Hall of Fame: Business Insurance U.S. Insurance Awards 2023

2023

Chairman President and CEO of H.W. Kaufman Group

H.W. Kaufman is the parent of an international group of specialty insurance distribution and underwriting companies and other service providers, including wholesaler and managing general agent Burns & Wilcox. The Farmington Hills, Michigan-based group’s annual premium exceeds $1.7 billion.

Mr. Kaufman, who was named head of the privately held company in 2001, has led a significant expansion of its operations through a combination of acquisitions and organic growth. Burns & Wilcox operates the third-largest managing general agency, according to Business Insurance’s most recent ranking.

Among his philanthropic commitments, Mr. Kaufman endowed a professorship in insurance at the Eli Broad College of Business at Michigan State University.