Jeff Slivka

Mr. Slivka is copresenting Workshop W1, "Filling the Holes in Contractors' Liability Coverages," on Wednesday morning. As the director of the brokerage group of New Day Underwriting, Mr. Slivka brings a strong combination of professional experience, having worked with major brokerage firms, managing agencies, and insurance carriers. He has spent the last 20 years developing 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, Mr. Slivka served as environmental and professional liability resource for all 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, Mr. Slivka has assisted approximately 50 percent of the ENR Top 400 Construction firms with managing environmental and/or professional liability. While at ECS/XL Environmental, Mr. Slivka designed/created, underwrote, and managed all types of environmental insurance and construction-related professional liability products. Mr. Slivka received his Bachelor of Science degree in geology from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. He has completed the professional designation of Associate in Risk Management (ARM) and the Construction Risk and Insurance Specialist (CRIS) certification, 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 Committee. Mr. Slivka is the environmental and design liability columnist on IRMI.com and has published various articles on environmental and professional liability-related topics.