk and Insurance Management Society Inc (RIMS), New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants Chief Financial Officers Division, New York State Bar Association, New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants, New Jersey State Bar Association, American Bar Association, American Intellectual Property Law Association and Association of Legal Administrators.

Mr. Greene is a graduate of the New York Military Academy, holds a Bachelors of Business Administration Degree from the St. Johns University School of Risk Management & Actuarial Science and is a “Certified Risk Manager “ & “Certified Insurance Counselor”.

Louis F. Barbaro, J.D.
Senior Vice President

Prior to joining Jamison in 1984, Lou was a partner in the New York City law firm of Mendes & Mount, where his practice involved a wide range of casualty insurance and reinsurance claims handling and coverage issues, with special emphasis in the areas of Lawyers, Accountants and Medical Professional Liability, Casualty Catastrophe Claims and Directors and Officers Liability.

Since joining Jamison, Lou assists law firms, accounting firms, financial planners, other professional service providers, state judiciaries and financial institutions, including hedge funds, private equity firms and broker-dealers, with the design and implementation of their risk transfer and risk management needs. Lou has designed national programs for judges professional liability insurance and dentists professional liability insurance. Lou also works with other members of Jamison's large account team on issues related to his areas of experience.

Lou holds a J.D. Degree from Fordham University School of Law. Lou also holds a New Jersey P&C license.

Lou has been a speaker at programs on professional liability insurance issues, including seminars sponsored by the New Jersey State Bar Association, New York State Society of CPAs, Maryland Society of CPAs, Intellectual Property Law Section of the State Bar of California, Conference of Tennessee General Sessions Court Judges, Maryland Conference of Circuit Court Judges and Maryland Seventh Judicial Circuit Conference. Lou was also a member of the faculty of the 1986 Judicial Immunity Conference of the Ohio Judicial College and the 1999 California Judges Association Annual Meeting.

Professional organization memberships include the American Bar Association, ABA Center for Professional Responsibility, ABA Standing Committee on Lawyers Professional Liability, New York State Bar Association, Professional Liability Underwriting Society, American Judicature Society and Fordham Law Alumni Association.

Patricia E. Roberto
Senior Vice President

Patricia has been an insurance professional for more than 23 years. Since becoming a broker in 1987, she has had extensive experience developing and placing professional liability and error & omissions coverage and programs for professional service firms with a major emphasis on medium and large size law firms.

Prior to joining Jamison in 1994, Patricia was a Senior Account Executive with Colburn Bertholon Rowland Corporation and a professional liability underwriter for Crum & Forster Managers.

Charles J. Caruso, CPIA
Senior Vice President

Charles has been with the Jamison organization for 13+ years. He is a graduate of Monmouth College in West Long Branch, NJ and has earned a B.S. in Business Management as well as an A.A.S. in Business Administration.

Charles has concentrated his work entirely in the Professional Liability area since joining the firm. In the past Charles was responsible for maintaining client relationships for many different programs, including the Lawyers, Accountants, Dentists and Judges Programs. Currently his primary role within Jamison is to handle the day-to-day carrier relationships for the large law firm, Brokerage Division. The main focus of Charles' work continues to be in the Lawyers Professional Liability field.

Charles is a Member of the Board of Directors of the Professional Insurance Agents of NJ (PIANJ) and serves on their Executive Committee. In addition to serving on the board, Charles is the Chairman of the organizations Business Relations Committee and in the past has served as Chair of the Education and Conference Committee as well as serving on the Legislative and Regulatory Committees. Charles is a Past President of the NJYIP's (New Jersey Young Insurance Professionals) as well as Past Chairman of the Association's Nominations Committee and member of Executive Committee. In January of 2005, Charles was appointed to serve on the Board of Directors of the American Insurance Marketing and Sales Society. In June of 2005, Charles was awarded NJYIP Director of the year and in June of 2007 he was awarded New Jersey Young Insurance Professional of the Year. Charles holds the CIC (Certified Insurance Counselor) Designation as well as the Designation of CPIA (Certified Professional Insurance Agent). He is a member of PLUS (Professional Liability Underwriting Society), a member of the New York City AIFA (Alliance of Insurance and Financial Advisors), and is a member of the Make-A-Wish Foundation Challenge Advisory Committee. Charles is currently pursuing Registered Professional Liability Underwriter (RPLU) designation.

Dennis Duff
Regional Vice President

Dennis has over 15 years of experience in the insurance industry. In the past 10 years, Dennis has had extensive experience developing and placing Accountant and Lawyers Professional Liability insurance with emphasis on Medium to Large firms. Prior to joining Jamison Insurance Group, Dennis was a Regional Sales Director at Bertholon-Rowland Corp. overseeing the day-to-day operation as well as developing new business opportunities. Prior to joining Bertholon-Rowland Corp., Dennis was an Account Executive at Marsh & McLennan. Dennis was part of a team that started a Lawyers Professional Liability Insurance program. Dennis was overseeing the daily operations as well as new business growth. Dennis received a B.S. in Business Management from the University of Maryland. Dennis is a member of the Professional Liability Underwriting Society.

Michelle R. Gerstman
Vice President

Michelle has over 25 years of experience in the professional liability insurance field with a high concentration on law firm’s needs and has been part of the Jamison organization since July 2000. Michelle is responsible for the servicing and marketing for numerous professional firms in the brokerage division.

Prior to joining Jamison, Michelle was an Assistant Vice President at Minet/Aon in Montreal working with the team responsible for servicing the largest law firms in the U.S. and was part of a select few asked to relocate to New York City. Michelle also worked for a New York City wholesale and retail brokerage firm as a Vice President servicing a wide spectrum of law firms. Michelle has taken numerous insurance courses in Canada and the U.S. and is a member of the Professional Liability Underwriting Society. Michelle is a licensed property and casualty insurance broker in both New York and New Jersey.

John Ercolani, ARM, CPCU
Vice President

John has been involved within numerous risk management specialties and services for almost 25 years. His background includes both large account underwriting (over $1MM in annual premium) and the providing of brokerage services for commercial, manufacturing and various hazardous service industries (construction, engineering, miscellaneous professional liability, tough products liability risks such as explosives, machinery manufacturers, and complicated environmental service firms). He served for nine (9) years as the Assistant Risk Manager for a $1BB dollar a year conglomerate, which provided numerous professional and manufacturing services to the commercial, federal and public marketplace. He developed, marketed and serviced one of the first Professional Liability programs that provided needed professional coverages to architects, engineers, construction managers and design build firms. And he has utilized this vast experience to co-author numerous chapters in various accredited association professional manuals (the Design Build Manual for the Design Build Institute of America or DBIA, and Professional Exposures for Architects and Engineers within the Design Build Industry, published by the International Risk Management Institute, or IRMI). He enjoys learning and new challenges and prides himself on his ability to find innovative solutions for difficult situations. He has completed his CPCU and his ARM, and is in the process of finishing his RPLU designation.

Thomasina Peele
Senior Vice President

Thomasina Peele is a Senior Vice President responsible for the Management and Operation of the Professional Services Division including the Lawyers and Accounts programs. Thomasina received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics/Finance from Douglass College/Rutgers University. She is also a member of PLUS.

Prior to joining Jamison Ms. Peele was Assistant Vice President at CNA Insurance Companies where she established and managed an Open Brokerage Miscellaneous Professional Liability Division.

Ms. Peele was also Assistant Vice President at American International Group where she was in charge of the management of an eighty-five million dollar division of Miscellaneous Professional Liability business.

Deena M. Johnson
Vice President

Deena M. Johnson began her career at Jamison in 1989 as a Word Processor and over the years has gained a vast knowledge in the Professional Liability area. She is now responsible for assisting the Vice President in the Operation of the Professional Services Division including retaining, acquiring and servicing the Lawyers and Accountants Programs.

Prior to joining Jamison, Deena worked as an Analyst for Burns International in Parsippany, NJ, billing and reconciling one of their largest accounts, TWA.
 

Sean M. Pattwell is a firm Partner and Managing Director. Herbert L. Jamison & Co. is among the nation's largest full service insurance brokerage firms and has for several decades specialized in professional liability program management for lawyers and accountants. Prior to joining the Jamison Organization in 1990, Mr. Pattwell was President of the American International Group's Professional Liability Division. During the period of 1981 to 1990, Mr. Pattwell had executive underwriting responsibility for AIG's worldwide lawyers professional liability portfolio. In this capacity, Mr. Pattwell was responsible for the development and implementation of all the technical underwriting associated with the lawyers professional liability product including the establishment of underwriting guidelines, risk selection criteria, pricing and the like. In addition, Mr. Pattwell had executive responsibility for several years for all of AIG's non-financial Directors and Officers Liability insurance. Mr. Pattwell has been a frequent speaker on professional liability and other insurance topics at national and international forums. Mr. Pattwell is a past President and current Trustee of the Professional Liability Underwriting Society.

John Ferreira is an Executive Vice President of Jamison Special Risk, Inc. and Chamber Insurance Agency Services. John has more than 26 years of experience within the insurance industry.

As Executive Vice President, John is responsible for the Management and Operations of Jamison Special Risk, Inc. and Chamber Insurance Agency Services’ various insurance programs and products. These insurance programs and products consists of our national TankGuard Environmental program, Workers Compensation products, Property Guard Insurance Program (All Risk Property w/catastrophe perils), Environmental Products, Miscellaneous and Professional insurance programs and various Small Business insurance products.

John’s responsibilities include the development, implementation, administrative, underwriting and marketing of the firm’s new and existing insurance programs and products. In addition, John is responsible for the various program authorities and managing the relationships with our markets. He is also responsible for market coordination, implementation of internal procedures, guidelines, the training of personnel and management of professional staff.

John was also responsible for the Management and Operation of the firms Professional Liability Insurance Programs, which included Lawyers Professional Liability, Accountants Professional Liability and Judicial Professional Liability.

John also has experience as a claims liaison and underwriting insurance programs for the firm’s professional liability and program business. John has been with Herbert L. Jamison & Co., LLC (the parent company of Chamber Insurance) and Chamber Insurance Agency Services since 1988.

Prior to joining Jamison & Chamber, John was a litigation examiner at Liberty Mutual Insurance Company with responsibilities of handling complex claims and mediation/arbitration hearings.

Anthony was fist licensed in 1978 and had joined Jamison in 2003. His diverse career is comprised of many aspects of insurance and risk management. He graduated Magna Cum Laude with a B.S. in Business Management from Kaplan University, attended Wharton School of Business for Executives in Philadelphia and maintains both the Certified Insurance Counselor and Certified Risk Manager designations.

As a producer and account executive Anthony has handled a broad spectrum of accounts ranging from small local family business to those with a global presence, municipal entities, non-profits, manufacturing and throughout various contracting sectors. He is a two-time recipient of the St. Paul Insurance Company Presidents award as well their prestigious Chairman's award for producer excellence.

As a previous owner/partner in his own agency, Anthony merged his business with another local agency that was subsequently purchased by the 8th largest agency in the U.S. Shortly thereafter Anthony was named as Profit Center Manager for the New Jersey office which included full responsibility for profit and loss and office operations. His business management skills helped his office achieve a top 10 profitability ranking of over 100 other competing offices.

Anthony joined the Jamison Group as VP of Sales and Marketing. His responsibilities include overseeing ongoing sales activities including program promotions. He is also a risk manager of the IARRP non-profit group program and is a frequent risk management speaker for various groups and clients. He maintains a loyal client following, some clients have been with him for over 25 years and continues to build new account relationships.

Anthony is licensed as a Defensive Driver Instructor in the State of New York by the National Safety Council.
He is a member of the Sigma Beta Delta and Phi Beta Sigma honor societies and currently serves as a Director and Vice President for the Professional Insurance Agents Association of New Jersey.

Anthony is the Committee Chairman of Boy Scout Troop 112 in his hometown of Alexandria Township NJ where he resides with his wife Kathy and their three children.

Current Licenses:
New Jersey: Property and Casualty, Life/Health, Surplus Lines
New York: P&C, Pennsylvania: P&C, Florida: P&C, Massachusetts: P&C, Virginia: P&C, Connecticut: P&C

Shahri L. Griffin
Senior Vice President
Ms. Griffin is a Senior Vice President and co-head of the firm’s Alternative Investments Insurance Management Group(AIIMG). She joined the Jamison Group 6 years ago to build the firm’s effort in the Alternative space, focusing on insurance products designed for hedge funds, private equity firms, broker/dealers, and service providers including Compliance firms and third party marketers. Ms.Griffin and her co-head, Ms. Segal, have successfully created a one-stop insurance shop for the firm’s clients. Ms. Griffin’s product focus includes Errors and Omissions, Directors and Officers, Employment Practices Liability, Fiduciary Liability, Commercial General Liability, and a number of other property and casualty insurances. She works with personal lines insurance, group benefit coverages as well as individual life, disability,and long term care insurance. For a number of her clients, she has also placed their key man insurance.

Additionally, Ms. Griffin has assisted a number of firms in establishing and/or enhancing their retirement plan designs to include profit-sharing and cash balance plans as a means to larger qualified pre-tax contributions.

Prior to joining the Jamison Group, Ms. Griffin had a 15-year track record servicing asset management and alternative investment clients through various channels including sales and distribution of global fixed income, derivative and insurance products at Kidder Peabody, Merrill Lynch, Barclays Capital, Commerzbank Securities, and MetLife. She also previously represented Deloitte and Touche as a senior business development manager. She sold audit, tax and advisory services to the alternative investment and mutual fund communities.

Ms. Griffin holds Series 7 and 63 licenses through Royal Asset Alliance. She also holds Life, Health, Property and Casualty licenses.

Ms. Griffin completed her Bachelor of Arts in computer science from Harvard University, 1986, and an MBA from the Wharton School of Business, 1990. She is a member of the Harvard Club of New York, Harvard Club of New Jersey, 100 Women in Hedge Funds, Women and Venture Equity (WAVE). She participates in a number of industry specific conferences annually including GAIM’s Operations and Compliance conference and the MFA Networking conference.

Nicole Z. Segal
Senior Vice President
Ms. Segal is a Senior Vice President and co-head of the firm’s Alternative Investments Insurance Management Group(AIIMG). She joined the Jamison Group 6 years ago to build the firm’s effort in the Alternative space, focusing on insurance products designed for hedge funds, private equity firms, broker/dealers, and service providers including Compliance firms and third party marketers. Ms.Segal and her co-head, Ms. Griffin, have successfully created a one-stop insurance shop for the firm’s clients. Ms. Segal’s product focus includes Errors and Omissions, Directors and Officers, Employment Practices Liability, Fiduciary Liability, Commercial General Liability, and a number of other property and casualty insurances. She works with personal lines insurance, group benefit coverages as well as individual life, disability,and long term care insurance. For a number of her clients, she has also placed their key man insurance.

Additionally, Ms. Segal has assisted a number of firms in establishing and/or enhancing their retirement plan designs to include profit-sharing and cash balance plans as a means to larger qualified pre-tax contributions.

Prior to joining the Jamison Group, Ms. Segal spent 15 years marketing and distributing global fixed income securities, derivatives and insurance products to institutional money managers including alternative investment managers, pension funds, and mutual fund advisors. Her previous employers include Credit Suisse First Boston , Commerzbank Securities and MetLife. Additionally, Nicole spent nearly two years as a Director at a boutique executive recruiting/management consulting firm, servicing the financial industry including hedge funds, private equity funds, mutual fund managers, and investment banks. Ms. Segal holds Life, Health, Property and Casualty licenses. She has a Bachelor of Arts in American History from Columbia University, 1989.

She is a member of 100 Women in Hedge Funds,and Women and Venture Equity (WAVE). She participates in a number of industry specific conferences annually including GAIM’s Operations and Compliance conference and the MFA Networking conference.