Annette Merz
President
Annette Merz has over 25 years experience in the insurance industry. Prior to joining W. R. Berkley Corporation in 2008, she served as President of Lenpex LLC. Previously, she was President of one of the leading providers of insurance solutions for the financial services industry, .
Officers
Annette Merz
President
Barbara Ewing
Vice President - Underwriting Specialty Bond & Management Liability
Curtis Landen
Vice President - Underwriting Specialty P&C
John O'Mara
Vice President Sales Midwest
Donna Goeller
Assistant Vice President Operations & Regulatory Compliance
Bill Groves
Assistant Vice President Sales Mid-Atlantic
Lawrence Kenney
Assistant Vice President Sales
Deborah A. Martenson
Assistant Vice President Information Technology
Jeanne Shrum
Assistant Vice President Sales Northeast
Donna L. Sofinowski
Corporate Secretary Assistant Vice President Claims and Risk Management
Paul G. Zubrowski
Assistant Vice President - Underwriting Specialty Mortgage Lending & FinSecure TrustPro
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FinSecure, LLC
Our Mission
FinSecure, LLC is dedicated to providing customized insurance solutions and complementary services to the financial services sector. Our goal is to be the provider of choice because of our strong security, unrivalled expertise, keen market intelligence and outstanding underwriting and claims serivce. We create ease of doing business through high-touch service and cutting edge technology. We listen to our customers before we respond.
Company Description
Formed in May 2008, FinSecure, LL C offers a complete range of customized property casualty products for financial institutions. These products include commercial package policies, management liability coverages, financial institution bonds and management liability policies. For mortgage lenders we designed specialized policies to cover lender placed and real estate owned property portfolios and mortgage impairment exposures. The FinSecure TrustPro policy allows trust managers to insure their trust portfolios in a very efficient way. Products are available on an admitted and non-admitted basis. We distribute primarily through specialized wholesalers and retailers as well as industry associations
Our team has an average of 20+ years of experience in underwriting and service to the financial services industry. This makes us a strong partner. We are very familiar with the needs and requirements of our customer segment and know how to respons. We understand the exposures and the need for protection through customized products and related services. The financial services industry has set high service standards for its customers and we know the same is expected from us.
How FinSecure is Different
Placing your insurance with FinSecure gives you the “best of both worlds”: the security of A.M. Best and S&P A+ rated paper and the resources of a Fortune 500 corporation, combined with the agility and flexibility of a small entrepreneurial business.
M any of our competitors evolve into generalists. FinSecure is committed to remaining a specialty company, focused on insuring financial institutions – and this focus is by design because specialists outperform generalists. Our business model is customer centric – the way we operate, the team we hired, our products and the way we service our clients – everything is designed with the needs of our target market in mind. We believe that our clients deserve this level of attention.
FinSecure is built around four core principles:
Clear Focus We are committed to providing custom designed property and liability insurance solutions along with complementary risk management services - not just a generic insurance product.
Unmatched Expertise Our track record is excellent. Our clients are dealing with experts who speak their language and know their business from a distribution, underwriting, claims and regulatory perspective.
Strong Protection We write on behalf of W. R. Berkley Corporation member companies StarNet Insurance Company, Gemini Insurance Company, Great Divide Insurance Company and Berkley Regional Insurance Company, each of which carry A.M. Best and S&P ratings of A+.
FinSecure Delivers We can make the committment to consistently meet high service standards because we are different. Our corporate parent, W. R. Berkley Corporation, facilitates our decentralized and customer cerntric business model, and encourages and empowers FinSecure to operate in a true entrepreneuial manner, yet allows us to offer our customers the security of A.M. Best and S&P A+ rated insurance Companies and the resources of a Fortue 500 parent company.
About W. R. Berkley Corporation
W. R. Berkley Corporation, founded in 1967, is one of the nation's premier commercial lines property casualty insurance providers. Each of the operating units in the Berkley group participates in a niche market requiring specialized knowledge about a territory or product. Our competitive advantage lies in our long-term strategy of decentralized operations, allowing each of our units to identify and respond quickly and effectively to changing market conditions and local customer needs. This decentralized structure provides financial accountability and incentives to local management and enables us to attract and retain the highest caliber professionals. We have the expertise and resources to utilize our strengths in the present environment, and the flexibility to anticipate, innovate and respond to whatever opportunities and challenges the future may hold.
Contact Information
FinSecure, LLC
1122 Kenilworth Drive
Suite 107
Towson, MD 21204
Tel: (410) 337-9260 / (866) 539-3995
Fax: (866) 915-7879
Financial Highlights
FinSecure,LLC underwrites programs and individual risks on behalf of StarNet Insurance Company and Gemini Insurance Company, which carry the following ratings:
A.M. Best Rating
A+ (Superior)
Financial Size Category
XV
And Great Divide Insurance Company and Berkley Regional Insurance Company which carry the following ratings:
A.M. Best Rating
A+ (Superior)
Financial Size Category
X
All companies carry the following Standard & Poor's rating:
A+ (Strong)


