Jeff Slivka, ARM, CRIS

Senior Vice President New Day Underwriting Managers 33 Third Street, Suite 201 Bordentown, NJ 08505 (609) 298-3516, ext. 102; Mobile: (215) 510-1677; Fax: (609) 298-6254 www.newdayunderwriting.com

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.

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Articles on IRMI.com

Commercial Insurance: Design Liability

Project Professional Liability Insurance for Construction Firms (November 2009)

Understanding Contractor's Protective Insurance (June 2009)

Contractors Professional Liability Market Update (June 2008)

Owners Protective Professional Indemnity Insurance (March 2008)

Contractors Professional Liability Update (August 2007)

Project Professional Liability Insurance Alternatives (June 2007)

Contractor's Professional Liability and the CGL (March 2007)

Risk Management: Environmental Risk Management

Green Building Projects and Environmental Risk (January 2010)

Pollution Legal Liability Market Update (July 2008)

Contractors Pollution Liability Update (October 2007)

Naturally Occurring Hazards: They Can Be "Hazardous" to Your Contractors Pollution Liability Coverage (January 2007)

Financing Environmental Loss with Environmental Insurance(October 2006)

Manganism? (October 2005)

Silica—The Next Environmental Issue (April 2005)

Environmental Liability Buyouts: A Developing Option (August 2004)

Development of Environmental Risk Profiles for Construction Firms (July 2004)

Managing the Environmental Risk from Subcontractors (May 2004)

Seven Tips on Mold Management Programs (November 2003)

Environmental Due Diligence: The Information Is Everywhere! (May 2003)

Managing Environmental Liabilities through Contracts (January 2003)

The Environmental Risks of Residential Construction (October 2002)

A Mold Prevention Program (July 2002)

The Pitfalls of Accepting Contaminated Fill (March 2002)

Conducting Proper Environment Risk Assessments (July 2001)

Introduction to ISO 14001 (April 2001)

Colleges and Universities: Changing Your "School of Thought" When It Comes to Environmental Liability (October 2000)

There's a Fungus Among Us (June 2000)

Hidden Environmental Exposures of the Construction Industry (March 2000)