Breitstone Summary

Breitstone & Co. Ltd. · Environmental Insurance Brokers & Consultants · Environmental Risk Management · Expert Witness Testimony

Breitstone & Co. Ltd., offers insurance management and broker services to clients in transportation, technology, real estate development, construction, environmental remediation, and manufacturing, and provides environmental risk management services to government agencies.

Contaminated Properties · Environmental Risk Management of Real Estate Development
Environmental insurance facilitates the development of contaminated or formerly contaminated properties by addressing significant areas of environmental risk. Breitstone & Co. Ltd.’s insurance managers have successfully resolved risk issues related to historic pollution in such projects.

Environmental Risk Management Consulting
Breitstone & Co. Ltd., offers risk and insurance consulting to commercial developers, construction contractors, and any client with environmental risk exposure, including for Superfund site clean-up.

Owner-Controlled and Contractor-Controlled Insurance Programs
Breitstone & Co. Ltd. will design and implement owner-controlled and contractor-controlled insurance wrap-up programs for construction projects, covering all policy needs.

Major Construction Project Insurance Consulting Services
Breitstone & Co. Ltd. provides risk management and insurance for the construction of highways, bridges, tunnels, transportation systems, hotels, amusement parks, shopping centers, and residential developments.

Environmental Litigation Support · Expert Witness Testimony and Reports
Breitstone & Co. Ltd., provides environmental litigation support, aids in insurance claim recovery for toxic torts, and maintains an extensive library containing historic pollution liability forms. Expert reports and testimony are available.

Principals · The Breitstone Difference
Breitstone & Co. Ltd.'s principals include Peter Breitstone, J.D.; Rod Taylor, J.D., P.E., CPCU, CLU, ARM; Greg Schilz, B.S.; Ken Ayers, PH.D, P.E., DEE; Howard Tollin, Esq.; and Keith Jurss, B.A.

• Mr. Breitstone has worked on large construction projects such as Universal Studios Florida, the Las Vegas Sands Hotel and Expo Center, and American Airlines Construction at JFK and Miami Airports.
• Mr. Taylor founded the Environmental Practice Group in 1981 at Sedgwick, Inc.; was director of the Willis Environmental Department; and has pioneered many of the environmental policies in existence today.
• Mr. Schilz was previously responsible for the Environmental Practice in the West Region for Marsh Inc., and was the Global Broking Team Leader for the Environmental Specialty Group.
• Mr. Tollin was a partner in the Insurance Practice at Rivkin Radler, LLP, and supervised large environmental insurance coverage litigation during his 12 years at the firm.
• Mr. Ayers has more than 30 years of experience in providing professional services related to the environmental and construction industries; was CEO of the Willis, Inc.’s Environmental Practice; and was Director of Kemper Environmental.
• Mr. Jurss has over 19 years of insurance industry experience and was the Midwest Region Manager for Willis, Inc.’s Environmental Practice.