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Mike Smith

Principal/CEO

Office: 201-847-9175 x105
Mobile: 201-906-7802
Fax: 201-847-9174
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Meet The Team

  • Javier Gonzalez

    Partner/Executive Vice President of Sales
  • Heather Verdui

    Vice President of Operations
  • Joan Pandorf

    Director of Information Technology, Sales Assistant
  • Paul Hacker

    Professional Liability Broker
  • Bobbie McClintock

    Professional Liability Broker
  • Marianna Greene

    Assistant Vice President of Operations, Senior Account Manager
  • Patricia L. Harvey

    Senior Account Manager
  • Jami Contardi

    Account Manager
  • Drew Smith

    Marketing Social Media Manager
  • Mary Mabee

    Mary Mabee

    Marketing Specialist
  • Joseph Ferri

    Professional Liability Broker
  • LeAnn Mischal

    Claims Manager/Special Projects Coordinator
  • Alicia Mower

    Surplus Lines Manager
  • Ornella Cheron

    Special Projects Director and Head of New Product Development
  • Eric Cohen

    Wholesale Broker- Cyber
  • Liza Cordovano

    Retail Account Manager
  • Stephanie Blum

    Technical Assistant

Mike is Founder and President of Axis Insurance Services, LLC and PLRisk Advisors, Inc., both nationally recognized Professional and Management Liability insurance firms. With more than 30 years of experience in the industry, Mike is a valuable market resource, invited as a frequent speaker, panelist and writer on professional and management liability risk and insurance issues. His clients value his wealth of knowledge and unique ability to create innovative coverage solutions.

Mike formed Axis Insurance Services, LLC in 1999 to provide customized Professional Liability solutions for business and later in 2014 formed PLRisk Advisors, Inc. to create a presence in the wholesale E&O market. Today, both companies enjoy success in delivering E&O Liability, Privacy & Network Security Liability, D&O Liability, EPLI, Commercial Crime, and Fiduciary insurance products to a broad spectrum of professionals.

Formerly a CPA audit manager at Coopers & Lybrand (now PwC), Mike managed audit and consulting services for insurance and healthcare clients, including some of the nation’s most well-known Fortune 500 companies. He specialized in mergers and acquisitions and insurance company liquidations. Dealing with hundreds of insurance companies, agencies, reinsurers, and alternative risk companies provided him with valuable insight into the needs of his clients.

At Medical Inter-Insurance Exchange (MIIX), a medical malpractice carrier, Mike was responsible for assisting the company in mergers and acquisitions and development of numerous insurance programs. Later, as the Chief Financial and Operations Officer of a related company, he built a physician-owned insurance carrier from the ground up, including all hiring, systems development, licensing and marketing.

Other Accomplishments:

  • Certified Public Accountant, 1986
  • Professional Liability Underwriting Society Steering Committee
  • Professional Insurance Agents Association Member (PIA)
  • Risk and Insurance Management Association Member (RIMS)
  • Completed The Oz Principle Corporate Training
  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Member
  • Founding member of FSU Seminole Club of the Delaware Valley
  • B.S. in Accounting, Florida State University, 1984

Recent Speaking Engagements:

  • BDI Insurance Social Business Forum
  • PLUS Guest Panelist – E&O and the Real Estate Bubble
  • IBANY/Plus Guest Panelist – Diversifying Revenue Streams in a Soft Market
  • NAI Global Asset Services – E&O for Commercial Real Estate Firms
  • CLM – Understanding Drone UAV Liability
  • NAI Global Property Management – Best Practices on Cash Management

Meet The Team

  • Javier Gonzalez

    Partner/Executive Vice President of Sales
  • Heather Verdui

    Vice President of Operations
  • Joan Pandorf

    Director of Information Technology, Sales Assistant
  • Paul Hacker

    Professional Liability Broker
  • Bobbie McClintock

    Professional Liability Broker
  • Marianna Greene

    Assistant Vice President of Operations, Senior Account Manager
  • Patricia L. Harvey

    Senior Account Manager
  • Jami Contardi

    Account Manager
  • Drew Smith

    Marketing Social Media Manager
  • Mary Mabee

    Mary Mabee

    Marketing Specialist
  • Joseph Ferri

    Professional Liability Broker
  • LeAnn Mischal

    Claims Manager/Special Projects Coordinator
  • Alicia Mower

    Surplus Lines Manager
  • Ornella Cheron

    Special Projects Director and Head of New Product Development
  • Eric Cohen

    Wholesale Broker- Cyber
  • Liza Cordovano

    Retail Account Manager
  • Stephanie Blum

    Technical Assistant
Your Professional & Management Liability Protection Is On Our Agenda

Our mission is to help customers identify and prioritize their Professional Liability & Management Liability insurance needs, provide the most competitive coverage options available, and offer superior customer service. Each and every business has a distinctly unique set of products or services. We are committed to offering flexible and intelligent coverage solutions tailored to meet our customers’ needs. Put our experience and expertise to work for you. Give us a call at (201) 847-9175.

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