Dennis Monahan joins Alliant Insurance Services as VP/Director of Risk Management

Newport Beach, CA (PRWEB) March 25, 2013

Alliant Insurance Services (http://www.alliant.com), the nation’s largest specialty insurance brokerage firm, has announced that Dennis Monahan has joined the company as Vice President/Director of Risk Management. He is based in the firm’s San Diego office.

With more than 25 years of risk management experience, Monahan is responsible for directing Alliant’s corporate risk management program across its nationwide platform. This includes developing, implementing, and monitoring company risk management policies; developing and managing the corporate insurance budget; working with senior management to identify risk strategies; and identifying and securing the appropriate insurance coverages.

Monahan joins Alliant from Sempra Energy, a Fortune 500 energy services company based in San Diego, where he was Insurance and Risk Advisory Manager. At Sempra, his responsibilities included development of the risk mitigation program for 14 company renewable energy projects in the Western U.S. and Mexico, as well as insurance placements for Sempra’s property program, wildfire reinsurance, and off-short business assets.

His career also includes key risk assessment and management positions at international investment firm Berkshire Hathaway and at Enel, SpA, a global energy firm based in Milan, Italy.

“Dennis Monahan has a proven record in developing and directing risk management programs for industry-leading companies, and his extensive experience in virtually every aspect of corporate risk management will be a tremendous asset in managing the complex risks faced by Alliant,” stated Diana Kiehl, Alliant Chief Administrative Officer. “In addition, Dennis brings extensive legal knowledge and strong analytical, project planning, and interpersonal skills to this key corporate position.”

Monahan holds a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics and economics from Boston College and a law degree from Suffolk University.

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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