Background
Joel A. Appelbaum, executive vice president and
chief content officer, brings with him over 25 years of experience with the
insurance industry. Before joining IRMI, Mr. Appelbaum was the president of the
construction division for ProSight Specialty Insurance. He specialized in
providing insurance solutions for the construction industry. Previously, he was
the enterprise chief risk officer for Zurich Insurance in North America and the
chief underwriting officer at Zurich Direct Underwriters. Prior to that, he was
the construction risk officer at CNA Insurance.
Prior to joining CNA, Mr. Appelbaum served as a senior officer of the
Argonaut Great Central Insurance Company in Chicago. While with the Argonaut
Companies, he held various positions, increasing in responsibility, relating to
insuring and underwriting large contractors and wrap-up projects.
Mr. Appelbaum holds a BS degree from DePaul University (Chicago) and an MBA
with honors in international business from Lake Forest Graduate School
(Chicago). He has professional Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU),
Associate in Risk Management (ARM), and Associate in Insurance Services (AIS)
designations from the Insurance Institute of America and the Construction Risk
and Insurance Specialist (CRIS) certification from IRMI.