Burns & Wilcox
Specialty and surplus lines. Without limits.
Overview
Burns & Wilcox was founded in 1969 by Herbert W. Kaufman with a clear purpose: to provide insurance solutions for risks that the standard market either won't write or can't price correctly. As a managing general agent and wholesale broker, Burns & Wilcox connects independent agents with specialty and excess & surplus lines markets across every category of complex risk.
History
1969
Herbert W. Kaufman founded Burns & Wilcox in Farmington Hills, Michigan, building one of the first large independent wholesale insurance brokerages in the United States.
1980s
Expanded rapidly across North America, opening offices in major markets and building relationships with Lloyd's of London and domestic surplus lines carriers.
1995
Became part of the H.W. Kaufman Group, a global specialty insurance and reinsurance organization spanning multiple companies and markets.
2000s
Grew into the largest independently owned wholesale broker and MGA in North America, writing coverage across every specialty and surplus lines category.
2024
Operates with over 60 offices in North America and international locations, accessing specialty markets for commercial, personal, and professional risk.
Why IronHaven works with Burns & Wilcox
Burns & Wilcox is our door to specialty and surplus lines markets. When a client's risk profile doesn't qualify for standard coverage, a unique property, a complex business, an unusual liability exposure, Burns & Wilcox finds markets others can't reach.
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