Jeff Slivka, ARM, CRIS

Jeff Slivka contributes articles on design liability and environmental risk management to IRMI.com.

Mr. Slivka is senior vice president of New Day Underwriting Managers in Bordentown, NJ. New Day is a wholesale insurance operation with specialties in the areas of environmental insurance, environmental risk management, and construction-related professional liability. Mr. Slivka has a strong combination of professional experience, having worked with major brokerage firms, managing agencies, insurers, and environmental consulting firms.

Over the last 15 years, Mr. Slivka has developed his environmental and professional liability underwriting expertise at Aon, Arthur J. Gallagher, and ECS, Inc. In his most recent position as a senior consultant/construction specialist in Aon's Environmental Group, he served as environmental and professional liability resource for construction related business, assisting in the sales and broking of environmental and professional liability insurance programs for all types of construction firms on an international basis. Over the years, he has assisted approximately 50 percent of the ENR Top 400 Construction firms with managing environmental and/or professional liability.

Mr. Slivka has also been in the forefront of helping businesses address a growing concern—mold liability. To help businesses learn about and manage their mold risks, he co-developed many mold management/awareness programs for various construction-related risks. While at ECS/XL Environmental, he managed the Engineering & Construction Division and underwrote and managed all types of environmental insurance and construction related professional liability products.

Mr. Slivka received his BS degree in geology from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. He has completed the professional designation of Associate in Risk Management (ARM) and is pursuing the Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) designation. He is a member of the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) and serves on AGC's National Risk Management Committee and Environmental Committees.