Alliant launches reps and warranties MGU

Jeff Anderson, left, and Wayne Datz

Alliant Insurance Services Inc. on Monday launched ASQ Underwriting, a managing general underwriter headed by former Allied World Assurance Co. underwriters that offers coverage for risks related to corporate mergers and acquisitions.

In a statement, the Newport Beach, California-based brokerage said ASQ will underwrite representations and warranties insurance, tax liability insurance and contingent risk insurance.

New York-based ASQ is headed by Jeff Anderson and Wayne Datz, directors and co-founders who joined from Allied World earlier this year, and its underwriting staff includes Ryan Anderson, also from Allied World, and Andrew Belisle, who previously was a transactional risk underwriter at Beazley PLC.

ASQ, is part of Alliant Underwriting Solutions, the brokerage’s underwriting unit, which generates more than $1 billion in annual gross written premium, according to the statement.