Brian Billhartz, CPCU

Brian has over twenty five years’ experience in property and casualty underwriting, production, marketing, and account management.  For the past eleven years, Brian has worked exclusively with owners, developers, and contractors and their insurance representatives on wrap up programs. His duties include feasibility, sales, consulting, marketing, contract negotiation, implementation and close-out of wrap up programs with construction values in excess of $50 billion.

Prior to forming Wrap Up Insurance Solutions, Brian was a founding partner in Construction Insurance Partners where he helped grow the company into a nationally recognized wrap up firm. Before that, he worked with Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.-St. Louis where he managed and produced one of the largest books of business for the St. Louis office.  Brian was also a Senior Underwriter for CIGNA Companies in Chicago working closely with insurance agents and brokers underwriting property, general liability, umbrella, auto and workers’ compensation coverages.

Brian graduated from Illinois State University in 1987 with a Bachelor of Science in business administration with an emphasis in insurance and accounting.  He received his Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) designation in 1995.  He earned his Associate of Risk Management (ARM) degree in 1998, and later his Construction Risk and Insurance Specialist (CRIS) designation.  He is currently working towards the Certified Risk Manager (CRM) designation.

Brian participates regularly in the national Association of General Contractors (AGC) insurance events. He is also a regular guest of the International Risk Management Institute (IRMI) and conducts round table discussions on wrap ups.