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Mr. McManus is a graduate of the Notre Dame School In Niles, Illinois; the
University of Colorado at Boulder; the Travelers Insurance Company Underwriting
School, Hartford, Connecticut; and the Surety School of the National Association
of Surety Bond Producers, also in Hartford, Connecticut. He has completed
additional program work at the Harvard Business School, and is resident in our
Chicago Office. He has 32 years of insurance broking and surety bond underwriting experience
and specializes in complicated construction insurance programs; surety bond
underwriting and placement, and self insurance systems. Having previously worked in construction in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Mr.
McManus began his insurance career in 1970 as a Lloyds brokerage trainee in
London, England with the Stewart Smith Company, a prominent producer of business
at Lloyds of London. Upon returning to Chicago, he became a vice-president with McManus &
Pellouchoud Inc., one of Chicago's largest regional brokerage firms. In 1982, Mr. McManus founded the Robert B. McManus Company and has remained
its Chief Executive Officer ever since. At various times, Mr. McManus has
represented up to seven of the nation's largest construction firms for all of
their insurance and surety needs. He was a principal brokerage placer for
several of the world's largest "deep tunnel" construction projects. Mr. McManus has served on the boards of the Hispanic-American Contractors
Association; the Loyola Ronald McDonald House of Chicago; and Fairfield Tuttle &
Stueck, Inc. He is a member of the Barrington Hills Golf Club and the Vesper
Club of Philadelphia. A broker with a national practice, Mr. McManus has consulted with
construction and development firms all across the nation. Mr. Serra is a graduate of the Locust Valley High School,
Locust Valley, New York; the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; the
United States Naval Justice School, Newport, Rhode Island; and the Fundamentals
of Management and Business Administration Program at the Columbia Business
School, New York. He also holds a certificate in Property and Casualty Insurance
from the Travelers Insurance Company Underwriting School; a certificate in Suretyship from the National Association of Surety Bond Producers School; and a
certificate in Negotiation, GameTheory, and Competitive Decision Making from
the Harvard Business School.
Brian T. McManus - Chairman
Frank A. Serra - President
He has thirty plus years of experience in Insurance Broking and Risk Management
Consulting, and has specialized in Insurance Programs for Financial
Institutions. He was formerly a 2ndVice-President with Alexander & Alexander,
Inc., having served in both their Wall Street office in New York and in
Philadelphia.
A resident of Wyncote, PA, Mr. Serra is a former Vestryman at St. Thomas'
Episcopal Church, Whitemarsh; the President of the T. James Fernley III, Fund
for Theological Education, Philadelphia; has served as a board member for the
Academy of Community Music, Fort Washington; the Knoblauch Private Bank,
Philadelphia; the Resource Development Company, Ohio; and as an active member of
the First Troop, Philadelphia City Cavalry (First City Troop).
A Navy Veteran, Mr. Serra served with a Seabee Battalion during the Viet Nam
War, and later with President Richard M. Nixon's Presidential Declassification
Team at the National Archives in Washington, D. C. He was awarded the National
Defense Service Medal as a volunteer, and a Presidential Certificate of
Appreciation for his service.
Ms. Swanson is a graduate of St. Maria Goretti High School, Philadelphia, PA.
She has taken a number of insurance courses including several C.P.C.U. courses.
Jacquie G. Swanson - Vice President
She has 27 years of experience in the insurance field, specializing in
Personal Insurance services. These 27 years have been with MS&K. Ms. Swanson is
licensed to practice in Pennsylvania, California, and Delaware.
A
resident of Philadelphia, Ms. Swanson served as the President of the Catholic
Youth Organization at Stella Maris School, Philadelphia for three years, and as
the Treasurer of the Home and School Association at Stella Maris.
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| Donald B. Wilkins, Jr. - Special Programs |
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Mr. Wilkins is a graduate of the Haverford School in Haverford, Pennsylvania;
Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey and The Insurance School of The
Insurance Society of Pennsylvania.
Having spent the bulk of his career
specializing in sophisticated real estate transactions, he now heads McManus
Serra & Klein’s Special Programs effort.
McManus Serra & Klein’s Special
Programs Division designs industry specialized risk management and insurance
programs through underwriters worldwide and offers these programs on a wholesale
basis to insurance agents and brokers in certain territories within the United
States.
Mr. Wilkins, a concert level pianist, low handicap golfer, and
avid fly fisherman, is a married father of four and maintains memberships in the
Merion Cricket Club and the Radnor Hunt Club, where he currently serves as
President.
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| Steven G. Sklar, Esq. - Corporate Counsel |
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Mr. Sklar is a graduate of Tulane University, New Orleans, LA and the Hofstra
School of Law, NY.
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