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2014 40 Under 40 Broker Awards: Michael Brodzinski

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2014 40 Under 40 Broker Awards: Michael Brodzinski

Vice president of construction professional liability

Willis North America Inc.

Age: 32

Michael Brodzinski remembers precisely when his passion for construction took root, a day in which he spent much of his time traversing the extremities of the Golden Gate Bridge.

“I thought, "Wow, this is insurance? I'd get to do this for a living?' Mr. Brodzinski said in recalling the 2005 bridge tour he took as a member of Zurich North America's associate program. “The idea that we're providing solutions for that kind of activity was really eye-opening. I became hooked on the construction side of the business at that point.”

After two years as an underwriter at Zurich, Mr. Brodzinski refocused his talents on brokerage and consulting, and today is the vice president of construction professional liability at Willis North America Inc. in his native Pittsburgh.

Less than 10 years into his career, Mr. Brodzinski has distinguished himself as an exceptional producer in Willis' national construction practice and as an invaluable asset to his clients.

“What I think really differentiates Mike is his strong underwriting background,” said Shari Natovitz, vice president of risk management at Silverstein Properties Inc. in New York. “That helps us identify and devise responses to a given risk, as well as determine what information we need in order to be as transparent as possible with the marketplace, so that we're able to secure the program that best addresses our needs.”

After a stint at Pittsburgh-based Huntington Insurance Inc., he joined Willis in 2012. Shortly afterward, Silverstein Properties tapped Mr. Brodzinski to help manage its professional services liabilities, including those relative to its multibillion-dollar construction of three new office towers at New York's World Trade Center site.

“That's probably what I'm most proud of so far in my career,” Mr. Brodzinski said.

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