Adnan Arain joins Alliant Insurance Services as Vice President of ProQuest law firm practice

(PRWEB) August 26, 2013

Alliant Insurance Services, Inc. (http://www.alliant.com), the nation’s largest specialty insurance brokerage firm, has announced that Adnan Arain has joined its ProQuest division as a broker and Vice President in its Chicago office. ProQuest specializes in providing insurance brokerage solutions to law firms.

Arain joins Alliant following six years as a broker in the Chicago office of a major insurance brokerage firm, where he was Assistant Vice President/Senior Broker Specialist in the professional liability practice. While there, he served as primary contact for numerous large law firms, brokering lawyers professional liability, employment practices liability, management liability, and cyber liability.

Before entering the brokerage business, Arain was an associate attorney with the Chicago law firm of Alholm, Monahan, Klauke, Hay & Oldenburg, where he specialized in defending attorneys in malpractice cases. He also has practiced in other areas of law, including medical malpractice defense, general liability insurance defense, and toxic tort litigation.

“Not only does Adnan Arain bring to ProQuest an impressive resume in meeting the professional liability insurance needs of large law firms, but he also provides extensive client-side knowledge about the unique risks faced by the legal services profession,” stated Peter Vexter, Executive Vice President at ProQuest. “This combination of expertise provides Adnan with a unique perspective and credibility in both assessing the professional liability needs of clients and designing solutions that will be most effective in meeting those needs. In addition, his knowledge, experience, and established market relationships will be a tremendous asset in expanding our presence in the law firm marketplace.”

Arain holds a Juris Doctor degree from Northwestern University School of Law and a bachelor’s degree in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations from the University of Chicago. He received the Fulbright Scholarship in 1996.

ProQuest (http://www.proquestinsurance.com), a division of Alliant, provides a complete range of insurance placement and risk management services designed to meet the unique needs of law firms. It currently serves more than 300 law firms, ranging from local and regional firms to national and international practices, many of which are represented in the AmLaw 200.

About Alliant Insurance Services

Headquartered in Newport Beach, CA, Alliant Insurance Services, Inc. is one of the largest insurance brokerage firms in the United States and has a history dating back to 1925. Alliant provides property and casualty, workers’ compensation, employee benefits, surety, and financial products and services to some 20,000 clients nationwide, including public entities, tribal nations, healthcare, energy, law firms, real estate, construction, and other industry groups. More information is available on the company’s web site at: http://www.alliant.com.

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